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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The Daily Grind: What’s your one wish/prediction for BlizzCon 2016?
BlizzCon 2016 kicks off today;Â in fact, our first liveblog covering the opening ceremonies begins this afternoon at 2 p.m. EDT. And we've already pretty...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2016: Blizzard claims ‘biggest quarterly online player community in its history’
Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2016 financial report PR just released, surprising no one with record-setting piles of money and success.
"The Activision and Blizzard segments had record...
Cross-platform space MMO Nebula Online has launched today
EVE Online has a little bit of competition in the hardcore kitchen this month, as indie title Nebula Online launched today on iOS, Android,...
EVE Online GMs removed at least 25 trillion ISK worth $400,000 from the game
If you've been reading the gaming news this week, you may have heard about the enormous amount of wealth that was recently removed from EVE...
Blizzard responds to feedback on World of Warcraft’s hidden artifact appearances
There are a lot of artifact appearances in World of Warcraft: Legion, at least in theory. If you're not into pushing forward with PvP...
Mark Kern posts new WoW Legacy server petition ahead of BlizzCon
There's yet another petition related to legacy World of Warcraft servers live this week, this one begun by Mark Kern himself.
Kern (more on his backstory...
CCP opens EVE Fanfest 2017 ticket sales
With EVE Vegas barely over, CCP Games has already announced that it's opened ticket sales for EVE Fanfest 2017 in Reykjavik, which is set for...
Day of the Dead visits World of Warcraft for a short time
Hot on the heels of Hallow's End comes World of Warcraft's Day of the Dead mini-holiday. This event, which runs from today through November 3rd,...
AQ3D level-locks epic dungeons, compensates for Halloween bug
Newly betaing AdventureQuest 3D has decided to place level-locks on some of its dungeon content, a new post on the official site declares this...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.45 adds more Palace of the Dead and Anima quests
It's time to go even deeper into the Palace of the Dead in Final Fantasy XIV. The latest patch for the game has arrived,...
Camelot Unchained wants to ‘find the fun’ in all aspects of its design
School is in session, and the Camelot Unchained team is here to teach you a few things about MMORPG design. In the game's most...
Jukebox Heroes: MMORPG music for a haunted Halloween
You simply can't have a good and proper Halloween without a perfect soundtrack to back you up. Sure, you could just pop in one...
PSA: Today is the last day to get a free month of Dark Age of Camelot
If you are a former Dark Age of Camelot player and have been away from the game for more than two months, then you...
Wisdom of Nym: The scariest stuff in Final Fantasy XIV
As a horror game, Final Fantasy XIV fails, due largely to the fact that it isn't a horror game and never attempts or pretends...
EVE Vegas 2016: EVE Online is finally getting a real tutorial
One of EVE Online's developers once described the new player experience with the line "Welcome to EVE, here's a Rubik's cube, go f**k yourself," and he...
EVE Evolved: Alpha Clone economics, bragging rights, and restrictions
Yesterday at EVE Vegas 2016, developer CCP Rise held us spellbound with tales of his recent misadventures in EVE Online recently when pretending to...
The MOP Up: FFXI revs up appreciation campaigns (October 30, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
BlizzCon books Game of Thrones’ Kristian Nairn to DJ
Hodor? Hodor? HODOR!
Sorry, we'll translate. Blizzard announced that it has booked a surprise DJ for its anniversary party at next week's BlizzCon: Kristian Nairn,...
EVE Vegas 2016: Bridging the gap between PvE and PvP
While EVE Online is typically thought of as a cutthroat PvP game, players spend a substantial amount of time engaged in PvE activities such...
The Game Archaeologist: Six Halloween holidays from buried MMOs
There are two things to know about Halloween and MMOs. The first is that just about every online game in the known universe puts...
