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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WoW Factor: Is this the time Blizzard’s changes stick?
Well, folks, I promised you that this week I would talk about my further impressions playing through the Legion alpha. But then I spied...
Three staffers depart EVE Online after huge financial year for CCP
CCP Games staff have now seemingly confirmed on Reddit that EVE Online is about to become three people poorer. EVE is losing Lead Game Designer...
World of Warcraft’s lore book previews the cosmology around Azeroth
If you've never cared about the lore behind World of Warcraft, the hardcover Warcraft Chronicles book releasing on March 15th is unlikely to change...
Final Fantasy XIV adds David Bowie Easter egg to latest patch
If you have the vaguest interest in music whatsoever, you were probably a bit heartbroken when David Bowie passed away in January. The man...
Battle Bards Episode 69: FFXIV Heavensward
The Battle Bards are taking an airship back to Eorzea to cover the soundtrack to the first expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, Heavensward. How...
Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs explains CSE’s Beta 1 ‘hard crunch’
City State Entertainment has announced on its livestream that it's entering a "hard crunch" mode to deliver RvR-centric crowdfunded MMORPG Camelot Unchained according to...
WildStar’s PvP plan means server consolidation on PvE worlds
WildStar Game Director Chad "Pappy" Moore has big plans for reigniting the PvP flame in the beleaguered sci-fi MMO. "Increasingly over time the majority...
Final Fantasy XIV dolls itself up for Little Ladies’ Day
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV is only a day old and has brought along more story, more dungeons, and more things for...
WildStar devs on the Arcterra map, dynamic events, and stew
So what do you think about WildStar's new upcoming zone, Arcterra, after yesterday's big dev blog about it? Carbine figured that players would have...
Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?
Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...
WildStar takes you on an icy tour through Arcterra
The spirit of exploration is flaming high in WildStar these days, as Carbine is preparing to unleash a new content update that includes a...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 is out today
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV, start your engines! And also start your downloads because Final Fantasy XIV's patch 3.2 is live today after a...
Wisdom of Nym: Analyzing Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2 notes
It's patch day, ladies and gentlemen! All right, so it's the day before patch day. It's close to patch day. It's patch day adjacent....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMORPG boss fight?
World of Warcraft's Burning Crusade was very definitely not my favorite WoW expansion, but it had some fantastic dungeons. Karazhan leaps to mind as...
EVE Evolved: Citadel stats revealed, theorycrafting begins
EVE Online's Citadel expansion is due to launch this spring, transforming the way many of us play the game through the introduction of player-owned...
One Shots: Taking a breather
While one might get a sense that MMOs are nonstop adventures, with players shuttling to and fro on various important (and not-so-important) tasks, every...
Final Fantasy XIV will give screenshotters improved tools in Patch 3.2
You may not know this, but apparently there is a so-called "Screenshot Alliance" of Final Fantasy XIV developers who work behind the scenes to...
Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG
I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...
Here’s the lowdown on Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.2
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch is dropping next week, but you won't have to wait until Tuesday to see the changes being made...
Camelot Unchained is getting a lighting-centric facelift
City State Entertainment has announced a major visual upgrade for Camelot Unchained.
In a new letter to backers today, CSE Co-Founder and Technical Director Andrew Meggs...
