‘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 Stream Team: Heading to AQ3D’s Pizza Hero Horror Nights
Massively OP's MJ loves spooky, horror, and Halloween so how could she not jump for joy when AQ3D announced Pizza Hero Horror Nights? She's...
Old School RuneScape previews the dungeon beneath Varlamore in Perilous Moons
You know, if dwarves would just read one work of fiction they'd know that "dwarves dug too greedily and too deep" was kind of a...
Vague Patch Notes: Default MMORPG genre features change over time, and that’s OK
I want you to picture a nonexistent MMO in your head right now. Not one that hasn't released yet; one that hasn't even been...
Star Wars: The Old Republic starts testing Update 7.4 – but not the GTN overhaul
Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are buckling on their lightsabers and holstering their blasters in anticipation of jumping into the next story adventure...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
Nexon’s shooter THE FINALS enters cross-platform open beta October 26
Nexon's Embark Studios is vrooming onward with its next test for THE FINALS: It's just announced that its first cross-platform open beta event will...
Perfect Ten: Solid MMOs you might be sleeping on in 2023
For today's list, I wanted to take a different approach to recommending MMORPGs to you. I know we often talk about underrated titles, but...
Old School RuneScape wants to be a lumberjack (again) with Forestry: Part Two
For those lumbering about pining for a true arbor feeling, wood you give Old School RuneScape another look? Because this MMO just dropped the...
Warframe’s Digital Extremes has a new CEO: Soulframe boss Steve Sinclair
There's been a changing of the guard at Digital Extremes: The Warframe company's founder and CEO, James Schmalz, has stepped down from his CEO...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 442: Harbingers of MMO hype
Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest, SWTOR, Pantheon's 247 split, Albion Online's Wild Blood, Star Citizen, and Squadron 42, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, and Fallout 76, plus a mailbag topic on getting new players hooked on MMOs.
APB Reloaded’s Halloween event returns – but for PC only
A warning has been issued to all APB Reloaded units notifying them of a dangerous Headless Horseman in the vicinity. This is due to...
Guild Wars 2’s latest roadmap plots events, balance, and betas well into 2024
As we noted this morning, ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2's next Secrets of the Obscure chapter, Through the Veil, but as it happens...
SMITE and RuneScape renew their collaboration with new and returning hero skins
Last November saw the unlikely combination of RuneScape and SMITE in a collaborative event that featured several members of the MOBA roster done up...
Guild Wars 2’s Through the Veil and new zone launches November 7, followed by a weapon proliferation beta
If you take a peek at the 2023 calendar with Guild Wars 2 on the brain, you'll realize that it's been two months since...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Path of Exile’s 10th anniversary
Who hit double digits today? Path of Exile! Ten years is a long stretch and a whole lot of leagues. Although Massively OP's MJ...
Aion Classic EU tasks players with helping the Pumpkin Kings save Halloween in latest event
It's trick or treat time in the EU version of Aion Classic! That means Halloween treats for those who help each faction's Pumpkin King...
Anime hero shooter Second Wave shares gameplay footage and thoughts from its first beta
Over the past couple of months we've been reporting on Second Wave, a hero shooter/MOBA hybrid dressed up in anime style from developer Challengers...
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If anime blood -- rich, ruby-red, and prone to geysering -- runs in your veins, then you may perk up to hear that the...
Former Daybreak artist shares concepts from an unreleased ‘EverQuest X’ project
With plenty of speculation swirling around where Daybreak may take the EverQuest franchise next, one former studio artist gave a glimpse into an alternate...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG should we play to get rip-roaring drunk?
Just about every MMORPG inserts taverns, bars, and cantinas for immersion and realism in the setting, and you'll find alcohol drinks in most online...
