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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CCP outlaws gambling in EVE Online, bans RMT organizations
Changes to EVE Online's EULA coming in November with the launch of Ascension and the free-to-play conversion will effectively outlaw gambling, which has been a...
Overwatch tops 20 million players in five months of live play
Even if World of Warcraft is back up to 10.1 million subscribers, that's far short of what its studio brother Overwatch has accomplished. The...
Trove welcomes the ‘ghastly horrors’ of Shadow’s Eve
When you think of the scariest and most spine-tingling elements of Halloween, what rises to the top of the list? Pumpkins and candy corn,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 86: One Tamriel, two voices, three expansions
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online, RIFT, Meridian 59, SWTOR, the EQ franchise, ESO One Tamriel, WoW's subs, and Crowfall's SWG tendencies, with mailbag letters on dealing with character boosts and Guild Wars 2's new cadence.
WildStar brings back Shade’s Eve, plans November Redmoon Mutiny update
As Halloween creeps up on us with arms outstretched and claws open wide, WildStar is embracing the return of its spooky Shade's Eve festival. New toys...
Epic MMO Battles of History: World of Warcraft vs. Final Fantasy XIV
You know what I usually hate? Superhero fight discussions. Any fight discussion, really. Asking "who would win in a fight between Superman and the...
Nexon pumps out a half-dozen new mobile games in Korea
Nexon is continuing its assault on the mobile games market with a planned release of a half-dozen titles this fall in Korea and China....
World of Warcraft is bringing in new fishing bobbers with patch 7.1
World of Warcraft has decided on its primary competition: Any other video game featuring fishing. Sure, there may be some other game that's out...
EVE Online’s free-to-play switch, engineering complexes arrive with Ascension on November 8
EVE Online's world-changing Ascension update has been formally dated: November 8th. That just a week after the company will close out the EVE Vegas convention...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review, continued
There's never really a good splitting point when discussing Final Fantasy XIV patches. They always cover so much ground with features and additions that...
World of Warcraft is revamping its Blade’s Edge Arena PvP map
Blizzard is wrapping up a gift for its World of Warcraft PvP community: a revamped arena map that's ready to be sullied and defiled...
Leaderboard: How many subs do you think WoW has right now?
This past week, Blizzard denied a quote from a Polish print magazine attributing a post-Legion 10.1 million subscription count for World of Warcraft to...
Camelot Unchained tests grouping and fidgeting in prep for guilds
Stress testing continues in Camelot Unchained this week, according to a dev post from CSE Producer Tyler Rockwell. "This is something that just needs...
WoW Factor: A WoW Legion wishlist
Legion is humming along nicely as we near the two-month mark. It's still got that decent balance of having enough to do that you're...
EVE Valkyrie shows off for a PlayStation VR launch
Fans of EVE: Valkyrie will... possibly be happy that the game is heading to a console? Maybe not? Look, we know that fans of...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest predictions
There's a mild trend on Twitter as I write this for Final Fantasy XIV predictions. It makes sense; after all, the fan festival is...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for Amazon’s New World
The announcement of a new sandbox MMORPG last week -- New World, by none other than Amazon Game Studios itself -- has had both...
Here’s what to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s Fan Festival livestream
The second convention for Final Fantasy XIV fans is arriving in just a little more than a week, and if you don't already have...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with vehicle avatars
When you take a step back and look at the broad MMO genre, you see some common threads that run through most games. One...
World of Warcraft plans to ease up (slightly) on Legion’s reputation system in Patch 7.1
There's no question that World of Warcraft: Legion came with one heck of a reputation grind. What would an expansion be otherwise, right? But...
