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.

Browser kingdom sim Illyriad celebrates its fifth anniversary

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Not a lot of browser-based MMOs make it to their half-decade mark, which is why it's impressive to see the scrappy kingdom sim Illyriad...

APB: Reloaded PC server merges incoming

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Starting next month, APB Reloaded will be merging its current PC population in the west onto two improved servers, one in Europe and one...

Choose My Adventure: Torchlight Heroes

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Our March sampler-platter edition of Choose My Adventure is quickly coming to a close. There's only one more vote to take, one more game...
LotRO

This LotRO lore video made me reinstall the game

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You know, I need another fantasy MMORPG in my life like I need another hole in my head. But thanks to a nifty lore-centric...

The Stream Team: Conquering EverQuest II’s Chronoportals

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The fact that EverQuest II was literally born out of the popularity of EverQuest is not lost on the younger game, and during the...

Blizzard sues Chinese mobile games studio for Warcraft infringement

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Chinese mobile game studio Lilith Games is the target of a new lawsuit by Blizzard Entertainment for allegedly infringing on copyrighted material from the...
TERA

TERA’s Dreadspire dungeon is live

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TERA's new Dreadspire dungeon is live, bringing with it 20 levels of "BAMs and baddies" that players must plow through to reach the summit....

Hyperspace Beacon: What you need to know about SWTOR’s Outfit Designer

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Update 3.2 for Star Wars: The Old Republic is, in a lot of ways, my update. From the beginning of the game, I wanted to visit...

The Stream Team: Sharing the story in Marvel Heroes

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MassivelyOP's MJ is already decisionally impaired, and nothing emphasizes that as much as trying to choose whom to play in Marvel Heroes! There are...

RuneScape adds its 200th quest

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A new quest in RuneScape is something to be celebrated and enjoyed, as that MMO's quests often go far above and beyond menial tasks....

Dave Georgeson talks all things MMOs

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Have you missed the enthusiastic Dave Georgeson since he got the boot from Daybreak last month? Well, he certainly hasn't gone into seclusion; Georgeson...
Now rather finite.

Infinite Crisis’ creative director on making an approachable MOBA

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Lorehound interviewed Infinite Crisis creative director Cardell Kerr at last week's PAX East. Kerr offers a bit of insight into Turbine's decision to redesign...
If you're not following @TruceSMV, you're missing context for this! Also you're making me sad because I have things there and I want you to love me.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite game to decompress with?

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Moving is absolutely awful, as we all know, and I would be very happy to never move ever again. Once my computer was all...

EVE Evolved: CCP’s Andie Nordgren on new structures and sovereignty

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I've been pretty critical of EVE Online's upcoming sovereignty and nullsec revamp, calling the constellation-wide battle fake and its use of reinforcement timers unnecessary....

SWTOR livestream introduces new planet, outfit designer

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Star Wars: The Old Republic teased at the Community Cantina and in the producer's letter that 3.2 would be one of the biggest patches...

LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking my favorite foes

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It goes without saying that after eight years of continual development and expansion, Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth holds quite the assortment of...
I cannot believe dolphingate is a thing. How is reporting on this my job. How would I explain this to my grandpa. Or my grandkids when I'm old.

Trion makes amends for ArcheAge’s dolphingate

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During its official ArcheAge stream earlier today, Trion Worlds explained just how it will make amends to its players for the dolphingate fallout -- dolphingate being,...
I get the temptation, but you are not actually a captain.

Star Trek Online adds new five-player queue, R&D event

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Star Trek Online's website has updated with a couple of blurbs that may interest you for the weekend. First up is a bonus R&D...
And Justin weeps, silently, in the corner. No one feels bad about it.

EverQuest Next opens up the Qeynos Foundation Museum contest

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EverQuest Next is getting ready to lay the groundwork for the city of Qeynos, and the design team is turning to Landmark to make...

EVE Fanfest 2015: CCP opens VR Labs, unveils four new side projects

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The story of how virtual reality dogfighter EVE: Valkyrie was born is a great indicator of shifts within the games industry. While the big...

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