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In the absence of any other hard data on free-to-play MMOs, much is left to speculation. But Daniel James of Three Rings Design recently revealed that his company's little MMO Puzzle Pirates takes in about $50 each month per paying user through micro transactions alone.

This seems to indicate that given the option, MMO players will actually spend more than the customary $15 subscription fee.

So yes, there's money to be made in free-to-play games, and that's why the big boys want to play! It's all a matter of making your players want your virtual goods.

A lot of publishers have also adopted a so-called freemium business model, where players are given the option to pay a subscription fee to become VIPs and obtain access to certain features not available to free-to-play users.

Having said all that, and having determined that we want to expand our coverage of free-to-play games in general and MMOs in particular, let's take a look at what's out there right now.

Our list is by no means complete, and we would like you to tell us if there's any game we missed that you'd like to hear more about in the future.