‘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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Elite: Dangerous downgrades graphics, plans appearance at Lavecon
If you have been wondering if Elite: Dangerous looks a little less gorgeous as it did before, trust us, it's not just you.
After players...
RIFT 3.3 is going to be awesome for dimensioneers
New planar crafting mechanics aren't the only things Trion has planned for RIFT's next update. Patch 3.3 Waking Nightmares will unleash a number of new dimension keys...
How Neverwinter designs the critters that wreck you
Neverwinter has an advantage in terms of enemy design, since years of Dungeons & Dragons have given it huge amounts of material to work...
World of Tanks, SWTOR rocketed up the Raptr chart in May
Raptr's most-played games list is out for this past May, and it looks that both World of Tanks and Star Wars: The Old Republic...
World of Warships’ open beta launches today
Let the naval battles commence: World of Warships soft launches today! Above and beyond throwing open the beta doors to one and all, the game...
TERA is going berserk with its new update and new class tease
Summer's certainly not going to be boring in TERA's neck of the woods. The action MMO is prepping a new content update for next...
RIFT introduces new Planar Crafting mechanics in its next major patch
As long as you're tearing open the spaces between dimensions in RIFT, you might as well get some new crafting materials. The new Planar...
World of Warcraft and RuneScape dare you to become a beach bunny
What's up with all of the beach studio blogs lately? I guess we know where all of the devs' minds are at now that...
Trion: Devilian has ‘all the features of your dream ARPG’
Now that Trion's newest MMO import is no longer cloaked in secrecy, the Devilian team is excited to get out there and talk about...
Chinese and holiday tanks invade World of Tanks Xbox
The conflict in World of Tanks Xbox is taking it up to a whole new level this week. First of all, the Chinese line...
Leaderboard: What’s your favorite online action RPG?
Online action RPGs aren't really MMOs per se, but Massively has been covering them for quite a while anyway. I've only played one of...
Wargaming fixes World of Warships Humble Bundle snafu
A few days ago Wargaming angered World of Warships fans by promising some digital items to purchasers of the E3 Digital Ticket Humble Bundle....
MechWarrior Online talks map design and tree destruction in a new video
Trees are awful. They are the actual worst. MechWarrior Online lets you stomp around in a war machine, but for too long it has...
Daybreak overrules EverQuest progression server vote
Part of what keeps the community engaged with progression servers like the most recent EverQuest pairing of Ragefire and Lockjaw is the idea that...
Star Wars: The Old Republic has a resurgence of rakghouls
Well, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans, we've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that another upswing in rakghoul activity...
Global Chat: Are fellowship maneuvers due for a comeback?
Lord of the Rings Online hasn't been en vogue in MMO circles recently, but that doesn't mean that the game and its systems are...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 20
Justin and Eliot discuss FFXIV's Heavensward expansion, Devilian, WoW's 6.2 patch, Anarchy Online's graphics upgrade, WildStar's fall plans, PlanetSide 2's PS4 launch, and some embargoed goodies.
Path of Exile: The Awakening launches on July 10, here’s a trailer
Path of Exile's Awakening expansion will officially release on July 10th. Grinding Gear will continue PoE's storyline into Act IV with the new update....
Cross-platform MMO Arcane Legends receives its sixth expansion today
Spacetime Studios' mobile MMO Arcane Legends is due for a major upgrade on PC, Android, and iOS this week. Its sixth expansion, Rage of the...
E3 2015: Holly Longdale on the EverQuest franchise’s progression servers
Progression servers are definitely a hot topic in the EverQuest franchise right now. EverQuest recently opened up a new one for those nostalgic for...
