Trion Worlds has just announced that fantasy MMO RIFT will be headed free-to-play on June 12th. Obviously, the hope is to bring in a variety of new players, but the announcement can result in a bit of whiplash when deciding whether or not to count yourself among those getting into the game.

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RIFT, the award-winning online game from Trion Worlds, will adopt a free-to-play business model starting June 12, 2013. Players will be able to experience the entire game world; every dungeon, every zone, and every level and get full access to all current and future game updates.

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Adventurers of Telara, you've kind of got a good news/bad news situation taking place here. The bad news is that RIFT is getting invaded, which was already the case. The worse news is that it's now being invaded by the Hellbugs from Defiance, which usually require a great deal of automatic weapons fire to be put down.

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Hello, MMOSite readers; today we're looking at an in-depth top 5 add-on's for raiding in RIFT that will increase your efficiency, make things easier and help you get through the raid without wiping, RIFT which is the fantasy MMORPG brought to us by Trion Worlds is pretty much a hard recreation of World of Warcraft with its own story, motivations and quirks. Which means its raiding is difficult, competitive and rewarding.

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Published by CJ E&M, under the Netmarble portal, RIFT Korea will officially close down on 25th April 2013, with refunds given back to subscribers from 17th April onwards and web shop closing on 28th March.

Continue reading RIFT Korea Announces Game Closure.

RIFT continues its second anniversary celebration with a colossal value for new and returning players. Save 25% on your purchase of RIFT from March 21 to March 25.

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Former Rift Producer Hal Hanlin has left Trion Worlds and is now the Lead Producer at social games giant, Zynga. Hanlin had worked for Trion Worlds since 2008.

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RIFT China's publisher, Shanda Games, is spending millions to stress what a Western success the game is in order to attract the China gamers. Hence, American celebrities are recruited.

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Trion Worlds ushers in RIFT update 2.2 with annual Carnival festivities, new gameplay features, subscriber bonuses, and the Steppes of Infinity Zone event.

Continue reading The Second Anniversary of RIFT Begins with Carnival of the Ascended.

It's almost been two years since the first RIFT officially opened over Telara. As part of the second anniversary celebration, RIFT's update 2.2: Carnival of the Ascended is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, February 27th.

Continue reading RIFT Update 2.2 Launches February 27th.

According to Rift Year Two State of the Game letter, Executive Producer Scott Hartsman has announced his resignation from Trion Worlds.

Continue reading Rift News - Scott Hartsman Leaving Trion Worlds.

With the launch of Trion Worlds' RIFT: Storm Legion expansion, the special promotional game time packages are available now, check out the latest package information! The event will last from 17 January 2013 onwards.

Continue reading Storm It Your Way in Rift: Storm Legion.

Trion Worlds is back from holiday vacation and has rolled out a new update for RIFT to deal with increased bot activity and add a useful new feature.

Continue reading RIFT Update Targets Bots and Adds Cross-Server Grouping.