
TheParanoidGamer writes: "Outblaze and TurnOut Ventures announced today that the free-to-play online game Earth Eternal is now in open beta and accepting all players. The beta will run for the next few weeks to let players explore the revamped massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) while helping to identify any issues and bugs before launch. Visit www.eartheternal.com to play the beta of the revamped Earth Eternal."

Outblaze and TurnOut Ventures announced that the free-to-play online game Earth Eternal is now in open beta and accepting all players. The beta will run for the next few weeks to let players explore the revamped massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) while helping to identify any issues and bugs before launch.

2010 was not a remarkable year for the MMO industry. While no major MMOs shut down, certain shutdowns certainly did make history for their remarkable exit. Three MMO shutdowns - plus one other MMO that seems to be out of commission long before launch - made their mark on history last year.

MMOHut, "Its no secret that the company behind the innovative browser based MMORPG Earth Eternal has been struggling. Facing bankruptcy, Sparkplay put up Earth Eternal for auction several weeks ago. According to an official post by Matt Mihaly, the CEO of Sparkplay, plenty of companies participating in the bidding. The winner hasn’t been announced yet, but Matt has cryptically stated that it is a company most of us have heard of, but one that we wouldn’t pick correctly on our first guess. Later in the post it is revealed that the new owner has deep pockets and a large, pre-existing audience that should give Earth Eternal a new jolt of life...."
Good to see an opportunity for testing and clean out the bugs.