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  • Is The Future Of Hero Shooters Tied To The F2P Live-Service Model?
  • A team of Anarchy Online F2P ‘froobs’ defeated the MMORPG’s final raid boss after two years of prep
  • Aion 2 releases monetization plan with optional $15 sub, battle pass, cash shop, and founder packs

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Is The Future Of Hero Shooters Tied To The F2P Live-Service Model?

New games in the genre are having a tough time competing.

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massivelyop.com /3 weeks ago

A team of Anarchy Online F2P ‘froobs’ defeated the MMORPG’s final raid boss after two years of prep

Restrictions on free-to-play characters aren’t exactly new to MMORPGs that also offer a subscription, which is the case for the classic Anarchy Online. However, an extremely dedica...

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massivelyop.com /1 week ago

Aion 2 releases monetization plan with optional $15 sub, battle pass, cash shop, and founder packs

NCsoft has formally revealed its monetization plan for Aion 2 when its global edition arrives in the west this fall. “Our goal is to be transparent about the entire approach,” NCso...

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massivelyop.com /5 days ago

MMORPG sandbox Pax Dei is planning a fixed free trial with a plot and PvP access

MMORPG players might not remember this, but MMO sandbox Pax Dei is still a buy-to-play title: It’s still a $30 game on Steam, which is surely a barrier to entry that is keeping its...

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massivelyop.com /1 month ago

PSA: Path of Exile 2 will run a free-to-play weekend starting May 29 alongside Return of the Ancients

How do you mark the release of a major patch? If you’re Path of Exile 2, you do it by making your early access multiplayer ARPG free-to-play for the weekend. It’s not the most typi...

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massivelyop.com /2 weeks ago

New Aion 2 dev video confirms monetization plans and features for the September global launch

Western MMORPG fans have known for some time now that Aion 2 would be headed for our part of the globe – in September, in fact – but many questions have likely remained as developm...

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Five Free-To-Play Games You Might Like To Try During Bullet Fest

Steam really does have a fest for everything.

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massivelyop.com /4 weeks ago

ArenaNet reiterates Guild Wars 3’s B2P no-sub model and place in ‘the middle of the MMO spectrum’

We consider it a credit to ArenaNet’s long history of fair monetization that when the studio announced Guild Wars 3, most of us didn’t immediately wonder what the game’s monetizati...

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Play Path of Exile 2’s Early Access For Free This Weekend

Experience the game’s latest League.

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Free-To-Play Tactical Vehicle Shooter World Of Tanks: HEAT Launches Just About Everywhere

The World of Tanks IP now has its own hero shooter.

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joyfreak.com /4 weeks ago

How Free-to-Play Gaming Mechanics Changed the Way We Think About In-Game Rewards

​ Free-to-play games did not just lower the price of entry. They rewrote how players understand value, progress, and reward. What started as a distribution model became a design ph...

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pcgamesn.com /1 month ago

Marathon is having a free-to-play week to launch Season 2

Marathon will be open to everyone for one week, giving new players a chance to try out the extraction shooter's next major update.

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massivelyop.com /1 month ago

Aion 2 KR details July 1’s Chapter 1 content and condenses its multiple optional subscriptions into one

When Aion 2 first launched in its native Korea, global followers of the game and many of its local fans were shell-shocked by its monetization practices, particularly the fact that...

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Wild Terra 2 Available To Download For Free (And Keep) For A Limited Time

It’s a good time to try it out if you’ve been meaning to.

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comicbook.com /1 month ago

Steam MMORPG Completely Free for Limited Time

A Steam MMORPG that normally costs $40 on the digital Valve storefront is currently free to download and keep. This offer is available for roughly 72 hours, set to expire on June 1...

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comicbook.com /1 month ago

New $5 Co-Op Game Snags Steam Top Seller Slot

Courtesy of Valve and lemorion_1224 The top few spots on Steam‘s list of best-sellers are typically reserved for free games. After all, it’s hard to beat free in this economy, eve...

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joyfreak.com /4 weeks ago

Free Coins, Real Habits: Why Social Casino Play Feels So Familiar

​ The free-to-play model has taught millions of players to begin first and decide later. A game opens, a reward appears, and the user learns the economy before they learn the legal...

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mmobomb.com /1 month ago

Five Free-To-Play Games I Hope To See During Summer Game Fest

How about some trailers and launch dates?

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fictionhorizon.com /1 month ago

Free-to-Play Economies Through the Lens of Fantasy and Anime Fandom

Fantasy and anime fandoms understand imaginary economies almost instantly. A rare sword, a magic crystal, a limited banner character or a glowing upgrade material can feel valuable...

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massivelyop.com /6 days ago

Tiny old-school MMORPG Winds of Valen introduces an optional sub model to support development

Last March, we first reported on Winds of Valen, a free-to-play old-school styled MMORPG from indie studio Fiery Dog Games that hangs its hat on gameplay in which players are earni...

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massivelyop.com /1 month ago

Wargaming’s arcade-y new free-to-play game World of Tanks Heat officially releases

Do you think you can take the HEAT, tank boi? Well now is the time to find out because Wargaming’s self-described “hero-driven tank game” World of Tanks: HEAT has officially made i...

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mmobomb.com /2 weeks ago

5 Best Free To Play Releases From 2025, Are They Still Worth Playing In 2026?

Are these give games still worth your time in 2026?

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polygon.com /1 month ago

Marathon season 2 will be free to play for one week

Bungie announced that Marathon will be free to play on all platforms with the start of Season 2, which also adds new updates and progression systems.

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massivelyop.com /1 month ago

Marathon unveils a ‘PvP-lite’ experimental mode and free play week promo to kick off Season 2

It’s new season time in Marathon, and as we’ve covered a couple of times before, this one is all about the spooky darkness. Naturally, that means you might want friends to come alo...

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