‘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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Neverwinter’s new video teases content coming with new Yawning Portal video
We can't remember the last time Neverwinter dropped a big ol' video without a formal announcement, but hey, we're not mad about this one....
SWTOR’s Wretched Hive update sends players into the lair of the Geonosian Queen today
The latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic, GU 5.10.1: The Wretched Hive, is live today, bringing with it a brand-new lair boss,...
NCsoft 4Q 2018: Mobile made almost twice as much as all NCsoft’s other MMOs combined
NCsoft's financials for the final quarter of 2018 are in, and it wasn't the greatest report the South Korean gaming giant has ever submitted....
The Stream Team: Birthday bash for MOP at LOTRO’s party tree!
Who knows how to party better than a Hobbit? It's Massively OP's fourth birthday today, so MJ is throwing a bash the party tree...
Secret World Legends is handing out free bags of St Valentinus for heart day
MMOs are in a weird position come Valentine's Day. If they do nothing, we're gonna pick on 'em. If they do an event, we're...
The Stream Team: Securing a Star Trek Online Vulcan ship
Getting a ship for your birthday doesn't sound like a bad deal, does it? Well, it isn't MJ's birthday, but it is Massively OP's...
Warframe maps out Weekend Wars, teases new Hildryn and Wisp ‘frames
Move over, Valentine's Day, a bigger event is on in Warframe: the Weekend War, in celebration of the game's sixth anniversary. Since beta. Because...
DC Universe Online’s Justice League Dark episode launches March 28
Even if you're not a big fan of DC or superheroes, as an MMO fan you've got to be secretly pleased that DC Universe...
PlanetSide Arena’s latest build comes to the closed beta test
A huge patch is coming to PlanetSide Arena's closed beta servers, and Daybreak is hoping that the changes therein will make this battle royale experience that much...
Star Trek Online players say they aren’t going for Cryptic’s lackluster $120 ship bundle
Star Trek Online may be set in some sort of idealistic utopia, but the game practices have left its fanbase feeling as though it...
The MOP Up: Warframe brings Fortuna to Nintendo Switch
Are you jamming with Warframe on the Switch? If so, then this past week you had an extra reason to jam hard, as Digital...
Global Chat: Anthem makes first contact with gamers
The game on everyone's mind this month definitely has to be BioWare's Anthem. The studio's first new IP in a long time is a...
One Shots: Diet lightsabers
I think it's about high time we got a Star Wars game in which lightsabers functioned properly as instruments that could melt or slice...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Moria amazing – or agonizing?
In about a month, Lord of the Rings Online's progression servers will unlock their first expansion and take us deep into the mines of...
The Stream Team: Beating back bugs in Warframe’s Fortuna
Last time Massively OP's MJ ventured out on the frozen tundra of Warframe's Fortuna, her mission bugged out and she was never able to...
More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101
Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...
Check out these spectacular prize-winning player housing hideouts in Path of Exile
Back in December, Grinding Gear Games launched a massive expansion for Path of Exile, Betrayal, and among its key features was an overhaul to...
The Soapbox: A pre-mortem for Star Wars The Old Republic, a game that never knew what it had
Would you believe that Star Wars: The Old Republic is shutting down? I'm going to bet that you could believe it, and I'm even going to bet...
Interview: Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on battle royale design, metrics, cron stones, and future content
Black Desert has had a wild ride over the last year, as has its home studio, Pearl Abyss. Not only did PA pick up...
Apex Legends continues to grow, reaching 10 million players in 72 hours
Newly released battle royale title Apex Legends announced the other day that it had amassed 2.5 million players and hit 600,000 concurrent players within...
