Subscription MMOs are generally those that restrict play to gamers who pay an ongoing fee, usually monthly, though shorter and longer subscriptions, as well as lifetime subs, do exist. Some free-to-play and buy-to-play games also include optional subscriptions.
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EVE Online expands its free-to-play offerings in the wake of studio instability
Good news, EVE Online fans! CCP is pretty happy with how the game's Alpha clone system has worked out, all things considered. In fact,...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft announces Battle for Azeroth expansion
Enough of World of Warcraft's two biggest factions palling together on adventures across time and space -- war has come to this game once...
BlizzCon 2017: Overwatch’s new BlizzardWorld map, support toon Moira
During this afternoon's BlizzCon 2017 opening ceremonies, Blizzard announced an epic update for Overwatch that you may not have seen coming, given the paltry...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft ‘Classic’ finally delivers on legacy servers
World of Warcraft delivered a jaw-dropping surprise to its loyal community with an amazing announcement at this weekend's BlizzCon. Blizzard took to the stage...
BlizzCon 2017: World of Warcraft what’s next panel liveblog
So let's be honest with you, folks: We are writing this before we actually know what happened in the BlizzCon 2017 opening ceremony. We...
BlizzCon 2017: Opening ceremonies liveblog
True confession time: The original version of this post was just the lyrics to Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road" with a poor phonetic transcription of...
BlizzCon 2017: Massively OP’s complete coverage
Check out all of our coverage of this year's BlizzCon, before, during, and after! We'll be liveblogging five of the larger World of Warcraft-related...
The Daily Grind: What would Blizzard need to do to get you back into World of Warcraft?
In last night's Massively Overthinking on hopes and fears for BlizzCon - which kicks off this afternoon! - I laid out my thoughts on...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for BlizzCon 2017
Tomorrowday, BlizzCon will be upon us, and this year we're expecting a full reveal of the new expansion for World of Warcraft, still the...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2017: Destiny 2 tops console charts, WoW monthly users are ‘stable’
If you were expecting big news out of Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2017 financial report... sorry to disappoint you, but you've probably heard the big news...
WildStar patches in Primetime and preps November booster events
The most recent patch for WildStar is Primetime, and it is indeed all about making it the time for Prime. The Genetic Archives raid...
The Daily Grind: What would surprise you from BlizzCon?
There's a difference between predictions and hopes. Predictions are what you think is actually going to be there. Hopes are what you'd like to...
Check out the final product of the Final Fantasy XI community memories
This year marks the 15th anniversary of Final Fantasy XI, and you may recall that the game's fans took the time to assemble an...
DC Universe Online’s artifacts system goes live with GU76 today
Game Update 76 descends upon the gloomy superhero world of DC Universe Online today. The headline feature going live after the big ol' maintenance?...
The Scream Team: Challenge MOP to a Halloween Hide and Shriek duel
It's All Hallows' Eve: A time to spook and scare folks (and probably gorge on candy!). And Massively OP's MJ challenges you to a...
So here’s what’s going on with EVE Valkyrie now that CCP’s downsized
Yesterday, MOP's Brendan reported on the startling news that CCP Games, long known for its flagship MMORPG sandbox EVE Online and more recently known...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 142: The state of the sci-fi MMO genre
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Destiny 2, RIFT, CCP's studio closures, Warframe, and Star Citizen's CitizenCon, with tidbits on Guild Wars 2, Trove, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and BlizzCon, and a mailbag question on the future of traditional MMORPGs.
BlizzCon 2017 is almost here, and the lineup is set
Guess what, folks: It's almost that time again. BlizzCon 2017 is almost here, featuring all the stuff Blizzard has to discuss about World of...
EA has put the kibosh on a player-run Battlefield emulator – are MMOs next?
We don't cover the Battlefield games much on Massively OP, but this particular story caught my attention anyway because of the company and subject...
CCP Games ceases VR development, closes two studios – no negative impact on EVE Online
Icelandic business website mbl.is has just reported that EVE Online developer CCP Games is planning to close two of its offices and cease all...