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The fate of this story is now in Aeria Games’ hands.

Aeria Games has grabbed the rights to publish Waren Story, a free-to-play fantasy MMORPG from Twelve Sky and Troy Online developer ALT1 Games.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/waren-story-announced-beta-sign-ups-now-live.html

Star Gem’s answer to EVE Online and World of Tanks. If you’ve ever wanted to play an outer space version of World of Tanks, without the tanks, then you’re in luck. Gaijin Entertainment announced on Thursday that the closed beta test for Star Conflict, its new PvP-based space combat MMO, has begun. Read more: [...]

BioWare Mythic’s MOBA game opens to all.

EA has announced that its free-to-play MOBA title, Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes is now in open beta. Announced last August, the Warhammer Online spin-off features “instant, fast-paced and competitive three-sided 6v6v6 PvP arena gameplay.”

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/warhammer-online-open-beta-begins.html

Beat ‘em up style action MMO coming this summer. Outspark has announced that it will be publishing Dark Blood in North America and Europe. Developed by JCR Soft, the online action title is described as having “fast-paced hack ‘n slash mechanics, exciting PvP arenas, an internal ranking system and mature content.” Read more: [...]

Bigpoint teases new browser MMO, possibly Square Enix’s Crystal Conquest. Bigpoint has announced that it’s partnering with Square Enix to bring an unnamed new game to Europe and North America. Bigpoint says that the new game is “well into development at Square Enix” and more details will be unveiled in the “near future”. The publisher didn’t [...]

Open beta starts April 25, plus over $2,000 in prizes to be won. KoramGame has announced that the open beta for Spirit Tales will begin on April 25 at 4:00PM PST. In addition, those who sign up for the game before April 30 will be entered into a contest to win over $2,000 worth of prizes, [...]

Closed beta for monster-hunting action MMO coming later this year. Frogster’s free-to-play action MMORPG RaiderZ has opened for closed beta registration, the publisher announced today. According to Frogster, the closed beta test is scheduled to launch later this year, and the first 10,000 players to sign up will have guaranteed access to the test. Read more: [...]

Online multiplayer aspect of 0x10c will likely have a monthly subscription.

Minecraft developer Mojang has announced 0x10c, an online space game set in the year 281, 474, 976, 712, 644 AD.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/mojang-reveals-0x10c.html

New sci-fi online strategy game calling for beta testers. Desert Owl Games, an indie studio founded by the original creators of PoxNora, has announced a new online turn-based strategy game called Void Rim. The game will feature three factions at launch, the mobile Helios Legionaries, the versatile and numerous Dronos, and the persistent Nethermongers. Read more: [...]

New flight sim from Birds of Prey developer enters closed beta.

The closed beta test for War Thunder: World of Planes is now underway, Gaijin Entertainment has announced. The closed beta gives testers access to over 100 aircrafts and lets them test their piloting skills in several different locations.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/war-thunder-world-of-planes-closed-beta-begins.html

Military FPS marches into open beta.

Army Rage’s open beta has begun. The open beta for the free-to-play WWII shooter opened on Tuesday and includes a host of changes to the game.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/army-rage-enters-open-beta.html

MMO Racer races into open beta.

The open beta for free-to-play racer Auto Club Revolution has begun. Starting from today you can build a car and hit the tracks in Auto Club Revolution without a beta invite.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/auto-club-revolution-open-beta-begins.htm

Diablo-inspired online action RPG opens up to the public this weekend. The Path of Exile public stress test weekend will run between March 30 and April 1, Grinding Gears Games has announced. According to developer, the public stress test is meant to help them stress test their servers in preparation for the upcoming open beta. Read [...]

New AAA free-to-play FPS in the works.

City Interactive SA has announced World of Mercenaries, a new Unreal Engine 3 powered free-to-play shooter for the PC.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/world-of-mercenaries-announced.html

PSO2 is F2P, will be playable on smartphones too.

SEGA has finally shed some light on Phantasy Star Online 2′s pricing model and other details. The long awaited online RPG sequel will be free-to-play, and will be heading to iOS and Android devices in addition to the PS Vita.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/pso2-will-be-free-to-play.html

Beta testing begins next month. C9 – The Continent of the Ninth Seal’s beta test will begin next month, Webzen has announced. The beta test will kick off with a press-only testing phase on April 12, and starting on April 15, the beta test will open to the general public and run until May 5. Read [...]

Another MMORPG from SOE goes free-to-play.

SOE has announced that its fantasy MMORPG Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will be switching to a SOE flavored free-to-play model, similar to the kind of model adopted by the company’s other MMORPGs like EverQuest II, EverQuest and DC Universe Online.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/vanguard-saga-of-heroes-going-free-to-play.html

The hugely anticipated action RPG will go live in May.

Diablo fans rejoice: Blizzard has finally nailed down a concrete release date for Diablo 3. The long-awaited action RPG will be released on May 15 across retail outlets worldwide and also digitally via Blizzard’s Battle.net website.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/diablo-iii-dated-for-may-15.html

Gala Lab’s new free MMORPG coming out later this year.

Gala-Net has announced today that it will be bringing its dungeon-crawling MMORPG Eternal Blade to North America.

Read more: http://www.mmofront.com/eternal-blade-announced-for-north-america.html