Reminder: QuakeCon 2013 begins Tomorrow

<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:8045a061-5509-49ef-a212-38ebb9541ac9" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><div><object height="480" width="853"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/VHj5VvFWbtE?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/VHj5VvFWbtE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="853" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div></div> <p> </p> <p align="justify">Dallas, TX will be the site of <a href="http://www.quakecon.org/" target="_blank">QuakeCon 2013</a> beginning tomorrow, August 1st.  Events will be streamed via <a href="http://twitch.tv/" target="_blank">twtich.tv</a> and the schedule from streamed events can be found <a href="http://www.quakecon.org/" target="_blank">here</a>.  Of particular interest will be the <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/bethesda" target="_blank">live stream</a> of actual game play of the highly anticipated release of The Elder Scrolls Online next Spring and of <a href="http://www.wolfenstein.com/en-us/" target="_blank">Wolfenstein: The New Order</a> which is scheduled to release later this year.</p> <div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:9c0093ec-4034-4009-95f7-6809e2f41c33" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><div><object height="480" width="853"><param name="movie" value="//www.youtube.com/v/BlvfqfGTar4?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="//www.youtube.com/v/BlvfqfGTar4?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="853" height="480" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div></div> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:ec508224-19ef-4004-9e88-04e1e245dd90" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/QuakeCon" rel="tag">QuakeCon</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/QuakeCon+2013" rel="tag">QuakeCon 2013</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Bethesda" rel="tag">Bethesda</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Elder+Scrolls+Online" rel="tag">Elder Scrolls Online</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Wolfenstein" rel="tag">Wolfenstein</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/twitch.tv" rel="tag">twitch.tv</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/video+games" rel="tag">video games</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MMO" rel="tag">MMO</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/console+gaming" rel="tag">console gaming</a></div>

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Reminder: SOE Live Starts Tomorrow

<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tl1J4LuYBR8/UflAvPhzKEI/AAAAAAAADBw/dOkcNoTTEOU/s1600-h/firiona%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="firiona" border="0" height="476" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ta05-wl0QLM/UflAwLsnqRI/AAAAAAAADB4/KE8JWvxHTqU/firiona_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="firiona" width="844"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="https://www.soe.com/soelive/" target="_blank">SOE Live</a> begins tomorrow night! The schedule of events can be found <a href="https://www.soe.com/soelive/lineup.vm" target="_blank">here</a>.  The keynote address begins at 7PM PDT and will be available via streaming on <a href="http://twitch.tv/" target="_blank">twitch.tv</a>.  The list of streamed events and reveals can be found <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/soe/profile" target="_blank">here</a>.  Of particular interest to Everquest fans will be the revel, FINALLY, of <a href="http://everquestnext.com" target="_blank">Everquest Next</a> to the world.  That will be streamed at 12PM Friday.  Personally, I’m very much looking forward to the reveal and am silently praying that it lives up to my expectations.  I will have full update notes for the keynote address tomorrow night and the reveal of Everquest Next on Friday; other panels are possible depending on if there is anything of interest to report.  </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:d042cd4d-8439-4683-bbb5-b4e18525ec5d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SOE" rel="tag">SOE</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sony+Online+Entertainment" rel="tag">Sony Online Entertainment</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/SOE+Live" rel="tag">SOE Live</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Everquest" rel="tag">Everquest</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Everquest+Next" rel="tag">Everquest Next</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/twitch.tv" rel="tag">twitch.tv</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/streaming" rel="tag">streaming</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MMO" rel="tag">MMO</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/video+games" rel="tag">video games</a></div>

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What keeps me long term interested in playing & coming back to ANY game?

