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‘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.

Livestreams of Valorant’s closed beta broke a Twitch viewership record (because people wanted free keys)

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Riot Games' multiplayer FPS Valorant was in a limited closed beta this past Tuesday, and there were a whole lot of people tuning in...
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Star Trek Online resolves PC bugs while launching First Contact Day on consoles

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The level of excitement to feel over the newest Star Trek Online will depend entirely on whether you are playing on console or on...

Jagex cancels RuneScape’s RuneFest 2020, considers ‘alternative virtual events’

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Another gaming event, this one specific to MMORPGs, is closing its doors this year thanks to the pandemic: Jagex announced this afternoon that it's...

The Stream Team: Heading into AQ3D’s new Heartwood

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It's springtime, so it is only fitting that the big Heartwood update has sprung in AQ3D! The zone is blooming with new beauty and...

ArcheAge Unchained is free-to-play right now for the whole holiday weekend

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If ArcheAge Unchained - the buy-to-play, generally anti-pay-to-win version of ArcheAge launched by Gamigo in 2019 - caught your fancy but didn't prompt you...

Satan has planted the most trees in Gamigo’s charity initiative so far

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Last week, Gamigo announced a charity event to benefit Eden Reforestation Projects, selling packages that offer in-game items for MMOs like ArcheAge, RIFT, and...

The Stream Team: Bunnies and Chimera in Warframe

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The Sacrifice may be over, but Massively OP's MJ is not done with Warframe's story! She still has more missions to complete before she...

Spring and Easter events drop in Albion Online, Roblox, Runes of Magic, and ARK

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Spring is in the air, and if you're largely stuck at home, you may as well enjoy it in your MMOs. Yep, it's getting...

TERA declares Kaia’s War – and no egg thief is safe

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A war has begun in TERA -- but would you expect anything else? En Masse Entertainment dropped the Kaia's War content update, with new...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 266: Feline fine for April Fools

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Justin, Bree, Carlo, and Ben discuss April Fools, Elyon, Elder Scrolls Online, Black Desert, RuneScape, City of Heroes, World of Warships, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, shortie races, and gaming disorder.

EverQuest II discusses solo content, crafting, and auto-attack updates in a podcast

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Kyle "Kander" Vallee, creative director for EverQuest II, has recorded and shared the third episode of his Kander's Candor podcast, which talks about, among...

RaiderZ reboot shows off progress on basic attack improvements and the skill socket system

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Developer Masangsoft has posted a new progress update video for its reboot of RaiderZ, showing off some new updates in terms of improved basic...

Riot’s Runeterra launches April 30 while COVID-19 slows Valorant

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We were just talking on the podcast about how, with everyone stuck at home and looking for gaming outlets, that this is the perfect...

Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief

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The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...

The Stream Team: Making melee mayhem with a Path of Exile Marauder

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If one thing could be said about Massively OP's MJ, it's that she really likes Path of Exile's witch. Which is why it was...
Of course 400 million people can be wrong. it just means they have a wider range of collective error.

Call of Duty wins a ‘first amendment’ lawsuit, Tencent sues cloud company for hosting its games

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Ready for some litigious gaming news? Sure you are. In part the first, we look towards vehicle manufacturer AM General and its 2017 lawsuit against...

RuneScape talks about Archaeology adjustments, an Easter event, and visual updates

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RuneScape is feeling the spring season and emerging from the winter cold with another load of updates for the week, the more notable of...

LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter: Dwarves, weddings, PvP servers, Rohan housing, and more

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Lord of the Rings Online's tardiest producer's letter ever has finally arrived, six days into April, to give players a vision of what's to...

COVID-19 roundup: Brick-and-mortar game store stupidity, ‘reimagined’ E3 2021, and Twitch’s new record

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We're back once again with some more novel coronavirus news stories all bundled up for you in one place, and friends, we're going to...
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Vendetta Online is completely free-to-play until June

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In this time, people need things to play indoors. That's why Vendetta Online has decided to go free-to-play until June. No, not "free-to-play with...

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