‘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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EG7 Q4 2023: DCUO’s delayed latest-gen console launch hurt Daybreak’s revenues last quarter
While bigger games companies continue to flail, EG7 actually managed to grow last year, as its latest investor report demonstrates, with overall revenues up...
NCsoft Q4 2023: Guild Wars 2 is a bright spot for NCsoft as Throne & Liberty stumbles
NCsoft's Q4 2023 financials weren't the perk-up that investors surely wanted to see: The Korean gaming giant reported a 31% drop in revenues in...
The Daily Grind: Do any old MMORPGs provoke trauma for you?
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RuneScape adds a new quest and a flash event, Old School RuneScape finishes Poll 80 updates
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You can now buy River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online with store currency
Even with Update 39 undergoing testing on Lord of the Rings Online's Bullroarer server, things are pretty quiet for our favorite Middle-earth MMO right...
NCsoft updates EULAs for Lineage II, Aion, and Blade & Soul as part of move to Purple
At the top of February we reported on NCsoft's decision to migrate many of its MMOs to its bespoke Purple platform, specifically affecting Blade...
One Shots: Sky control to Major Tom
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The Stream Team: AQ3D celebrates the Year of the Dragon
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Welcome back to another MMO business roundup - this one all about financials for some of the companies we keep an eye on 'round...
EverQuest and EverQuest II’s Erollisi Day Valentine’s events return with new and returning quests and goodies
The season of love - or at least the season commanded by Erollisi Marr - has returned once again to EverQuest and EverQuest II....
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I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...
RuneScape’s Jagex confirms it’s being sold for the fourth time in eight years as it talks up ‘forever games’
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The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost a house in an MMO?
Last week, fellow MMO blogger Belghast wrote a blog post that sent a shot of panic through my own heart: He tells the tale...
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
World of Warships and World of Tanks launch dueling lunar new year events today
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Over in World of Tanks, the...
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