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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Pathfinder Online expands holding and adds company feuds
If there's another group of players in Pathfinder Online and you hate their stupid faces, the most recent patch to the game's Early Enrollment...
World of Warcraft shakes up itemization in its next patch
If you had been under the impression that World of Warcraft's personal loot was already equivalent in reward amounts to group loot, well... maybe...
EVE Online sheds some light on… texture lighting
Players spend a lot of time staring at the hulls of their EVE Online ships, so it makes sense to make those ships as...
Uematsu’s Dragonsong is the theme for FFXIV’s Heavensward expansion
Did you catch that new Final Fantasy XIV trailer that Square Enix released today? It's called Dragonsong and it's the main theme song from...
Ultima Online seeks players for expansion focus group
Ultima Online producer Bonnie Armstrong has put out a call for player focus testers. Broadsword is searching for somewhere in the neighborhood of 250...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s endgame dungeons, from launch to present
It's crazy to realize that Final Fantasy XIV has added more dungeons via patches in a year and a half than World of Warcraft has...
Dark Age of Camelot throws Memorial Day bonus weekend
Dark Age of Camelot fans might want to adjust their plans for the upcoming holiday weekend in the US, as Broadsword is turning on...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Expanding into Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns
When Guild Wars 2's expansion was announced, most of the questions on our lips were permutations of "What's the new level cap?" and "What...
World of Warcraft previews the pets of patch 6.2
There's no reason to ask about whether or not you're looking forward to World of Warcraft's next major patch; if you're playing the game,...
Global Chat: What do you remember about Guild Wars?
Late last month, the classic Guild Wars transcended its 10th birthday and prompted a flood of nostalgic posts and shared stories. A few MMO...
The World of Warcraft selfie scavenger hunt is on
You laughed when they brought the selfie camera to World of Warcraft. You rolled your eyes at friends who spammed your Twitter feed with...
WildStar gives free techno-kitty pet to everyone
Good news for those who were inconvenienced by WildStar's extended maintenance the other day: The game will be giving everyone affected a unique cyborg...
Master X Master Online is an NCsoft MOBA with a twist
Are you curious about NCsoft's Master X Master Online? Steparu's put the game through its paces and has nice things to say about it, concluding...
Albion Online’s newest dev answers community queries, snaps at EVE trolls
Albion Online is surely milking its acquisition of Game Designer Matt Woodward for all its worth. After Albion heralded his arrival with a level...
CCP Games buys back $20m in bonds, drops Legion trademark
News is circulating in the EVE Online blogs and forum that developer CCP Games has just bought back $20 million in publicly traded bonds....
ArcheAge spawns fresh Reddit drama over pay-to-win
Third time's a charm with Reddit! Remember back in March when a Skyforge moderator threatened to ban anyone using the term pay-to-win and was...
EVE Evolved: Building your own empire
When CCP announced its far-reaching plans to overhaul EVE Online's territorial warfare gameplay, players were cautiously optimistic but understandably guarded. EVE's old sovereignty system...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gets you exploring?
You want to hear something weird? For as much crap as WildStar got about its path system, I actually do love to explore in...
Camelot Unchained’s Friday update talks blowing stuff up
Mark Jacobs has posted Camelot Unchained's traditional Friday update. In it, he thanks a couple of backers for their gifts to the team, and...
World of Warcraft dev attributes subscriber drop to ‘cyclical’ play patterns
Losing three million subscribers? That might be a big thing to some people, but for World of Warcraft Lead Game Designer Ion Hazzikostas, it...
