‘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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DC Universe Online’s new leadership teases new content format and event system in 2025
We don't know whether anyone but us has noticed this, but Daybreak is having one hell of a week with content or announcements for...
Lord of the Rings Online opens up Mines of Moria on the 64-bit progression servers
For Lord of the Rings Online players on the Mordor and Angmar servers, it's 2008 all over again. That's because SSG is unlocking the...
Classic EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, is live – and so is a brand-new EverQuest book
As promised, EverQuest's 31st expansion officially launched last night, unleashing The Outer Brood on classic EQ players in its 25th year of existence. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 496: Go ahead Corepunk, make our day
Justin and Bree discuss Corepunk's early access, Ubisoft's cozy MMO, and Throne and Liberty's spear, with adventures in WoW Retail and Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs we bounce off of and the allure of lifetime subs.
‘We own our shortcomings’: Old School RuneScape solicits support feedback from players
"Your experience in Old School RuneScape matters deeply to us, and we know that includes getting quality support when it’s needed. We own our...
Torchlight Infinite dev just launched Go Go Muffin, a ‘cozy fantasy MMO’ for mobile
Do you know the muffin MMO? Well, you're about to. Torchlight Infinite developer XD Games is calling its new F2P mobile game Go Go...
Path of Exile 2 confirms pre-download of its early access PC client is coming December 5
If you're the kind of Path of Exile 2 fan who is staring at the clock, fruitlessly willing it to tick down faster in...
Choose My Adventure: Starting life as a Jem’Hadar in Star Trek Online
So, first thing's first: I wasn't really able to spend excessive time in Star Trek Online this weekend. It was not just a holiday...
Star Trek Online rings in the holidays with the return of Q’s Winter Wonderland
It's Christmastime in the final frontier yet again! That's because Star Trek Online has reopened the Q's Winter Wonderland event zone with returning events...
World of Tanks holds movie star Jason Statham at cannon-point for a new collaboration
I can't wait until I'm a famous B-list action movie star and can sell out to all sorts of weird companies. But for now,...
Digital Extremes talks up Warframe 1999’s new PvPvE mode, confirms delay for boy band boss fights
Warframe developer Digital Extremes is continuing to stir the hype pot for its Warframe: 1999 update release as the studio's final devstream of the...
EverQuest II announces item cycling for its cash shop, EverQuest hands out a baby dragon metamorph
The Year of Darkpaw is almost over with, but the month of in-game items is already upon us in both EverQuest and EverQuest II,...
The Diablo franchise boss seriously suggested that ARPGs should be called ‘Diablo-likes’
Another member of the Blizzard C-suite has opened his mouth on social media again, but at least this time it isn't to say something...
RuneScape’s Christmas Village returns for 2024
It turns out that a large swath of RuneScape players have indeed been nice this year, because Papa Jagex is giving them the keys...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs
Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm...
One Shots: The billiards of the universe
The irony of going on lengthy adventures to exotic settings in MMOs is that your character usually doesn't bring a smartphone to take pictures...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 additional helpful tips for your LOTRO journey
Every so often in this space, I like to share helpful tips and tricks to make your Lord of the Rings Online experience more...
The Stream Team: Thanksgiving dinner with AdventureQuest 3D
Yesterday, Massively OP's MJ focused on holiday stuffing. Today, it's all about enjoying the Thanksgiving meal in AQ3D! A new quest in Yulgar's Inn...
PSA: Warframe’s Digital Extremes made its 2008 third-person shooter Dark Sector free for a limited time
Most of the time people associate Digital Extremes with the action multiplayer looter shooter Warframe, but it also created a third-person action shooter called...
World of Warships sails to the North Pole with this year’s holiday patch
How do you transform the drab steel gray of a battleship into something festive enough to gain the approval of Fleet Admiral Santa Claus?...
