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ESL has partnered with Trion Worlds to run a series of Atlas Reactor competitions that feature more than $8,000 in prize money. The Atlas Reactor Go4 series kicks off this weekend, and to celebrate Atlas Reactor will be free to play for everyone for the entire weekend. Previously community focused …
Read More »Trion Worlds’ Hartsman on what he learnt from moving Trove to China
In August, MMO specialist Trion Worlds made its debut in China with Trove. We speak to CEO Scott Hartsman for tips about moving to this lucrative region. Trion Worlds has been behind MMOs such as Rift, Defiance and Trove. How would you assess the state of the MMO market? It …
Read More »Trion Worlds ditches free-to-play model for Atlas Reactor because ‘it’s less fun’
Multiplayer title will now be sold using premium price points at $30, $60 and $100
Read More »Syfy renews Defiance for third season
Trion and Syfy’s TV and gaming crossover experiment Defiance will get a third season, the television network has announced. Episodes for the upcoming season will begin airing weekly later this year, according to Syfy. In the meantime, Trion is prepping a new major update for the accompanying free-to-play PC title. …
Read More »GAME confirms Defiance lock-ins
Namco Bandai and Trion Worlds have partnered with GAME to run five Defiance lock-ins. Each event will allow attendees to try the action MMO, which is not due for release in the UK until April 2nd. They will also receive free beta access keys, and get some free food and …
Read More »Trion partners with XLGames
MMO publisher to take on Lineage creator's ArcheAge
Read More »End of Nations dev confirms 19 layoffs
Petroglyph to continue working on new titles through 2014
Read More »Free’s crowd: Using free-to-play to grow MMOs
Trion Worlds aims to reinvent the MMO space with each title, and is using free-to-play to attract a wider audience. James Batchelor finds out how this model will benefit titles like the online RPG? Rift and strategy game End of Nations. What are you doing to prepare for the launch …
Read More »CCP veteran Nathan Richardsson joins Trion Worlds
MMO shooter Defiance gets SyFy channel TV counterpart
Read More »Crytek teams up with Trion Worlds for Warface
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 …
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