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Explore The Halls Of Asgard In Marvel Super Hero Squad Online

3:20AM May 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Just in time to help curb your child’s urge to run about the house smashing things with hammers, the family-friendly free-to-play MMO Marvel Super Hero Squad Online expands into Asgard, the home of Thor in all his many forms and splendor. More »


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It’s Time To Join The Super Hero Squad

7:20AM April 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

While details are still being hammered out for Gazillion Entertainment’s more mature Marvel MMO, its family-friendly, free-to-play Marvel Super Hero Squad Online is now open for business. Head over to HeroUp.com to get started. More »


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PlayStation Network Gets Its First Free-To-Play MMO This Month

5:00AM March 12, 2011 | Mike Fahey

After nearly two years in operation on the PC and Mac, Sony Online Entertainment finally brings it’s family-friendly, free-to-play massively multiplayer online game Free Realms to the PlayStation 3 on March 29, making it the first free-to-play console MMO. More »


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Four Play For The Price Of Two With The Xbox Live Gold Family Plan

1:40AM June 23, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Microsoft gears up for the launch of family-friendly Kinect this spring with the Xbox Live Gold Family subscription plan, delivering four Xbox Live Gold memberships for the price of two, plus a host of new features and family-exclusive content. More »


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Free Realms Meets Star Wars In Clones Wars Adventures

2:40AM June 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Sony Online Entertainment draws back the curtain on Clone Wars Adventures, taking the successful formula established with its free-to-play, family-friendly MMO Free Realms to a galaxy far, far away. More »


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Free Realms Makes It To The PlayStation 3 For E3

5:20AM April 30, 2010 | Mike Fahey

What happened to the promised PlayStation 3 version of the massively successful free-to-play MMO Free Realms? On this, the first anniversary of the PC release, Sony Online Entertainment gives Kotaku the skinny on the console version’s E3 2010 appearance. More »


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Free Realms Celebrates Eight Million Players

3:40AM February 9, 2010 | Mike Fahey

It’s been awhile since we checked in with the player population of the free-to-play, family-friendly MMO Free Realms, and Sony Online Entertainment snuck in more than five million additional users while we weren’t looking. More »


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SweetRobot Pits Pets Against Monsters

9:20AM December 12, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Here’s a closer look at the kid-friendly Pets vs. Monsters, the first game from Funcom’s new casual studio, SweetRobot, heading for open beta testing before the month is out. More »


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Wizard101 Celebrates First Year, Five Million Players

1:20AM September 11, 2009 | Mike Fahey

KingsIsle Entertainment’s family-friendly MMO might not have taken off as fast as Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms, but Wizard101 is doing just fine, celebrating more than five million registered players on its first anniversary. More »


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Free Realms Player Watch: We Have 3 Million

1:20AM June 13, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Sony Online Entertainment’s Free Realms just surpassed 3 million players, leading us to suspect that perhaps the original million is just creating new accounts to get more free celebration gear. More »