‘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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Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher
What's a good way to draw hype for an upcoming reveal for Star Trek Online? Offer fans a mystery, apparently: The MMO's Twitter account...
TennoCon 2024: Soulframe’s creative customization and a preview of preludes
With how much I am looking forward to the launch of Soulframe, you better believe I was eagerly anticipating seeing and hearing more about...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO’s early game too big and unwieldy?
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Usually the words "bullet" and "heaven" are incongruent, unless you're piloting a mecha named Bullet Heaven or are leading a throwback hair metal band...
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Settlers of Kalguur brings a massive melee overhaul and more to Path of Exile
Given such a major change incoming with Path of Exile's Settlers of Kalguur league, you'd be forgiven for wondering whether the rest of the...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach will offer shorter play sessions specifically to boost stickiness
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Here’s how to sign up for Path of Exile 2’s impending closed beta test
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Here’s how to watch the big Soulframe and Warframe events at TennoCon 2024 this weekend
All right, yes, the way to tune in to TennoCon 2024 boils down to "click a link." However, it's the specific link that fans...
Vague Patch Notes: How widespread free-to-play impacted MMORPGs
In 2009, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play, which was a pretty big deal at the time. It was especially important to me, since...
SSG’s Rob Ciccolini laments aging hardware and long downtimes as DDO delays Update 68.1
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RIFT brings Unicornalia around once more
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Old School RuneScape readies Deadman Armageddon and tweaks its newly returned quest
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Aion Classic EU releases 2.8 Conquest update with new raid, instance, and level cap of 58
Gameforge and NCsoft have been talking up Aion Classic EU's Conquest update, and as of today, that 2.8 update has arrived, with a new...
LOTRO explains how its Birding hobby works while players raise support for battered friend
As Lord of the Rings Online heads into an extra-long period of extended downtime Wednesday, it may be a good time to check out...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 476: Corepunk and Pantheon race to early access
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk, Pantheon, Zenith, World of Warcraft, and Once Human, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on evolving FFXIV Dawntrail's storytelling.
Neverwinter’s Mount Hotenow-revamping Mountain of Flame module is live on all platforms today
As promised, Neverwinter is getting a fiery new update today in the form of Mountain of Flame, officially live simultaneously on PC, PlayStation, and...
