With seven open beta sessions under its belt, Rift: Planes of Telara is probably one of the most polished fantasy MMORPGs at launch. The graphics range from pleasing to breathtaking depending on one’s tastes, bugs are nonexistent or if some managed to survive they are certainly not show-stopping or heavily frustrating gameplay wise and all the game’s elements come together to create a fluid gameplay experience. But is that sufficient to keep a subscription based MMO afloat on a market in which free-to-play is the new rage? We took a look for you at what Rift hides under its shiny polished cloak so you can decide for yourself. … More

Battlestar Galactica Online, a browser based Free-to-Play Sci-Fi MMORPG developed by Bigpoint, has just recently surfaced to the level of public awareness with the game going from closed beta to its open beta stage. With the Unity engine at its core, this space combat simulator sets new standards for browser games, as it looks, sounds and behaves countless times better than any other video game released for this media.

At the start of the game any new player will have to choose from the two available and rival factions: the Cylons and the Humans. There isn’t much information to help with this decision and you might wonder what the two factions stand for and what your role might be if you pick one or the other, especially if the BGO lore is not something you are up to date with. The truth is that … More