‘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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World of Tanks launches crew changes and postmortem camera with update 1.24.1
With a competitive shooting game like World of Tanks, sometimes what you really need is some idea of what exactly just blew you up....
League of Legends discusses arena mode, gameplay changes, and a PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode
Change is a-comin' for several portions of League of Legends, as several devs from Riot Games have come together across multiple blogs and one...
The last remains of Perfect World Entertainment rebrand as Arc Games following Gearbox sale to Take-Two
Don't look now, but the chunk of Gearbox that MMORPG players cared about is changing its name.
Readers will recall that back in 2021, Embracer...
EverQuest II’s GU 125 Darkpaw Rising revives ‘the spirit of Fippy’ this afternoon
Happy launch day to EverQuest II players, who are reliving some nostalgia today in the form of GU 125 Darkpaw Rising. (A moment of...
PlanetSide 2 discusses new facility, continued Sunderer tweaks, and its next public test build
The next several big things coming to PlanetSide 2 have been collected in a newsletter from last week, and they run a pretty wide...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 and FFXIV boost their soundtracks
Where are my MMO soundtrack lovers today? Guild Wars 2 announced that it's going to be selling a vinyl edition of its Secrets of...
Three-hour LOTRO dev interview looks at the past and future of this MMO
If you got to sit down for three hours with one of the key developers of your favorite MMO, what would you talk about?...
Brighter Shores lead dev highlights ‘room’ transitions and sensing small collectibles
MMORPG fans are kind of left waiting and wondering how Brighter Shores will shake out, particularly as its lead developer Andrew Gower continues to...
One Shots: Infinity pool of Tamriel
Bree's steamy overdose of hot tubs last week drew out one commenter to share another cool-looking pool in an MMO. If you thought infinity...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Corsairs of Umbar is a vacation into the unknown
Those of you who follow this column know that I'm never in a particular rush to plow through Lord of the Rings Online expansions...
The Daily Grind: What’s the first thing you do when returning to a long-neglected MMO?
I admit that I have a weakness to MMOs that woo me back into playing them. So when SWTOR changed hands to Broadsword and...
The Stream Team: AQ3D mixes Easter Greenwog, April Fools’ fun, and a Burger Hero home franchise
It's no joke, AQ3D has gone bonkers and blended a number of events this week! Obviously, Massively OP's MJ can't resist, so she's putting...
Vague Patch Notes: Game preservation is way more complicated than it seems
Before I say anything with this week's article, I want to make something very, very clear right from the premise: As you have probably...
Classic EverQuest announces two new time-locked progression servers, Teek and Tormax, launching May 22
It'd be tempting to assume that EverQuest's producer's letter would just mirror EverQuest II's earlier this week, as Darkpaw head of studio Jenn Chan...
The Daily Grind: Are you looking for drama in your MMOs?
The other day in Lord of the Rings Online chat, the topic of guild drama came up and took one hell of a twist....
Neverwinter announces Adventures in Wildspace, its 28th module, launching April 23
If you watched Cryptic's stream last month or even just caught our recap, you already know that the Neverwinter team has been hard at...
Derek Smart’s Alganon is planning a 2025 relaunch following alpha this year
Derek Smart has been promising that Alganon is returning for years now, and it's finally happening, or at least it has a timeline for...
RuneScape outlines updates through June, Old School RuneScape makes more Varlamore adjustments
Curious what's next for Gielinor? Then let the developers of RuneScape stare into the near horizon and share what they see for the MMORPG's...
EverQuest II announces a new 2006-era progression server called Origins, hitting beta in May
The latest EverQuest II producer's letter has arrived, and while the majority of it is recap of things you already knew about - like...
Global Chat: What should we be thinking about Guild Wars 3?
The surprising (and not surprising) news that ArenaNet has the go-ahead from NCsoft to develop Guild Wars 3 sent ripples of interest, confusion, and...
