Free! Star Trek Online beta keys

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Star Trek Online, the new space-borne MMO from Cryptic Studios, has finally entered its open beta phase and we've teamed up with publishers Namco Bandai to offer you one of 1500 beta keys, so you can explore the very outer limits of the Star Trek universe.

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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=231716?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS

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Free Realms introduces not-so-free subscription option

Reposted from Kotaku

Looks like man cannot live on microtransactions alone. Sony Online Entertainment is expanding the earning potential of Free Realms by reintroducing a very familiar MMO tactic: monthly subscription fees. Yes, the game is still technically free, but there's a new premium-tier level to the service.

For $5 a month, premium members of Free Realms will be able to access 5 extra jobs, ranking on Free Realms leaderboards, three character slots and 400 extra items and quests. It appears most of the content in Free Realms will be, er, free for all -- however, we wonder how much content SOE will continue to provide for those that decide to play, but not pay.

The PC open beta for Free Realms is due next month. A PS3 version is also in the works.

[Via Massively]

Free Realms introduces not-so-free subscription option originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/FWRxkJKVB1g/

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Stargate Worlds Beta Launches October 15th [Beta Watch]

[Reposted from Kotaku]

In less than two weeks the Stargate will open, allowing the first group of closed beta testers into the world of the hit Sci-Fi Channel television program. The Stargate Worlds closed beta kicks off on October 15th, and the developers are confident that the game is entering the home stretch.

"From now until launch, everything we do is about polish and fun," said Stargate Worlds Studio Head Dan Elggren. "We've laid a great foundation for the beta testers and their feedback is a vital part of the game development process."

They'll be adding more testers as time goes on, so don't be shy about signing up for the beta over at register.stargateworlds.com/Registration/.



STARGATE WORLDS NEEDS NEW RECRUITS FOR CLOSED BETA

New Worlds Await Play Testers in MMO Based on Stargate License

MESA, Ariz. – Oct. 2, 2008 – The wait is almost over for the legions of Stargate and MMO fans waiting to experience the Stargate Worlds Closed Beta test. The gate opens Oct. 15 for the first group of testers.

Stargate fans can pick up their assault rifles and join Op-CORE as they take their first steps in Stargate Worlds. Beta sign ups are live at register.stargateworlds.com/Registration/. More testers will be invited to sign up over time, so it's not too late to put your name in the selection pool.

"From now until launch, everything we do is about polish and fun," said Stargate Worlds Studio Head Dan Elggren. "We've laid a great foundation for the beta testers and their feedback is a vital part of the game development process."

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/410316739/stargate-worlds-beta-launches-october-15th

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Stargate Worlds Beta Signup Lottery For mmolecule Members [Stargate Worlds]

[reposted from Kotaku]

Anyone itching to try out Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment's Stargate Worlds MMORPG could do worse than get themselves over to mmolecule.com.

The MMO knowledgebase is holding an exclusive Stargate Worlds Beta Key Giveaway, open to its members.

Just sign up with the site (new members aren't excluded, don't fret) and then sit back -- nervously fingering your James Spader action figure is optional -- until September 20th, when 200 names will be drawn from the inverted pseudo-Egyptian headdress and each awarded one Beta signup key.

If by some chance you are also a member of a Stargate Worlds Command (a gaming clan, in other words) and host a website in mmolecule's Guild Services Open Beta (a sort of clan-management service) you will get a second chance to win.

mmolecule Launches Stargate Worlds Beta Key Giveaway [mmolecule]

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/371960545/stargate-worlds-beta-signup-lottery-for-mmolecule-members

Warhammer Online open beta starts Sept. 7

[reposted from Joystiq]

If you can't wait to get your hands on Warhammer Online, EA announced today that an open beta for the game will kick off Sept. 7, giving you a whole 11 days to play before the general populace sullies it on Sept. 18.

So, how do you get in? Just pre-order the game with one of EA's "select retail partners." (We don't know who they are yet, but even money says GameStop is one of them.) Also, those who are already in the closed beta will automagically be invited. So, are you getting in on the ground floor? Or have you been burned one too many times by start-up MMOs?

http://feeds.joystiq.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/368201864/

Wizard101 Enters Open Beta

[reposted from Kotaku]

KingIsle entertainment has announced the launch of the open beta for their family-friendly MMO Wizard101, which combines magical adventures with card-based spellcasting battles to create something that seems to have attracted a larger following than they originally expected. Never underestimate the power of rabid card-game fans.

"We more than doubled our anticipated beta audience for Wizard101," said KingsIsle CEO Elie Akilian. "It turns out that the solid game mechanics and whimsical fantasy environment appeal even beyond the tween audience. We've had a great response from testers that included everyone from grandmas who play with a grandchild sitting in their lap to twenty-something traditional gamers." Not to mention thirty-something traditional gamers! Anyone and everyone can head over to www.wizard101.com right now, download the client, and start getting completely thrashed by children half your age. It'll be awesome.

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/357736194/wizard101-enters-open-beta

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Perfect World International

[Reposted from Kotaku]

Beijing Perfect World is launching Perfect World International, an English version of the MMORPG that's built for English-speaking spots in North America and Europe (you won't have to play the Malaysian version if you don't feel like wading through other languages!). The closed beta will be coming next month with anticipated release in September of this year.

http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/339986861/perfect-world-international-trailer

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