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We said before that Trion Worlds planned to turn its MMORPG Rift free-to-play on this day but, you know, what sort of company expects people to remember things like that in the excitement of E3? But it has, and everyone can now play it as much as they please without paying a penny.
Trion Worlds has undergone yet another round of layoffs, a new report confirms, this time affecting the Defiance team in San Diego.
By today's standards, an MMORPG running for over two years before going free-to-play has been pretty successful with the subscription model. So well done, Rift. Developer Trion Worlds today announced that it will switch the MMO to F2P on June 12, a respectable 25 months after launching. It'll do the usual microtransaction stuff, of course.
Trion Worlds has detailed the first DLC pack for Defiance and some general future DLC plans, and the show has been picked up for a second season.
If you're in the mood for a free-flowing shooter with the novelty of being surrounded by dozens of other players, then Defiance is a decent pick, but if you're the type of gamer who craves either a good story or an active player community then this one is not for you.
Defiance developer Trion Worlds has given a more detailed explanation for its DLC plans, and offered an apology for its server troubles.
The open-world shooter Defiance is expected to launch on April 2, and Trion Worlds is planning to put the game through its paces one last time with its final beta on March 22. It will be the third for PC players, but the first for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users.
A press event in San Francisco allows us to get some hands-on time with Trion Worlds upcoming SyFy MMO, Defiance.
Trion Worlds' upcoming MMO-ish persistent world shooter Defiance promises "no subscription required" to play. But, it will offer a $40 DLC season pass.
Defiance has set a global release date of April 2, and has announced plans for its next beta test to start on February 8.
