free to play

‘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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Choose My Adventure: My frustration with Neverwinter’s lockboxes

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If you thought I was enjoying my time with Neverwinter as a whole, you would be right. I am enjoying my time with the...
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SWTOR lists class specs slated for Update 5.3 love

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BioWare has informed players that some of Star Wars: The Old Republic's advanced classes and disciplines will be getting some changes and love with this...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon

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Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
Weill, that's... more of a pier, really.

Path of Exile’s Fall of Oriath beta is live with a brand-new trailer

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The beta for Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath expansion is officially live this evening right on schedule. ● Act 5: The Fall of Oriath:...

Chaos Theory: Interview and impressions of Secret World Legends, part II

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Last time, I told you my Secret World Legends tour with Creative Director Romain Amiel was too big to fit in just one Chaos...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is the MMO you want and don’t want

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I have been head-over-heels for Elder Scrolls Online since One Tamriel, and the Morrowind chapter has only added to my enthusiasm for the game....

Old School RuneScape players threaten to riot over LGBTQ pride event

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Old School RuneScape's playerbase isn't showing its best side this week. Motherboard reports that following the announcement by a Jagex employee that a small gay...
Fresh-ish.

ArcheAge Erenor Eternal update dev tour: Trading revamp and new zones

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Have you got the urge to explore? ArcheAge's Erenor Eternal launches this evening, bringing three brand-new zones for players to gallivant about in. Of course,...
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Cryptic announces brand-new Magic: The Gathering MMORPG

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One of the largest and longest-running collectible card games is about to become a brand-new role-playing video game, courtesy of Cryptic Studios. Cryptic and...

Path of Exile preps Fall of Oriath beta amidst technical problems

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The beta for Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath expansion is expected to launch today, but it hasn't been without its technical issues. On Monday,...

PSA: Update your SWTOR iOS security key app soon

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As you may have heard, yesterday Apple announced that its upcoming iOS 11 will nix any and all support for 32-bit applications and devices,...
I win I win.

Star Trek Online debuts new lockbox items, deploys Escalation console patch

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Over the years, Star Trek Online has featured a number of ships and enemy factions from one-off episodes, including an entire group of enemies...
IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ACROBAT GO PLAY THAT

Massively OP Podcast Episode 120: Steaming into summer

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Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Ashes of Creation, Neverwinter, Shroud of the Avatar, and Black Desert, with a mailbag question on "don't give a fudge" gaming.
That's one of those screeching Elder Deity sounds.

TERA’s latest update, Lakan’s Fury, is live today

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It's time for TERA players to head to the dungeons with the Lakan's Fury update. What is Lakan angry about? Probably not a lack...

Here’s everything you need to know about Path of Exile’s expansion beta

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The beta for Path of Exile: The Fall of Oriath is starting in two days, on June 8th, and it's no small potatoes to...

The Stream Team: A marvelous Marvel Heroes 4th anniversary

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It's birthday time, and Marvel Heroes knows how to throw a party! Massively OP's MJ definitely likes parties, so she's hopping in for some fun....

EverQuest players vote on the next step for Lockjaw progression server

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One of EverQuest's progression servers stands at the threshold of a major step into a larger world. The population of the Lockjaw shard is...

‘Dunkirk’ events arrive in World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes

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Dust off your transmedia synergy bingo cards: Wargaming's just announced a cross-promotion with the Warner Bros.-backed, Christopher Nolan-produced historical war film Dunkirk. Here's your...

Chaos Theory: Interview and impressions of Secret World Legends

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I may or may not be in that secretive NDA-locked closed beta of Secret World Legends -- I'm not telling. But there is something...
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Amazon Game Studios grabs H1Z1’s art director

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Amazon Game Studios continues to lure talented developers away for its new multiplayer projects. Sebastian Strzalkowski became the latest to defect to the new...

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