‘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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Defiance switches up leads while ArcheAge and RIFT elaborate on game worlds
Trick Dempsey is out as Defiance's creative lead, but he's pleased to pass the project on to his successor: Carble Cheung. Cheung has been...
Old School RuneScape releases permanent F2P servers
Originally released back in 2001 when the MMO genre was in its infancy, browser MMO RuneScape has endured through over a decade of development...
APB: Reloaded improving server tech for console launches
Twitch reflexes are all for naught if an MMO's servers are super-laggy, which is why the APB: Reloaded team is dedicating itself to the...
The Stream Team: MOBA madness
It's Thursday night, which means it's too early to start partying but too late to start caring about work. Instead, join MassivelyOP's Mike Foster...
Marvel Heroes to start selling limited edition costumes
One of Marvel Heroes' big money makers is the game's sale of iconic costumes for player heroes. In addition to creating and selling normal...
Skyforge’s guilds will offer stat bonuses, sub-guilds, and housing
From the sound of Skyforge's first dev diary on pantheons (guilds), it sounds as though joining a group of players will be a near-mandatory...
Online shooter Dizzel is shutting down in April
Fans of Dizzel are going to be sad to hear that the game is shutting down in April, but it might be reassuring to...
SWTOR dares you to choose your path
A new promotion from the Star Wars: The Old Republic team highlights how players can make key decisions in their characters' story.
The following Choose...
H1Z1 eyes battle royale season pass
Would you pay for a season pass to H1Z1's popular battle royale content? And if so, how much would you shell out for it?
Daybreak...
Player creates EverQuest missions in Neverwinter’s foundry
MMO player and blogger Tipa (of West Karana) decided that she wanted to marry her long-running interest in EverQuest to her current online adventures in...
Black Desert makes $2M in cash shop sales in one week
Wait, what did that headline say? Did Black Desert really make a cool two million in just a week?
Apparently so! According to FreeMMOStation.com, the...
Marvel Heroes adds Arachne team-up, starts Mardi Gras
It does seem as though any popular superhero will inevitably drum up a bunch of me-too imitators, from Batgirl to Wonder Dude (who totally...
The Soapbox: Has F2P worked for SOE?
The MassivelyOP staff was discussing the SOE Daybreak armageddon recently, and given the total absence of public data relating to who or what was...
DC Universe Online launches Amazon’s Fury part II
Are you ready to go head-to-three-heads with Cerberus, guard dog of the Underworld? Because that's what you'll be doing when you pop into the...
Defiance opens up Hellbug Season for Valentine’s Day
The last set of patch notes for Defiance noted that an event was right around the corner, but the details on that event were...
Former PS2 producer: ‘Don’t hate on Daybreak’
After yesterday's news it's understandable that fans of Daybreak Games' software lineup might be somewhere between nervous and upset. Former PlanetSide 2 producer David...
Allods’ Broken Chains update is coming March 5
Allods has announced that its 6.0 Broken Chains update will hit your server on March 5th. "Many innovative features await you, " the dev...
Star Trek Online changes executive producers
Star Trek Online has a new captain helming its ship, as Stephen D'Angelo has stepped down as executive producer and long-time STO dev Stephen...
Forsaken World expansion adds godhood, new race and class
If you're looking for a reason to try Forsaken World -- or maybe you're looking for a reason to return -- how does a...
Read the scoop on Neverwinter’s newest zones
There's a lot to take in with Neverwinter's upcoming Elemental Evil module, including two brand-new zones to the game: Drowned Shore and Reclamation Rock....
