‘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 Game Archaeologist: Mythic’s Imperator Online
It is a truly difficult thing to create something completely new and original, especially in storytelling and setting. It's perhaps impossible in this day...
Gazillion to tune Marvel Heroes characters ‘at least once a month’
There's a big ol' update on the Marvel Heroes forums, courtesy of Doomsaw and featuring some interesting news regarding both scheduling and Gazillion's tuning...
Age of Conan is getting a new raid, Palace of Cetriss
Age of Conan fans will soon have a new raid in Dragon's Spine to dive into. Palace of Cetriss, which will have both a...
The Soapbox: Can MMOs eradicate pay-to-win?
You know what sucks about getting old? Apart from the adult diapers and the dying? Yeah, it's the seeing things you love retconned into...
Trion Worlds secures ‘Reactor’ trademark
No, it's not one of Tony Stark's inventions, but that doesn't mean this reactor is any less intriguing. Upon doing some sleuthing, RiftGrate discovered...
View an Overwatch match through Symmetra’s eyes
What would you do if you could bend reality to serve your will? Probably become a superhero and fight deathmatches against giant gorillas and...
Bluehole Studio artist posts Project EXA renders
What is Project EXA? We don't know at this point; all we know is that it's something Bluehole Studio has been working on since 2014...
NCsoft shifts attention to western and mobile markets
Are you excited about the future of (mobile) gaming? NCsoft sure is! The South Korean gaming giant blasted out a press release this afternoon announcing that...
Ryzom gets a greenlight on Steam
There's something to be said for having all your games snuggled together on one platform, and now Ryzom may be on its way to...
Guild Wars 2 gives an update on personal story restoration
Curious what's up with Guild Wars 2's promised plans to restore the game's personal story to full working order, complete with a soloable final...
WildStar’s free-to-play shift: Too little or just enough?
WildStar has taken a drubbing in its first year of operation, and much as I don't like saying so, it's deserved it. The game...
Perfect Ten: Proof that the RuneScape Twitter account is stark raving mad
For a writer on a multi-MMORPG news site, following pretty much every online game's Twitter feed comes with the territory. It's always interesting to me to see...
MechWarrior Online bans and shames 64 players
No one would debate whether or not it's appropriate to ban players for cheating, but there is space to debate whether or not it's...
Marvel Heroes makes retcons free forever
Listen up, bub: The era of using rare retcon potions to reset your Marvel Heroes characters is about to end. Gazillion announced yesterday that...
WildStar is going free-to-play this autumn
Critics, current players, former players, people who had briefly heard about the title from friends and family - a lot of people didn't think...
Dragon Nest II: Legend announced for mobile
Don't let the Roman numeral two fool you into thinking that this is a sequel. Dragon Nest II: Legend is actually a prequel to...
BioWare’s analytics manager talks SWTOR stats and their effect on design
If you've ever been curious about how data analytics impacts MMO design decisions, a new interview at SWTOR Network is worth your time. Alex...
Runescape offers big summer update plans at a discount
Interested in having fun in RuneScape over the summer? The amount of stuff being added to the game over the next few months is...
Massively Opinionated: Which MMO is the stickiest?
In this episode, Larry, Tina, Cosmic Engine, and Jason debate what makes MMORPGs sticky and which game has done it the best.
Inon Zur to compose Sword Coast Legends’ soundtrack
Sword Coast Legends is getting a musical boost from legendary video game composer Inon Zur. The upcoming coop RPG announced yesterday that it had...
