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MMO shooter Defiance gets SyFy channel TV counterpart

Free-to-play shooter Warface will be co-published by developer Crytek and Trion Worlds. The latter is best known for its popular MMORPG Rift, and is currently working on MMORTS End of Nations, which launches this September. Crytek announced Warface back in 2010. The online shooter centres around both co-operative and competitive …

MMO rift to use updated real-time dynamic interactive clothing and soft-body physics effects

Trion Worlds has expanded the trial version of its flagship MMO, essentially making the game free-to-play. Rift Lite drops the time limit and lets new players enjoy the the game for free until they reach level 20. If they enjoy the game, they can sign up for full membership, with …

Electronic Arts has brought several new third party partners onboard for its digital distribution service, Origin. A total of 11 independent game publishers will be bringing their games to the platform, including Robot Entertainment, CD Projekt Red, Freebird Games, Recoil Games, Autumn Games, 1C Company, inXile Entertainment, Paradox Interactive, Core …

Up-and-coming MMO specialist Trion Worlds has received a massive financial boost towards the company’s ongoing expansion. The publisher secured $85 million from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and current investor Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. "We are thrilled about entering this exciting period of growth and scale with our investors," said Trion …

Trion Worlds has dropped the subscription price of its PC MMO Rift with bigger savings given to those who pay annually. An annual subscription previously cost 71.88 per year – or 5.99 per month – but this has now been lowered to 59 per year. This works out at 4.92 …

In a sector that is becoming more generic, where most newcomers can be described as World of Warcraft with…guns/lightsabers/robots (delete as appropriate)”, everyone is searching for a way to topple the market leader. Trion Worlds’ solution is to step away from what makes current MMO behemoths so popular, enticing gamers …

Smart phones, social networks and other relatively low-entry gaming platforms have spawned a new wave of indie developers and fresh IP. Not since the late ‘70s and early ‘80s days of ‘back bedroom’ coding have so many flowers bloomed, or has it been so easy to get a gaming concept …

Ambitious MMO developer Trion Worlds has finally lifted the lid on its action MMO project. Entitled Defiance, the game has been developed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in conjunction with SyFy and will be closely integrated with an accompanying TV series of the same name. Both properties are set …