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Trion’s fantasy MMO is going free-to-play starting June 12. We spoke with creative director Bill Fisher on the upcoming conversion and what it means to new and existing players. Trion announced yesterday that Rift is joining the majority of its peers as a fully free-to-play MMORPG this summer.... More

Firefall is an upcoming open-world shooter from Red 5 Studios, and the company has announced that an open beta is starting this summer. On July 9, the general public can try this free-to-play multiplayer title. Until then, Firefall will continue its closed beta, which will continue to feature new content... More

The free-to-play comic book MMO now has a release date, and a new trailer shows off some of the game's villains. The game is set to go live on June 4, but those who purchase packs of in-game characters will be able to get early access to the game. While you can eventually unlock all characters through... More

A frank letter from the game’s executive producer talks about how The Old Republic can still improve, but also touts 2 million new active players since going free-to-play. The prevailing sentiment in many gaming circles is that The Old Republic is struggling to find players, but info from the developer... More

Armored spiders (shown frolicking happily in the video below) are the stars of Neverwinter’s Hero of the North Founder’s Pack program. The pack guarantees access and VIP perks to Neverwinter’s second beta weekend for a limited time on March 8-10 and March 22-24, as well as access to... More

En Masse's massively multiplayer role-playing game is joining the ranks of the free-to-play revolution on February 5. As with most subscription-gone-free games, Tera will have tiers roughly analogous to "free player, subscribed player, and player who bought the box." The usual bonuses like... More

Gazillion Entertainment’s free-to-play, action-RPG MMO, Marvel Heroes, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the game in the short developer diary, “Building a Hero." This film follows Gazillion’s development team, which includes Diablo creator David Brevik, and... More

Star Wars: The Old Republic is set to introduce a new digital expansion in the spring, and BioWare has just released a first look at the planet of Makeb in Rise of the Hutt Cartel. Check out the trailer below, and head here if you're interested in pre-ordering the upcoming expansion. More

Why are the Aldmeri Dominion, Daggerfall Covenant, and Ebonheart Pact at war with each other in The Elder Scrolls Online? This video should help you get the lay of the land. ESO Loremaster Lawrence Schick details the histories of the MMO's three different alliances in this trailer, which plays out... More

After yesterday's news of the Firefly MMO receiving "well wishes" from Fox Entertainment , accusations of fraud began to appear online. DarkCryo, the developer behind the game, had received endorsements from the Yes Men, a group well known for creating fake media in the interest of raising... More

Get a sneak peek at the cross-platform MMO that runs alongside the upcoming SyFy television series by throwing your name in for Defiance’s Advanced Mission Beta 1. Players brave the many dangers of Defiance’s near-future San Francisco as genetically modified “ark hunters.” Mutated... More

BioWare recently made Star Wars: The Old Republic free-to-play , but the company isn't done with the MMO. The game will soon be getting new operations, flashpoints, difficulty modes, player-versus-player areas, and same sex sex. In a recent blog post executive producer Jeff Hickman said that The... More

The next Lego game won't be based on an outside license, but on on Lego's own brand of fantasy-themed Chima sets. It also won't be one game, but three! Warner Bros. is working on three Chima games. One is a mini racing game called Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz, which is available today... More

Family Guy Online, which only opened up its beta to the public a few months ago, is shutting down on January 18, 2013. The news comes from a posting on the Family Guy Online website . Refunds will be issued back to those who spent real money of the game during the beta. There is another Family Guy game... More

Earlier this year, Bethesda finally acquired Interplay’s rights to a Fallout MMO after a lengthy courtroom battle. Developer of the Fallout MMO and sub-division of Interplay, Black Isle Studios , dropped the Fallout moniker and stuck with the name Project V13. The game is still in development,... More

Blizzard released this trailer showcasing some of the highlights of its MMO's long reign atop the massively multiplayer market. How many of these moments were you there for? I have to say, Karazhan is still the best multiplayer dungeon experience I've ever had. Period. Anyway, November 23rd is... More

Sony Online Entertainment has released a trailer to coincide with the release of Planetside 2 today. Players can join one of three factions as they battle for control of the planet Auraxis. With up to 2000 players per continent and the territory control from the first Planetside, this shooter MMO is... More

Final Fantasy XIV shut down today, but not permanently. Square Enix is preparing to launch Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, which theoretically fixes the many problems that have plagued the MMO since its launch. Below you will find the cutscene marking the game's finale. A Realm Reborn will be... More

Congratulations to ArenaNet for having a bona fide sales hit to go along with their critical accolades and runaway hype train. According to a press release from publisher NCsoft, the subscription-free MMORPG has sold through more than two million units, passing that milestone shortly after the company... More

Paragon Studios, the developer behind City of Heroes, has announced that it is closing its doors. Consequently, City of Heroes will be shutting down near the end of the year. The company released the following statement on its website: This morning we announced that Paragon Studios will be taking to... More