‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.
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Age of Conan plans blockbuster year while Bylos teases ‘super exciting’ project
Age of Conan players, don't feel left out; you got a meaty game director letter too. Joel Bylos appeared for his last time in...
World of Warships closed beta signups start Thursday
World of Warships' closed beta applications go live on Thursday, March 12th. A new Wargaming press release says that North American apps open at 2:00...
RIFT gives away free anniversary loots
So, funny story. Remember the other day when RIFT embedded a handful of limited-use codes in its anniversary graphic? Well good news, Ascended: Three...
PAX East 2015: Watch Warframe’s Tombs of the Sentient trailer
If the reveal trailer is any indication, a major incoming threat is heading right at the world of Warframe. The update, called Tombs of...
RIFT is planning a new calling for 2015
As RIFT hits its fourth anniversary this week, the team is eager to let you in on an exciting tidbit or two about what's...
Star Trek Online’s Delta Recruitment to feature events, bonuses
Cryptic has announced an in-game event called Delta Recruitment for Star Trek Online. It starts April 2nd, and it involves progression-based rewards "including gear,...
Final Fantasy XIV won’t be going F2P any time soon
Would you love to play Final Fantasy XIV if only it didn't cost per month? According to a new interview with producer Naoki Yoshida,...
PAX East 2015: Heroes of the Storm plans tuition tourney, reveals Sylvanas champion
How does earning your college tuition by playing video games sound? Blizzard hopes it sounds mighty fine, as the studio is running a special...
Infinite Crisis is coming to Steam on March 26
I did a double-take when Turbine announced that Infinite Crisis is launching on Steam later this month. I've been launching it through Steam for...
RIFT players have clocked 45,817 years of gameplay
There's nothing like a good anniversary to brings out the infographic-making in developers, and so it is with RIFT's fourth birthday. Trion Worlds posted...
Gigantic will be published on Windows 10 and Xbox One
In a news sure to relieve the gamers unsure whether a MOBA would come along specifically designed to work with Windows 10, Motiga has...
PAX East 2015: Trion Worlds is throwing a party
It's been four years since RIFT came out and the Trion Worlds team hosted a party in Boston to celebrate the game, so it's...
The Stream Team: MOBA Madness
MOBA Madness returns this week as MassivelyOP's Mike Foster takes you on a tour of the two titans of the competitive space, Riot Games'...
Fan leads the charge to revitalize Graal Online
Graal Online is not a game that gets much press at all -- nor ever did, sadly. And it's perhaps because of this that...
Revival dev: ‘It is like literally being on a live TV show’
The creators of Star Citizen's FPS module, Illfonic, are also hard at work on their horror MMO Revival. A new interview with Creative Director...
Star Trek Online installs memorials for Leonard Nimoy and all those lost
The death of Leonard Nimoy affects everyone who has ever been engaged in the Star Trek franchise, whether you were a lifelong fan of...
NCsoft’s games are going free-to-play in Japan
NCsoft games are shedding their subscription requirements -- at least in Japan. MMO Culture is reporting that between March and April, NCsoft will be...
Former LOTRO employee dishes out behind-the-scenes secrets
There's always more to every story than is often told, which is why it's fascinating to come across accounts like this one by former...
Former SWTOR bigwig dislikes the term ‘whale’
The latest salvo in the ongoing free-to-play culture war comes courtesy of former Star Wars: The Old Republic lead systems designer Damion Schubert. In...
RuneScape explains survey polling on buyable skill levels
When one eagle-eyed RuneScape player saw that the studio was polling players about potentially purchasing skill levels in a recent survey, it set off...
