‘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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The MOP Up: Villagers and Heroes celebrates 11 years on Steam
A very happy birthday to Villagers and Heroes, an underrated MMORPG that's pushing 14 years old - 11 of them on Steam: "Throwback to...
EverQuest II brings back the Beast’r Eggstravaganza, EverQuest adds new anniversary missions
Whether you're looking to celebrate the Easter season or enjoy a little anniversary-laced mystery, both EverQuest and EverQuest II have you covered. Or at...
One Shots: That’s a whole lot of WD-40
Let's be real: A giant, city-destroying robot is going to require lubrication by the tankful. And some poor sap is going to have the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best combat sound design?
Way back when I first dipped into MMOs with Anarchy Online, I remember being vastly underwhelmed by the lackluster sound design of that game's...
The Stream Team: Hopping into AQ3D for Easter gnomes and Grenwog
'Tis the season of floppy ears and colorful eggs throughout Battleon. And AQ3D added a bit more to its Easter celebration this year, with...
The Stream Team: Joining in on the live return of sci-fi shooter MMO Defiance
Defiance? In 2025? It's more likely than you think! MOP's Chris is going to be boots-on-the-ground during Fawkes Games' revival of the previously sunsetted...
Here’s how to get all SWTOR’s Star Wars Celebration 2025 freebies, including the new mount
If you happened to catch Star Wars The Old Republic's producer letter earlier this month, then you probably knew all about the rewards coming...
Aion Classic readies two new high-level dungeons for next week’s Wrath update
Are you ready for some good old-fashioned wrath? It's OK, Aion Classic isn't really mad at you; it's merely puffing itself up to look...
Fallen Earth’s been offline over two months now, but Little Orbit isn’t giving up on its return
So here's an out-of-nowhere thought for the day: Did Fallen Earth ever come back online since its abrupt closure in early February? And it...
Fawkes has officially relaunched Defiance four years after Gamigo killed it
As promised, Defiance officially launched at 6 a.m. EDT this morning. If you got up at 6 a.m. to play this, you can officially...
The Daily Grind: How many people do you have on ignore in your core MMORPG?
I have mentioned in a few places now that the new Glamdring server in Lord of the Rings Online is fairly dreadful in terms...
RuneScape Dragonwilds plans new region, dragon fight, skills, and gear in early access roadmap
Now that Jagex's survival sandbox RuneScape: Dragonwilds is out in the wilds of early access, the obvious question is just what the studio has...
PlanetSide 2 players offer Daybreak $10,000 to revert last week’s server merge
Earlier this month, when Daybreak and Toadman finally merged the PlanetSide 2 North American servers into one, players had quite a shock when they...
LOTRO and DDO devs host a meet-and-greet at PAX East
Any Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons and Dragons Online fans heading to PAX East next month (or happen to live in the...
Lord of the Rings Online has announced compensation for all the server transfer woes
Let's just mention this up front: No, we still don't have new dates for the opening of the Lord of the Rings Online dark...
Perfect Ten: Early versions of MMOs that were rougher than you remember
Despite our nostalgia goggles and cries for legacy versions of MMORPGs, the real truth is that most 1.0 versions of our online games were...
Jagex’s new co-op survival game RuneScape Dragonwilds just hit early access
And just like that, RuneScape Dragonwilds hit early access! It turns out when Jagex said early access was coming this spring, it meant right...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 514: Elder Seasons Online
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Classic Guild Wars, LOTRO, abd Defiance, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Diablo III, plus a mailbag topic on advice for MMO sequels.
Nexon’s Vindictus Defying Fate online ARPG plans a June alpha – with multiplayer
Nexon's Vindictus Defying Fate is preparing for a big June alpha - and it's one MMO fans will actually want to pay attention to...
Classic Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with an Anniversary Masterpiece Collection and a juicy update
Guild Wars franchise fans already knew that ArenaNet was planning something big for the OG game's 20th birthday, and indeed we also knew that...
