‘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 Stream Team: A night of Nightwave in Warframe
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As a dad, I am perhaps consumed by a drive to make sure that all of the lights in the house are off when...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
The Stream Team: AQ3D’s Bob-O Saltiest Seadog in the Sea and the Azurecrest Lance
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Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
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The Stream Team: Returning to SWTOR for a killer pup-bot
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Star Trek Online preps an ‘endless’ Borg gauntlet for next week’s episode
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 470: Pandaria re-re-remix!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Pandaria Remix, Diablo IV Loot Reborn, Wayfinder Echoes, Nightingale, Wagadu Chronicles' sunset, and MMO studio Q1 financials from around the industry, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, and Farm Together 2, plus a mailbag topic on MMO intro music.
