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The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever convinced you to buy an MMO?
Many years ago when my guild was between home games, we decided to conduct a little experiment to entertain ourselves while we waited for...
One Shots: Playing favorites
Oh sure, we all say that we're impartial and we love all our alts the same... but admit it, there is one race that...
Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a potential WoW sequel?
It's a rare MMO player who's never played World of Warcraft, which makes this particular summer an interesting one for the whole genre. Even...
Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes
Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...
Fallout 76 will keep its battle royale mode Nuclear Winter live past its ‘pre-beta sneak peek’
Stop us if you saw this one coming: Bethsoft says it's going to go ahead and keep Fallout 76's Nuclear Winter mode "pre-beta sneak...
Fallout 76 announces double XP event following its week-long free trial
In case you'd forgotten, you can currently jump into the Appalachian wastelands of Fallout 76 and play for free until June 17th, and if...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Elder Scrolls Online’s latest free trial event has begun as fifth anniversary celebrations continue
If you've somehow never managed to try The Elder Scrolls Online in the last five years, first of all, what are you playing that's...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Elder Scrolls Online is handing out 500 cash-shop currency to current players
If you're an existing Elder Scrolls Online player who's logged in between the start of 2017 and now, heads-up: ZeniMax is handing out a...
Elder Scrolls Online loses its beloved loremaster, plans new free trial event
Elder Scrolls Online is losing a key developer: Loremaster Lawrence Schick, the man whose fatherly drawl and broad knowledge of the Elder Scrolls franchise...
Anthem starts its demos on January 25
Whether you're already so far on-board for Anthem that you've already pre-ordered it or you're waiting to see how the actual game works out, you...
The MOP Up: Free Overwatch this Thanksgiving
Don't have Thanksgiving plans past gorging on dead bird carcasses and mashed-up roots? Blizzard has just the thing for you: Free Overwatch!
"From November 20th...
Elder Scrolls Online offers free membership trials, introduces new rewards for subscribers
If you've been eyeballing an Elder Scrolls Online Plus membership but aren't sure that you want to shell out the cash for it just...
Black Desert’s remastered edition launches tomorrow with free stuff for all players
Hear that crackle in the air? See that ripple on the distant horizon? It's Black Desert's remastered version, launching here in the west tomorrowday.
"The...
The Stream Team: Returning to the Deathgarden
The free trial of DEATHGARDEN is still going, so Massively OP's MJ is diving right back in for some more... well, death. Hopefully she...
Pathfinder Online promises free trial, open enrollment, and a marketing push
About nine people showed up at a GenCon Pathfinder Online panel this past weekend, during which Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens gave an update on...
The Elder Scrolls Online is planning a freeplay event next week plus free lockboxes for subbers
Do you want to play The Elder Scrolls Online for free this weekend? Too bad. You can't. But you can play next week! Yes,...
Wild West Online delays its next patch, but will anyone be around to play it?
A planned June 15th patch for Wild West Online obviously didn't happen, and now we know why: The developers said that when they took...
Wild West Online pivots away from faction system PvP, plans free trial
Another week, another huge plan change for Wild West Online. Newly installed studio (or maybe the old studio with a new name) DJ2 Entertainment...