<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNgxXcSOlQJLtVsx0gtMFOM_GLQnKHEYW88ecBy8DKINDUSEMOpDtTLRcY1HmiiGhmKIwRL9kBhvBd7DM1E0j_qn72K6X52a8G-uJxVvivmN-jKFnc4YHViWBBZr38o6r5RhyeLfFPxlC/s1600-h/ScreenShot00015%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="ScreenShot00015" border="0" height="476" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6271Xe66qNw/UbnqQ6PtIHI/AAAAAAAAC90/ok5x-J7xVt4/ScreenShot00015_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="ScreenShot00015" width="844"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">I’ve thought about this a lot recently and we will completely discount story for this posting because if any game doesn’t have a great story then there is no chance of keeping me interested for any length of time.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">Games must have housing and wardrobe appearance slots.  These two items alone make all the difference in my long term interest in any game.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">I played <a href="http://www.elderscrolls.com/oblivion/" target="_blank">Oblivion</a> eons and ages ago on the XBox 360, heck it was my introduction to the Elder Scrolls IP.  It may not have had the detailed customization options that <a href="http://www.elderscrolls.com/morrowind/" target="_blank">Morrowind</a> had, which my husband still laments to this day, but I knew I could log-in and my character had a house where she could catch a nap, brew some potions, or just spend the rest of eternity safely.  </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><a href="www.everquest2.com" target="_blank">Everquest II</a> has done housing and housing customization the flat out best I’ve ever seen in any game.  The options for housing are seemingly endless and the developers, and now the community, continually add to the housing diversity.  All of my EQ2 characters share one house, which I must admit I love.  They’ve all got their alters to their particular gods and their trophies from questing.  I love the pillows strewn about the floor and the critters that roam the home.</font> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9J1NyNxM-DdVoeiK8pwyiYXVd_AlrhxebUmFiK6I13lJNdnzQ79RLcLdV5yIrhcFYXSzH0-WmUrzfTAZ9JtoQ4MNacvbLlTlf0y2xKyBxggwOMb-m9FmAVaC2uWnqC_rnJwaC-T99sd_d/s1600-h/EQ2_000013%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="EQ2_000013" border="0" height="476" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Uauz2zSn-cc/UbnqRlQWLFI/AAAAAAAAC-E/WmNSUCY2Wsg/EQ2_000013_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="EQ2_000013" width="844"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"><a href="www.lotro.com" target="_blank">Lord of the Rings Online</a> has a good wardrobe system as does Everquest II (appearance clothing).  However, neither game does it perfectly.  Both have stunningly beautiful armor and clothing models that my characters drool over but they both suffer from the same flaw.  No game offers enough wardrobe space to make it expansive enough to switch outfits as often as I’d like.  </font><a href="www.thesecretworld.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">The Secret World</font></a><font size="3"> has a pretty good wardrobe system which is perfect for a game set in the modern world with modern clothing, but a lot of their clothing is geared to a much younger player and none of my characters particularly want to walk around in what I consider slutty clothing.  </font><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Rift</font></a><font size="3"> now offers a decent amount of wardrobe slots for in-game currency or real life cash.  Problem is none of my characters are that rich in-game and I’m not spending real life money on wardrobe slots.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m_fjHBrtWi4/UbnqSKhK_LI/AAAAAAAAC-I/4UY8EhsvmOI/s1600-h/EQ2_000124%25255B4%25255D.png"><img alt="EQ2_000124" border="0" height="364" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4y7YWZhAWlA/UbnqSozGe8I/AAAAAAAAC-U/LAX_BCb0Nnc/EQ2_000124_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="EQ2_000124" width="644"></a> </p> <p><font size="3">I love the look of this NPC in Everquest II.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5FCAPbDtrxll1vamAdiBCBMNWlCp_X27WN7zVpWOLVdRzj3p1z8xQedPrgd-_xNAGdlAcuBYFdP1aGmKJ9Zg8XUow0f-m_QbacJpn8AnAWL5em931DFrt2YsxVYXaNxgwMRPz5Mwpprh/s1600-h/ScreenShot00022%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="ScreenShot00022" border="0" height="364" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1JZWt6-fgHs/UbnqTedsaII/AAAAAAAAC-k/plmjso8brig/ScreenShot00022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="ScreenShot00022" width="644"></a> </p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">My Guardian Hobbit in LOTRO never wears shoes but she does love a jaunty hat and on this fine day in Rivendell she was sporting her favorite hauberk.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The one thing </font><a href="www.guildwars.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">Guild Wars</font></a><font size="3"> and </font><a href="www.guildwars2.com" target="_blank"><font size="3">Guild Wars 2</font></a><font size="3"> do better than any of their competitors, and the only thing in my opinion, is the dye system.  Collecting dyes and not having them be consumed on use is brilliant and perfect system.  Other games need to adopt this model.  Yes they might lose out on some revenue but they would undoubtedly make up that revenue from players like me that won’t purchase a single use dye. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">No game, to date, gets housing or wardrobe perfect.  Rift has a goodly number of wardrobe slots but dyes are consumed on use and they don’t have pink dyes.  Rift does have housing but it has yet to make an emotional connection with me.  The Secret World has a decent wardrobe closet but the clothes are too revealing and cannot be dyed.  Guild Wars 2 only has the dye system in it’s favor.  Everquest II has <em><strong>phenomenal</strong></em> and extensive housing but no dyes and limited wardrobe to one outfit.  My characters <strong><em><u>NEED</u></em></strong> many, many more wardrobe slots in </font><a href="https://www.everquestnext.com/" target="_blank"><font size="3">Everquest Next</font></a><font size="3">!  The clothing and armor in the Everquest franchise is so well done and so varied texturally that limiting appearance clothing to one slot is simply criminal.  Lord of the Rings Online has beautiful clothing but dyes are consumed on use and wardrobe storage and slots are too limited.  LOTRO housing is also lacking in comparison with Everquest franchise.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3"></font> </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:3353e5ee-7e96-4e8f-bb47-a725ef2d36e4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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E3 2013: Microsoft Press Conference Highlights, Reveals, & Hype

