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Ankama, the force behind DOFUS, Wakfu and Dofus-Arena have decided to fully support GamesCom 2009 by attending the August 19-23, 2009 convention in Cologne, Germany. And when I say fully support, I mean fully support. There will be giveaways, playable games, Wakfu episodes in English and a special press conference… Continue Reading »

If you’ve been paying attention to Sony’s free-to-play MMO Free Realms, you’ll have noticed that the company has implemented a rather novel way of aquiring unique items. While there are the typical giveaways, for example the special avatar cap given to beta testers or the Station Cash and avatar shirt… Continue Reading »

Jagged Blade Games’ Dead Frontier, a free-to-play, browser-based, zombie apocolypse survival MMO, has just entered the open beta phase. The game is an action RPG set after the zombie menace has overrun the world. Players are tasked with trying to survive and grow stronger, despite the constant zombie attacks and… Continue Reading »

Nexon’s preparing Dungeon Fighter Online, another free-to-play online game, for North America. Like many of Nexon’s games, Dungeon Fighter Online is a localization of a Korean game from Neople called Dungeon & Fighter. It also is quite popular in Japan, where it is known as Arad Senki and has inspired… Continue Reading »

Free Realms doesn’t look like your typical massive multiplayer online role playing game. The characters that look like they were borrowed from a children’s movie are part of it. Plus, it launches from your web-browser after downloading a brief plug-in, is mainly free and doesn’t really have any random battles.… Continue Reading »

This is the way game companies should do business. Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc., has launched a month-long promotion (April 2009) that guarantees gamers will enjoy their games or get a refund. The company’s press release goes a bit further than just guaranteeing “fun,” but states a refund will be… Continue Reading »

Want to get involved in Nexon’s free-to-play MMORPG Mabinogi? It’s a great time for it, what with the massive Pioneers of Iria expansion just added into the game and a lot of previously premium content suddenly becoming free. Of course, with that expansion came some important decisions. Now there are… Continue Reading »

If you’re a frequent Gamertell reader, you may be thinking, “Wait, Mabinogi was already reviewed!” That’s true. However, that was before the massive Pioneers of Iria expansion that Nexon unleashed on February 26, 2009. Previously in Mabinogi, the game would be updated in bursts called Generations. Each Generation would tend… Continue Reading »

If you haven’t been playing Nexon’s free-to-play MMORPG Mabinogi, February 26, 2009 may be a good day to start. On that day, Nexon is releasing Pioneers of Iria, a massive expansion pack that combines Generations 4 – 6 in one massive pack. As we discussed before, this means all new… Continue Reading »

Pirate Galaxy is certainly coming along well. In fact, the closed beta of Gamigo AG’s free-to-play, browser-based, space exploration MMORPG has just begun. That means that, if you want the opportunity to play, all you have to do is register and hope you’re one of the first 5,000 people to… Continue Reading »