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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.

Trion just bought up Gazillion’s assets to beef up its MMO publishing arm

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Did you see this one coming? VentureBeat has a piece out this morning interviewing Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman, who's apparently just revealed that...

Dark Age of Camelot delays its free-to-play shift to 2019

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While we reported in December 2017 that Broadsword was aiming for a free-to-play option for Dark Age of Camelot, we haven't seen a lot...
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APB Reloaded lays out its roadmap, hopes to bring the game to Unreal 4

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With multiple projects in the works and an effort to bring the console and PC versions into parity, APB Reloaded is enjoying actual development...

The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s five-year anniversary and Ravenloft campaign (June 24, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!

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There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...

Chaos Theory: A guide to Secret World Legend’s first MEGAversary

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Next week marks one year down for Secret World Legends, but the party has already started! From June 20th through July 17th, 2018, players...

The Daily Grind: What are your summer MMO goals?

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Now that most schools are out and the heat has begun in earnest in the northern hemisphere, it's the perfect time to retreat into...

The Stream Team: A look at Warframe’s Limbo Prime

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Massively OP's MJ is trying to break out of her Frost Prime rut in Warframe. It's hard, because she really, really loves that 'Frame....

SOS fully abandons its classic mode, and its Steam reviews are a dumpster fire

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Outpost Games sent round a mailer this week announcing that SOS Battle Royale is now "free to play forever," thanks to its latest patch,...

The Stream Team: First anniversary shenanigans in Secret World Legends

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Secret World Legends turns one next week (but the Secret World IP turns six soon after). And what would a birthday party be without...

The Stream Team: Celebrating the start of summer in the second half of AQ3D’s Dragons Graveyard

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What better why to celebrate the start of summer than in a cemetery? OK, fine, but this isn't an ordinary graveyard! Massively OP's MJ...

EverQuest patches up as EverQuest II brings back Moonlight Enchantments

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Yesterday EverQuest pushed out a catch-all patch that made a slew of changes to several of the game's quests, spells, and events. It's one of...

RIFT issues another progression server challenge, loses lead raid developer

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It's time to play the catch-up game with RIFT, starting with this week's new challenge by the devs to progression server players. For the...

Path of Exile’s Elementalist wins Incursion League popularity contest

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Which classes are most popular in Path of Exile's Incursion League? Grinding Gear Games has released the stats for the first three weeks of...

Trion throws open Defiance 2050’s gates for another beta round this weekend

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Trion is running yet another beta round for Defiance 2050 as the reboot heads to open testing on PC this weekend, starting tomorrow afternoon...

Champions Online slashes prices on freeform characters, three for 60 bucks

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At the beginning of June, PWE announced big changes for Champions Online: It was planning to drop the game's optional monthly subscription in favor...

Hyperspace Beacon: Future plot points for SWTOR and other unanswered lore questions

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Last night, BioWare Creative Director Charles Boyd and Community Manager Eric Musco were guests on the Passionately Casual Podcast to discuss the lore of Star Wars: The...

Neverwinter counts 18M players as it celebrates its fifth birthday

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Eighteen million! No, that's not how many dollars you've dumped into your Steam account; that's just about how many people have played Neverwinter in...

Get your dapper on with Warframe’s new Limbo Prime, the game’s 57th ‘frame

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High fashion arrived in Warframe with the golden gentleman, Limbo Prime. Of course you can look snazzy while skewering enemies; this 57th playable Warframe is...

Anarchy Online teases upcoming 17th anniversary event

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Happy 17th birthday, Anarchy Online! Seventeen years ago this month, Funcom first stepped out onto the MMORPG scene and "launched" this sci-fi title. We...

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