<p><a><img src="http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/design/2013/5/xbox_one.jpg"></a></p> <p></p> <ul> <li><font size="3">Opening scene is beautiful, Metal Gear Solid 5 set in Afghanistan and it is gorgeous </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Open world game game </font> <li><font size="3">Military shooters aren’t my thing but it looks intriguing </font> <li><font size="3"></font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">13 exclusive titles to Xbox One </font> <li><font size="3">Xbox 360 Upcoming titles </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">new console design coming </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">available starting today, it’s smaller</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Gold Membership </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">New Program begins July1 thru XboxOne release: two new game downloads for free -- </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Assassin’s Creed 2 and Halo 3 given as examples</font></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">GTA 5 </font> <li><font size="3">World of Tanks exclusive to Xbox360 </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">15 v 15 team based tank warfare </font> <li><font size="3">Adapted and tailored to the 360, integrated with Live </font> <li><font size="3">Free download and free to play</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Max the Curse of Brotherhood from Press Play </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">looks fun and entertaining </font> <li><font size="3">bright, colorful, puzzle platformer</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Dark Souls II </font> <li><font size="3">Crimson Dragon </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">looks like a dragon based shooter</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Dead Rising 3 </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Open world zombie game </font> <li><font size="3">Zombies are much scarier looking </font> <li><font size="3">no load times </font> <li><font size="3">massive world </font> <li><font size="3">ok I’m very interested and I don’t generally like zombie games </font> <li><font size="3">hundreds of weapons to discover and customize </font> <li><font size="3">driving critical part of exploration (CRAP on a stick lol) but zombies are still a threat </font> <li><font size="3">smart glass compatible (shown using a windows phone!) </font> <li><font size="3">Available this holiday</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">What Lie Below </font> <li><font size="3">Black Tusk Studio Game </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">more coming </font> <li><font size="3">game play footage shown </font> <li><font size="3">Franchise builder game</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">HALO </font> <ul> <li><font size="3"><strong>EPIC </strong>scene featuring Master Chief </font> <li><font size="3">60 frames per second on the console </font> <li><font size="3">2014 game</font></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Non Exclusive Games </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Witcher 3: Wild Hunt  from CD Projekt Red </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">combat rebuilt from ground up </font> <li><font size="3">free roaming, open world </font> <li><font size="3">non-linear questing </font> <li><font size="3">optional voice commands</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Battlefield 4 </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">game play footage shown, 60 frames per second </font> <li><font size="3">Second Assault (map pack) releases first to the Xbox One</font></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Xbox One </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">more titles in development now than ever before in Xbox history </font> <li><font size="3">New Franchises: </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Ryse: Son of Rome </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">first impression, I’m ALL over this! </font> <li><font size="3">graphic violent images, not recommended for children (personal opinion) </font> <li><font size="3">Roman General Marius Titus is the lead character you play as </font> <li><font size="3">Exclusive and available at launch</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">KIller Instinct </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Exclusive to One</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">INsominac Games: Sunset Overdrive </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Exclusive to One </font> <li><font size="3">Stylized shooter </font> <li><font size="3">Open world, living game </font> <li><font size="3">looks like fun </font> <li><font size="3">Weapon that fires records!!  Looks crazy fun</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Forza Motorsport 5 </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Pimping MacLauren racing </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">MacLauren P1 is on stage!</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">footage showing on screen looks like real life footage, not like previous versions of Forza </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">God Rays are truly impressive</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Drive-atar </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">opponents drive like people not AI </font> <li><font size="3">Learns and adapt based on how you drive </font> <li><font size="3">Races against the world while you are offline, away from the game and you get credit for those races </font> <li><font size="3">World Premiere trailer with all in-game footage </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">beautiful, detailed and again the god rays are stunning</font></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Launch title</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">  Titanfall </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">shooter, mech fighting – definitely mech fighting </font> <li><font size="3">Spring 2014 release</font></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Indie Titles published under Microsoft Studios </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Minecraft, exclusive </font> <li><font size="3">Quantum Break, exclusive </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">works with the television show </font> <li><font size="3">actual gameplay footage shown </font> <li><font size="3">Looks fascinating, again a me type of game</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">D4 </font> <li><font size="3">Project Spark </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Making a game, is the game </font> <li><font size="3">OMG </font> <li><font size="3">uses smart glass </font> <li><font size="3">ALL over this!!!!!!! </font> <li><font size="3">Game you can create, can be shared with the community</font></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Xbox Live </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">Smart glass, smart match, Upload Studio </font> <li><font size="3">Smart Glass with Rye, Son of Rome </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">if you can do it on the console, you can do it from the smart glass device --- exception of course for actual game play</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Smart match </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">can play one game while waiting for another match in a different game </font> <li><font size="3">Upload Studio </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">records, uploads, and shares game play </font> <li><font size="3">commentary, personalization available</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Twitch partnership announced </font> <ul> <li><font size="3">built into One </font> <li><font size="3">Live streaming</font></li></ul> <li><font size="3">Friends list no longer limited to 100 </font> <li><font size="3">No more points, real money in your local currency </font> <li><font size="3">Household no benefits from gold membership</font></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <p><strong><u><font size="3">Launches November 2013 for $499 in the US and can be reserved starting today</font></u></strong></p> <p><strong><u></u></strong> </p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:240afa74-3074-458a-a67e-c359846b9f3e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+ONe" rel="tag">Xbox ONe</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Xbox+360" rel="tag">Xbox 360</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/E3" rel="tag">E3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Halo" rel="tag">Halo</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Master+Chief" rel="tag">Master Chief</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Witcher" rel="tag">Witcher</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Titanfall" rel="tag">Titanfall</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Ryse" rel="tag">Ryse</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Forza+5" rel="tag">Forza 5</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Dead+RIsing+3" rel="tag">Dead RIsing 3</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Twitch" rel="tag">Twitch</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Upload+Studio" rel="tag">Upload Studio</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Smart+Glass" rel="tag">Smart Glass</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Sunset+Overdrive" rel="tag">Sunset Overdrive</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Project+Spark" rel="tag">Project Spark</a></div>

