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IGN: Free Realms Hands-On

The free-to-play market is booming business in the MMO industry. Not only are foreign companies porting over their popular F2P titles and localizing them for an American audience, but homegrown companies are now starting to cut out pieces of that pie for themselves. One of these companies, Sony Online Entertainment, has been developing Free Realms for quite some time. Free Realms is an MMORPG whose target audience falls in the younger spectrum. It combines casual gaming, RPG combat, tradeskills and a trading card game into one experience. The game world is a whimsical, fictional and cartoon-like environment.

Myst6224d ago

This one is okay if you like killing time and just wanting to do something. I'm in the beta right now and will say that it feels kind of "stale" compared to other MMOs, but then again it's not really marketed toward those gamers who like doing things to the hardest level or what not. Though I will admit I can waste at least an hour or two on the game alone and it doesn't always have to be walking from one place to the next.

Kart racing is fun, so is the Demolition Derby, that's pretty much all I've started to enjoy with the game. Fighting I didn't care for nor cooking. I get that enough in XI with the cooking itself, crafting and tons of fighting. Though in my opinion it's worth checking out for at least tan hour and a half to two hours. So you can get past the tutorial (which you can't speed through) and to get some of the starting things done

snaz276224d ago

ok i like the fact that sony try to cater for every demographic... its cool that they want to bring games that some group of people will like... but this kiddie mmo i just dont get really... for 1 how many little kiddies have a ps3? i mean its like 300 quid now even that is too expensive for some hardcore gamers let alone for some parents to buy their young child surely thats what the wii is for?... now im in no way saying the ps3 isnt worth 300 quid... damn right it is but i just question how many young kids have 1... secondly out of the minority of kids that might be lucky enough to have a ps3 how many of them are hooked up to the net? and for the ones that are hooked up to the net how many of their parents will be willing to give them 5 quid a month to play a game? i think when you whittle all that down it will be a rather small number if you ask me... yeah more games the better but come on sony hit your demographic dont even bother with the casual sh!t as nintendo has that wrapped up.

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snaz276224d ago

yeah i know its on the pc aswell but im talking from the console perspective... it being on the pc is just another reason for sony not to have it on the ps3 in my book... im just saying why even bother having it as its aimed at the wrong audience... and also i think that if it does take off it will have the oposite effect to what you want... if it shows people are willing to pay for it monthly why would they stop doing that? like when people are willing to pay for stuff via dlc that is already on the disc (capcom) even useless stuff like outfits! fing outfits! lol... does that mean that next time capcom will do their dlc for free? dont bet your life on it!

GEESE6224d ago

I know people hate paying, but that is why I like it. There are no douche bags online because they won't pony up for it.
This game will suck balls because it is aimed at younger audience.
That means sh1t talking teenagers and general losers all round.
FAIL

Try WoW free trial if you have a decent PC and want to play mmorpg. But be careful, you will say goodbye to life.

Myst6224d ago (Edited 6224d ago )

Wow is nothing compared to what you have to do for Final Fantasy XI it wants you to give up your soul to progress and you had to give up your soul for two lives in the past when it was much harder :p.

{Also I didn't hit disagree - I've played WoW before to -.-}

creeping judas6224d ago

As good as WoW is for taking over your life, you should try Lord of The Rings Online. Because of the story line, to me it makes a better MMO then WoW.

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10 Years Ago, Gaming Industry Notables Were Hit And Miss Regarding Free-To-Play Gaming

A lot has happened in gaming, especially free-to-play gaming, over the last decade. Nobody could predict just how prevalent it’s become, and how some of the biggest games on the planet – League of Legends, Fortnite: Battle Royale, World of Tanks, and more – are all free-to-play.

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Editorial - Free-To-Play(Station)?

PSU looks at the emergence of free-to-play games and how it relates to PS3 and PS4.

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Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Live 2013 Detailed

The Koalition: "Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) hosts an annual event to celebrate their massive stable of free-to-play MMO games, as well as an opportunity for them to finally shed some more light on the next Everquest game. SOE’s library of current offerings includes: DC Universe™ Online, Dragon’s Prophet™, EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Free Realms®, PlanetSide®2 (review here,) PoxNora®, Star Wars®: Clone Wars Adventures™ and Vanguard® Saga of Heroes. With so many games on their roster, it’s no surprise that they host an annual event to celebrate the games and gamers. The event is being held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 1 – Aug. 4, 2013."

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