‘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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If Independence Day celebrations weren't enough for you this week and you want more, Star Trek Online invites you in to its summer festival....
Warframe invites players to get a free Ash Prime for watching TennoCon
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Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
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GIbiz put out an interesting piece this week looking 10 years into the past to see where the buzz was in the game industry...
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The next patch for Path of Exile is adding two new Incursion rooms, and at a glance one sounds a lot better than the...
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