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<p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-N-cGhf5hvfk/Ua3l-33yaMI/AAAAAAAAC9U/cgP0t-0-ty8/s1600-h/2013-06-03_075445%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="2013-06-03_075445" border="0" height="510" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yna10BAvvZw/Ua3l_e2v0uI/AAAAAAAAC9c/5ML7HDFUvu4/2013-06-03_075445_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" title="2013-06-03_075445" width="904"></a> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">The fine folks over at </font><a href="http://trionworlds.com/en/"><font size="3">Trion Worlds</font></a><font size="3"> and </font><a href="http://www.riftgame.com/en/"><font size="3">Rift</font></a><font size="3"> made the fine decision to extend the free to play for all past owners of Rift forever yesterday afternoon.  Free to Play for the rest of the world doesn’t begin until June 12th, along with the implementation of the cash shop, but that is less that a week away now.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="3">So, welcome back to Terlara and enjoy the journey.  But remember, if you want any of the previous bonuses for purchasing a box of the game or a digital upgrade, those purchases must be completed prior to the conversion on the 12th.</font></p> <div id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:5954da3e-4222-49bc-9eed-8abca4f4e644" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Trion+Worlds" rel="tag">Trion Worlds</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Rift" rel="tag">Rift</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/free+to+play" rel="tag">free to play</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/F2P" rel="tag">F2P</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/cash+shop" rel="tag">cash shop</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/MMO" rel="tag">MMO</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/digital+upgrade" rel="tag">digital upgrade</a>,<a href="http://technorati.com/tags/video+game" rel="tag">video game</a></div>

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The fine folks over at Trion Worlds and Rift made the fine decision to extend the free to play for all past owners of Rift forever yes...

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