x Bookmark Frogster (makers of Runes of Magic) have announced the release date of their Open Beta for Elgium. While Open Beta usually means a game will go Pay-to-Play at the end, and likely cost you money, we believe that Elgium will remain free. Above the din of war echoes a resounding cry of victory [...]

x Bookmark You might not have heard about Repulse, in fact the only reason I had heard about it is because a friend of mine works for Aeria Games. Repulse is a bit like Halo for XBox players except this will probably be a free-to-play (f2p) game, so no cost to download, and likely have [...]
x Bookmark A couple weeks ago, EA Mythic started offering free server transfers for Warhammer Online. This will leave WAR with a total of four servers: 1 US, 1 EU-English, 1 EU-German, and 1 Russian. So what’s next? Assuming for a moment that EA Mythic follows the latest trend of making previously paid games, free-2-play, I [...]
x Bookmark Aion was supposed to succeed with a task no other MMORPG ever managed to work out. It was often referred to as the “WoW-Killer” since it was expected to drive WoW out of the market. However, after three years it is definitely clear that WoW is a strong competitor – too strong for [...]
x Bookmark As predicted, DCU hasn’t done as well as SOE had hoped for. In less then 1 year this game has gone free-2-play with 3 different options available for current players to continue playing the game. DCU the following 3 tiers; Free – You can join the game and go to most of the places [...]

x Bookmark game synopsis from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Nest Dragon Nest is a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG developed by Eyedentity Games. It uses a non-targeting combat system ensuring that players have complete control over every single one of their character’s movements. Dragon Nest requires users to advance their characters by teaming up and traveling into instanced dungeons.

x Bookmark written by GFike Taking a look at the changes LOTRO F2P brought and how its affected Turbine’s profits. LOTRO F2P Back on June 4th 2010, Warner Brothers announced LOTRO F2P. To coincide with this, Turbine was working on a new area, revamping some old ones and adding in a micro-transaction store so players [...]
x Bookmark Nexon’s free-to-play MMORPG, Vindictus, uses a slightly different approach to crafting. Get all the details in this intro to crafting in Vindictus for beginners. The Crafting Journey Nexon’s latest free-to-play MMO acquisition is devCAT’s highly impressive physics-based action-brawler, Vindictus. The game has a nearly unrivaled visual appeal and sports all the same features that make [...]
x Bookmark I already knew that EQ2, was going free to play, but to see that their marketing plan for it included emailing each and every member of their former EQ2 accounts, surprised me a bit. I know, I shouldn’t be surprised, it’s a common tactic afterall. However, when my email inbox got flooded with [...]
x Bookmark In today’s economy, it’s hard to fork over $180 a year to play games. Even harder, when you consider that you also have to purchase the game for another $75 with expansions. So I began searching for alternatives. I of course found Runes of Magic, and am playing it now. But I also [...]
x Bookmark in a few years… maybe… Credit goes to TomRiddle, for pointing out this article by PC Gamer, speaking with Tom Chilton, Lead Designer of WoW. The rise of the free-to-play western MMO hasn’t gone unnoticed at Blizzard, developers of World of Warcraft, the dominant western subscription MMO. Speaking to PC Gamer at their studios [...]
x Bookmark If you have been following TomRiddle and my conversation regarding the fate of Lotro, it’s time to voice your opinion. We want to know what you feel about this subject. TomRiddle, feels it’s time to let the ailing pet die peacefully. Spitt, feels we should see if making it F2P, can save it’s [...]
x Bookmark Two major updates are coming to Lord of the Rings Online this fall: the recently announced free-to-play conversion and the introduction of a new playable area just south of Eregion, Enedwaith. The new playable content is a good way to explain how free-to-play will affect the game. VIP members (those who pay a [...]
x Bookmark from: http://www.lotro.com/news/709 Today is an important day for LOTRO: we’ve announced that this fall, LOTRO will begin offering a Free-to-Play option! Players will be able to download the game and adventure in Middle-earth for free. With Free-to-Play comes the addition of the LOTRO Store, where players will have immediate in-game access to a [...]




















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