‘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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Old School RuneScape premieres a Varlamore cinematic trailer, talks changes to mage training and prayers
The new region of Varlamore is coming to Old School RuneScape, and that means Jagex has a reason to get all cinematic on us...
LOTRO addresses questions about server transfers, the instance finder, and level bloat
With Update 39 and the Spring Festival pushed to the servers this past week and a meetup at PAX East happening in the coming...
Aion Classic EU announces Rise of the Revenant patch with the new Revenant class
The EU version of Aion run by Gameforge has a big update in store for Aion Classic: Update 2.7 Rise of the Revenant. The...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Evil v Evil, Blood Strike, Solium Infernum
Welcome back to another roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer games that you've (probably) never heard of and we need to at least...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World sells a monster 25M copies
Capcom's Monster Hunter World is a force of nature unto itself, with the boss-slaying game topping 25 million units sold and setting a record...
One Shots: Murderhobo and the Moon
Do you ever wonder what the last thing you'll ever see in this world before you bite the big one? I just hope it's...
RIFT expedites server transfers while extending the rift hunter event
The great RIFT server merge of 2024 looms on the imminent horizon as Gamigo continues to shepherd players off of the soon-to-be-closed realms. To...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 fashion tips to make your LOTRO character pop
Forget raids or the epic books or even Bingo Boffin; we all know that the true endgame in Lord of the Rings Online is...
EverQuest celebrates its 25th anniversary with an infographic, free gifts, XP boosts, and quests
Today, March 16th, is the day when EverQuest first launched in 1999, and 25 years later this elder statesman of our genre is still...
Zenith Infinite Realms adds new course layouts, fixes bugs, and makes sure its cash shop is working
Zenith Infinite Realms - the obstacle course-filled OARPG side piece that Ramen VR put out last month, not the virtual reality MMORPG that players...
Vindictus’ sequel, Defying Fate, has kicked off its pre-alpha test phase
The storied Vindictus franchise enters into a new era this week as its action RPG sequel, Vindictus: Defying Fate, started pre-alpha testing.
Nexon announced that...
World of Warships March update heralds its April Fools’ Day Piñata Hunt
All right folks, pin a shiny gold star - or a set of googly eyes - on World of Warships, which has already laid...
EverQuest’s in-person Fippyfest is one-third sold through already as we’re finally getting more details
Daybreak's Fippyfest has been a wild ride of emotions ever since the studio first announced the EverQuest-centric event. Players were initially thrilled to hear...
Old School RuneScape outlines plans for skilling adjustments as part of its ‘Project Rebalance’ effort
Jagex looks to be in a big sweeping changes mood. Hot on the heels of RuneScape's combat updates, the studio is now looking to...
LOTRO’s Update 39 arrives with three dungeons, raid, and the spring festival
After an extended period of testing, Lord of the Rings Online's first big drop of 2024 is finally almost here. Update 39: Arenas of...
Jagex co-founder announces Brighter Shores MMO, launching free-to-play in Q3 2024
It would be pretty amusing if after all those mis-fires with new games, the next Jagex MMO actually comes from someone who left Jagex...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 461: Dune Awakening rises from its slumber
Justin and Bree discuss Camelot Unchained, Final Stand Ragnarok, WoW Cataclysm Classic, Dune Awakening, New World, and Albion Online, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on BitCraft and our thoughts on the merits of early access.
Working As Intended: 10 more City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see
Back in February, I revived Working As Intended to run a flurry of City of Heroes articles on the heels of Homecoming's formal license,...
SWTOR’s Building a Foundation update arrives today with date nights and a new stronghold
Couldn't get a date to the prom in high school? Weirdly enough, Star Wars: The Old Republic has you covered as it brings good...
RIFT plans server merges and hunt event while Trove readies its Gear Up! Date
So here's something to add to your "I never thought I'd see this in 2024" list, and it comes with both good and bad...
