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Destiny: The Taken King – guide and tips to Crucible’s Rift mode
Destiny’s newest PvP variant Rift is NBA Jam meets Capture the Flag. Here’s what to expect from this end-to-end war of attrition.
Rift headlines
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Oculus Rift out in Q1 2016, has the ability to stream Xbox One games
The consumer model of the Rift headset from Oculus VR will be released in Q1 2016 and comes packaged with an wireless Xbox One controller, an adapter usable with Windows 10, and the ability to stream Xbox One games to the headset.
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Oculus distances itself from the Immersive Tech Alliance
The Immersive Technology Alliance was officially launched at GDC today, but the most famous VR manufacturer, Oculus, has distanced itself from the group.
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Rift will receive Dream Weaver update next week
Rift update 2.6 will introduce a crafting class known as Dream Weavers, as well as a new story called the Air Saga (watch out for King, Trion). On top of that, 2.6 will introduce some PvE bounty hunting and new skins for combat pets. This is a lot of stuff, and it will all come […]
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MMO Winter Festivities: WoW, GW2, Lotro, SWTOR, Neverwinter, more
Plenty of MMOs are hosting holiday events or other sorts of festivities between now and the new year, so instead of creating a news post for each one, I thought I would round a few up for you instead. Get the list full of acronyms below.
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Rift update 2.5 Song of Dreams is live
Rift, the free-to-play MMORPG from Trion Worlds, has gone live with update 2.5, Song of Dreams. This update features all new content, including an all-new underwater mini-saga called Song of Dreams and Gifts of the Fae, as well as a new Level-60 version of a Telaran instance every week starting November 13. Other additions include: […]
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Rift goes free-to-play on Steam, three new bundles announced
Rift developer Trion Worlds has made its MMO free to all on Steam. The studio has also announced three new game bundles filled with digital bonuses.
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RIFT servers in Russia are shutting down today
Russian servers in RIFT are shutting down today, as Trion Worlds will no longer be supporting the localized version. Belver Online, the company responsible for the localized version, is offering players compensation via other online games it operates. The Russian version RIFT saw many players migrate to the Eruopean servers after the game went free-to-play, […]
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Rift video shows Telara getting geared up for Halloween
Not to be left out of the fun, Trion Worlds is bringing a raft of All Hallows Eve content to free-to-play Rift in the form of the Autumn Harvest event. So, up for grabs will be Halloween gifts, prizes, activities and sheer abject terror (presumably). Check out the trailer after the break.
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RIFT - Trion resetting inactive character names as part of server unification process
As part of RIFT’s server unification process, Trion Worlds will be resetting the names of inactive characters. Those who have an inactive character will be receiving an email with instruction on how to preserve the name, and in order to save said character name, players will need to log into each inactive character before October […]
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RIFT's Beyond Infinity update adds two 20-player raids, more hairstyles
Trion Worlds have detailed the latest update to their enduring MMO RIFT, which adds a couple of new 20-man raids, another five player dungeon, cross-shard dungeon finding, a bunch of new PVP ranks most importantly, more hairstyles. Sadly there’s no information about which hairstyles they are yet, although there’s some lore behind the rest of […]
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Rift sees significant rise in player numbers since free-to-play switch
A few months ago Rift joined the ranks of MMOs that switched business model from monthly subscriptions to free-to-play in hope of righting the ship. It seems like it might have done the trick.
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Trion now closing UK office as well
A week ago Trion revealed they would be closing down their office in San Diego, and today they say they are doing to same to their space in Guildford. This apparently doesn’t mean there will be mass layoffs, as MCV says thise move leads to ten redundancies, including Trion Europe head John Burns, commercial director […]
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Rift players "aren't frickin' ATM machines", says dev
Rift’s senior designer kept one important fact in mind during the MMO’s transition to a free-to-play model: players are not cash cows to be milked.
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Rift has gone free-to-play, new content available for all
Today’s the day, friends; fantasy MMORPG Rift is now free to play. Trion Worlds is determined to keep Rift fair for all players, whether they choose to pay or not – no restrictions on levels or content, and all the best items must be earned in-game, not bought in a shop. To get things off […]
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RIFT free-to-play FAQ explains REX and Gifting
Trion will launch its free-to-play option for RIFT this weekend, and in order to explain how things will work, the developer has posted a blog on REX and Gifting. Theses two features are coming Update 2.3: Empyreal Assault.
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Rift going free-to-play this weekend
Rift developer Trion Worlds is opening up its doors this weekend as the game will be free to anyone who owns a copy of the game already.
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Trion Worlds hit with lay-offs, original numbers "grossly exaggerated," says rep
Trion Worlds has laid off as many as 100 employees, according to various sources on the net. Some say the lay-off count is as high as 80% – a percentage Trion states is “grossly exaggerated.”
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RIFT free-to-play option launching in June
Trion Worlds has announced that RIFT will have a free-to-play launch in June, and will sport a hybrid model similar to other MMOs.
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Rift bumping up userbase with Raptr rewards
How do you save an honest-to-god subscription MMO in a free-to-play world? You use Raptr, apparently, to give stuff away.
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Rift latest
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Destiny: The Taken King – guide and tips to Crucible’s Rift mode
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Oculus Rift out in Q1 2016, has the ability to stream Xbox One games
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MMO Winter Festivities: WoW, GW2, Lotro, SWTOR, Neverwinter, more
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Rift goes free-to-play on Steam, three new bundles announced
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RIFT – Trion resetting inactive character names as part of server unification process
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RIFT’s Beyond Infinity update adds two 20-player raids, more hairstyles
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Rift sees significant rise in player numbers since free-to-play switch
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Trion Worlds hit with lay-offs, original numbers “grossly exaggerated,” says rep
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RIFT players will “never” be offered a lifetime subscription option, says Trion
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RIFT expansion Storm Legion goes into open beta on November 2
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RIFT Storm Legion DLC priced, dated: pre-purchasing now on Steam
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Tempest Rising World Event preps RIFT players for Storm Legion