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Four Cool Things About Four ‘Free’ MMOs
The world of massively multiplayer online games keeps getting, well, more massive. We’ve come a long way since I first picked up the genre eight years ago. World of Warcraft may still dominate the traditional monthly susbcription market, but free-to-play multiplayer worlds of all kinds boast tens of millions of subscribers worldwide.
Neverwinter Takes A Fast-Paced Stab At D&D
I sat down in Perfect World’s E3 demo room on Tuesday unsure of what I should expect from Neverwinter. I remember trying Dungeons and Dragons Online back in 2006 when it was new, and I’ve poked ineffectually at Neverwinter Nights a few times in my life, but neither ever captivated me. I respected those games’ goals, but the type of gameplay both demanded simply required a kind of patient approach that I’m not always great at taking.
What Free-To-Play Means To Star Trek Online Players
Ether Saga Online Now Officially Online
After months of testing that may have seemed like playing a launched game to the uninitiated, Perfect World’s Ether Saga Online is finally declared fit for launch.
Ether Saga Online Closed Beta Cutely Approaches
Perfect World Entertainment have announced the closed beta of their latest anime-flavoured MMORPG Ether Saga Online is just around the corner, and loaded for with bears.
Chinese MMO Chi Bi Heading to Japan
I’ve been watching the movements of Beijing Perfect World with some interest; in comparison to some of the up and coming companies, they’ve certainly kept a reasonably low profile lately. Until, of course, they launched the ‘international’ version of their original MMO, Perfect World. Now they’re eying another go with the Japanese market, bringing their Chi Bi (‘Red Cliff’) MMO to Romance of the Three Kingdoms-mad gamers. I’ve heard tell Perfect World will be releasing another of their games to the US market in the near future, and we can only hope that it’s Red Cliff — I’m all about some classical Chinese fiction renovated for a 21st century audience. The Three Kingdoms gaming phenomenon is fascinating to me, and one that I hope to write on formally at some point in the not-too-distant future. Press release after the jump.
Perfect World International Beta Registration Opens
So, we mentioned that the English-speaking world is getting its own version of Perfect World, so it can stop piggybacking on a couple of servers on the Malaysian version; along with another launch comes another closed beta, which will be starting on August 19th. The news page has more information on giveaways and the like, or you can just register on the game’s site.
I’ve been galloping around the test servers for the past week or so, and I’ve been having a reasonably good time (especially considering I usually abhor actually playing MMORPGs). It’s pretty, it’s free, and if you haven’t already, may be worth checking out.
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