‘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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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October outlook offers more tricks than treats
It's almost October, and that means Halloween in Pokemon Go, where the tricks are expected and the treats come with bugs, no matter how...
Massively Overthinking: Do you expect compensation for MMORPG trainwrecks?
Earlier this week, Blizzard admitted that a major bug had resulted in serious and permanent data loss for some World of Warcraft players, including...
World of Warships teases its next content update as it sells Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cosmetics
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First Impressions: Throne and Liberty blends the overly familiar with the intriguingly unique
Throne and Liberty represents a new big-label MMORPG launch, which is something that feels like a rare occurrence, particularly as most players are likely...
Pirate101 launches new Krokotopia-themed update called The Enemy Revealed
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Palworld releases to the PlayStation 5, Monster Hunter Wilds confirms February 28 launch date
Sony's State of Play presentation wasn't only about a new name for ArcheAge 2; it also brought a couple of big reveals for our...
Old School RuneScape adds new areas, quests, and profession activities in Varlamore The Rising Darkness
Are you ready for Varla-more? Because that's what has arrived in Old School RuneScape this week with Varlamore: The Rising Darkness, which adds some...
The industry’s voice actor union has called a strike against Riot Games’ League of Legends
Last night, the ongoing voice actors strike took a new turn as SAG-AFTRA announced it has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the...
Perfect Ten: The MMO races that nobody ever seems to choose
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EverQuest II announces its fall expansion, Scars of Destruction, launching in November
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XLGames rebrands ArcheAge 2 as ‘online action RPG’ ArcheAge Chronicles, but it still sounds like an MMO
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 486: Amazon’s daring October gambits
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's early access, World of Warcraft's data loss fiasco, SWTOR's Mac client, Guild Wars 2's new PvP mode, Pantheon's December early access, and New World's Aeternum and season, with adventures in GW2, WoW, and LOTRO.
Wizard101 celebrates 16th birthday with Dungeon Defenders II crossover collab
OK, who had a Wizard101 and Dungeon Defenders II collab on the ol' Tuesday bingo card? Because that's exactly what's happening.
For those not in...
Lord of the Rings Online talks about ‘boat pants’ and the lost Drearspire dungeon
This week on the forums, the chatty developers over at Lord of the Rings Online shared a couple interesting behind-the-scenes tales of content that...
PlanetSide 2 studio Toadman was hit with some nasty layoffs and studio closures this month
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"The native...
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