‘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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Anarchy Online celebrates its sweet sixteen
Maintenance mode or no, Anarchy Online is going to celebrate its birthday in style. The MMO, which launched back in 2001, turns 16 this...
The Stream Team: Cavorting across Secret World Legends’ Kingsmouth
When you start your Secret World adventures over, you get to return to Kingsmouth. And that can be a good thing because some of...
The Ex Inanis faction offers new loot for currency in Defiance
The Ex Inanis have arrived in Defiance! Gasp! Shock! This is unexpected! Partly due to the fact that we don't know who the Ex...
Blade & Soul uses community sales of item packs to fund its tournament prize
The tournament for Blade & Soul is getting ready to kick off, but it needs a prize. That's where the community comes in, because...
Celebrate Neverwinter by blowing up a small chunk of it
It what is most assuredly pure coincidence, Neverwinter is throwing a star-spangled fireworks event just in time for Independence Day (the holiday, not the...
RIFT makes Prophecy of Ahnket free forever, preps a Celestial Storm for July 19
Trion World's experiment this past spring with making RIFT's newest expansion free for a limited time is now becoming a permanent fixture. The studio...
Chaos Theory: Week one impressions of Secret World Legends
It's been a week since Funcom threw open the doors of Secret World Legends' headstart to everyone and removed the NDA. That's seven days...
Secret World Legends explains customer service limitations
If you've been running into key issues while playing or attempting to pay for Secret World Legends, you might not have been pursuing the...
Choose My Adventure: Launching new in DC Universe Online
Looking at the the three big triple-A superhero titles, DC Universe Online has always felt like the odd one out. City of Heroes was...
LOTRO kicks off summer festival, talks Mordor class balance and testing
Break out the beer kegs and fishing poles, Lord of the Rings Online's summer festival is back! The festival, which will run through July...
The Stream Team: The path to Path of Exile’s Fall of Oriath
With Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath’s expansion coming soon, Massively OP's MJ has a bit of work to do to be ready....
Path of Exile previews the upcoming Harbour Bridge area
Players testing Path of Exile's upcoming The Fall of Oriath are going to be hit with a beta server wipe later this week when...
Secret World Legends prepares to re-open currency exchange following rampant duping
With Secret Worlds Legends relaunch last past weekend, one of the tentpoles of the new free-to-play business model came under attack almost immediately thanks...
Star Trek Online rolls out Season 13.5 on July 18
Things are getting escalated again in Star Trek Online with the release of season 13.5 on July 18th. Players will be tasked with breaking...
Hyperspace Beacon: An open letter to all roleplayers in MMORPGs
I really hate when non-RPers get their kicks out of making light of what roleplayers are doing to have fun. Many times, the roleplayer...
The Stream Team: Continuing to Chapter XI in SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire
After recruiting Firebrand to help in the resistance, Massively OP's Larry and MJ are heading back to base to begin the next chapter of...
EverQuest II kicks off new progression server after short delay
Following a brief delay yesterday, EverQuest II's newest progression server is up and running.
The time-locked expansion server will start subscribers over at the earliest...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
KingsIsle shows off new Wizard101 and Pirate101 content
How long does it take for KingsIsle developers to go from concept to execution when it comes to Wizard101 and Pirate101 content? According to...
Marvel Heroes clamps down on Fantastic Four characters due to licensing issues
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