It’s been a busy season for the free games and in case there are games that you like but have not been able to keep up with, here is the crash course for you. Starting with MMO. These are huge game that require huge investment in terms of time and new ones are very expensive to built and maintain. People have been known to go missing for days while playing them.[divider]
Lets start with new releases,
1. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was launched on the 27th of Aug but due to the aggravating embargo on content release on the game not many have covered the game so far. Although the initial reports are highly positive. Heres is a trailer on whats new.
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2. There are have 2 more announcements that have fans both exited and disappointed. For those you were tired of travelling through skyrims mountain caps and caves alone and were hoping to do so with some friends, who might have to pay for the privillage as the Elder Scrolls online will follow traditional subscription models and a retails price tag for the game.
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3. Those seeing alternatives to this in the more comical fantasy Wildstar with its no linear progess and colonization tasks on the alien planet were also informed that to keep all the content available and provide a good service to all the game would also follow a subscription model.
It is due to note that both these models have great hype surrounding them and may manage to pull off the task at first, but if Star wars: the old republic has taught is anything it’s that when you do go free to play, just make sure you don’t screw it up like them.[divider]
4. But there’s hope for those who wallet seems to be getting lighter with the new games. World of Warcraft (WOW) may be considering going free to play in the future. They are not worried about the free to play part but rather the transaction to go there as they do not want to put off old fans of the series but this move. With their next project Titan expected to be a free title and the trading card game Heartstone heroes of warcraft (currently in closed beta, US only), Blizzard may be very serious about their next gen titles as free to play.
5. About Hearthstone? This is a free-to-play digital strategy card game. Players choose one of nine epic Warcraft heroes to play as, and then take turns playing cards from their customizable decks to cast potent spells, use heroic weapons or abilities, or summon powerful characters to crush their opponent.
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6. Published by Sony online, Everquest next was announced and shows off impressive enviorment destruction in the short trailer below. This is a F2P sandbox mmo with features like Landmark that gives you the tools to design anything that could even end up as a part of the final game. Dynamic content with The land of Norrath changing based on the actions of all players. Cities rise and fall, kings live and die, even the gods may change. Everything in EverQuest Next can be destroyed made possible by the new forelight engine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cdgPuEl5Nuk
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7. Snow, For those who are tired of the standered fantasy mmo’s here is a breath of fresh air straight from the cold montain slopes for an open world winter sports MMO. SNOW is the first free-‐to-‐play, open-‐world winter sports game developed using acclaimed CryENGINE 3 game technology. You will have access to the entire world completely for free and then have the opportunity to purchase character customization and additional content through micro-transactions.
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8. Guild wars 2 completed its 1 year anniversary and now has released a few videos highlighting their plans for the future and a promise of more content. Check here, Arena Net President Mike O’Brien looks back at the first record-breaking year of Guild Wars 2, reflects on lessons learned, and discusses his vision of the game’s future. Link here.
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9. The European publisher Gameforge announced that RaiderZ did not achieve the level of success that was anticipated. But for those of you who are interested, the NA version is up and running fine with new content announced so there seems to be some form of longevity you can expect from the NA publisher. The RaiderZ Login Event has begun, giving you more rewards for just loggin in. Also announced are changes to the game with more content in the form of zones, monsters and items and recipes.
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10. This open world shooter, free to play game Firefall is in open beta have announced a new events with more zones opening up for the open beta testing. The announcement mail read “It is mass mayhem on the ground here! with the basin absolutely littered with the fallen from both sides.” In addition to their Go4Firefall ESL Cup 2 this new content comes at a time when they have completed Stage 1 of Open Beta, core gameplay and stress testing, and are starting Phase 2! This Stage 2 of Open Beta is about expanding the world.
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11. The Neverwinter team after releasing their major content update Fury of the Feywild. To promote the content they are introducing the in-game Summer Festival Event which will run for nearly three weeks. Log in, relax, and you could earn some amazing rewards! Find more details here. Every day, Yina Morradi will grant you repeatable quests and rewards for helping out with these activities:
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