‘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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The LOTRO team dishes on Mordor and PvMP
Hungry for more information about Lord of the Rings Online and its recent Mordor expansion? YouTuber Stefalla interviewed Standing Stone Games CM Jerry Snook...
Digital Extremes announces retro permadeath MMO ‘Survived By’
Warframe developer Digital Extremes just announced that it's partnered with Human Head Studios for a new MMO "roguelite" with a pixel-art style. It's called...
Marvel Heroes explains tomorrow’s Omega Prestige system, says it will come to PC later
Maybe you've heard of this new Marvel Heroes Omega Prestige system and have been wondering, "What in Sam Hill is that all about?" Now...
Path of Exile reflects on its Xbox One release
Interested in Path of Exile but lacking copious amounts of free time to pick through a messy AMA session with the devs for relevant...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 133: Gaming Gamescom
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, sunsets for Ghost in the Shell Online and SkySaga, Closers, ArcheAge 4.0, Star Citizen's Gamescom demo, SWTOR, and WoW Argus, with mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes and MMORPGs as a drug, plus a PAX West preview.
Funcom warns against using third-party resellers for Secret World Legends currency
Thinking about buying or selling some of that Secret World Legends currency outside of the game proper? Funcom's got one word for you: don't.
The...
Black Desert launches a tower defense mode dubbed Sealed Tower tomorrow
Tomorrow's Black Desert update will make the new biweekly cadence all worthwhile. Its headline feature? Savage Rift, a de facto co-op tower defense minigame...
World of Warships yanks lackluster Graf Zeppelin, offers apology and refunds
In its effort to rush a new aircraft carrier to the game in time for this past week's Gamescom, Wargaming might have done World...
Secret World Legends fan recreates Franklin Mansion in The Sims 4
Today we want to give a shout-out to Massively OP reader Katriana for a really neat project that she shared recently! A Secret World...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tops Steam concurrency, drawing from CS:GO’s playerbase
Remember a few weeks back when PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds took League of Legends to town on Twitch, beating Riot's giant for eyeball share on the...
Revelation Online’s premium service looks cheap and useful
It's kind of assumed these days that all free-to-play MMOs are really games with hybrid business models that include a monthly subscription option. Revelation...
The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 2017)
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: Alien sunset
I will admit that I've been craving a good space exploration sim lately -- the burn to "explore strange new worlds" is rising inside...
Dungeons and Dragons Online confirms that Ravenloft expansion is still on for this year
It has been a good long time since we have heard anything about Dungeons and Dragons Online's promised Ravenloft expansion. While we still don't...
Greed Monger creator says its failure ‘plagues’ him, offers recompense to backers
No, your eyes aren't deceiving you; we're going to be talking about Greed Monger today, because some very interesting developments have just transpired on...
Hyperspace Beacon: Impressions of SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara update
I questioned BioWare's delay of the latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. According to a post on the official forums, the team...
SuperData’s July 2017 report sees PC rank reshuffle, Pokemon Go’s return, and GTAO’s console dominance
SuperData's July 2017 revenue report isn't going to surprise anyone, I suspect, but it's worth a look. On the PC side, there are no new...
The Stream Team: Burrowing deeper into Secret World Legends’ Blue Mountain
Secret World Legends' Blue Mountain adventures are coming to a close for Massively OP's MJ. She has a few more missions to complete (including...
Marvel Heroes buffs its console editions with Elektra and Defenders event
The Defenders-themed tie-in event that went live in Marvel Heroes for PC players earlier this week has now landed on Xbox One and PS4Â as...
Star Wars: The Old Republic has launched Crisis on Umbara
You didn't like having to wait unexpectedly for the next major update for Star Wars: The Old Republic. We totally understand that. But you...
