RIFT

RIFT First Impression Review

Posted on Aug 31, 2011

When Trion announced their half-birthday promotion last week, offering gamers a free week to try out RIFT, I decide to bite since I’ve been contemplating getting into RIFT for some time anyway. My initial foray into RIFT was much like any other MMORPG I’ve played before, you select your faction, customize your character and get going. I [...]

RIFT Lite Announced

Posted on Feb 01, 2012

Today Trion announced Rift Lite, a new unlimited trial where players can play all they want up to level 20 at no charge. RIFT Lite will be available staring today as it will be releases along side the launch of patch 1.7 the  Carnival of the Ascended. Really no surprise here, just about every MMORPG today is doing [...]

RIFT Server Merger [Update]

Posted on Jan 12, 2012

It seems players logging into RIFT today are receiving a server wide announcement about an upcoming server merge. Unoffcially there’s about 17 servers involved so far as posted by RIFTJunkies which you can view below. The merger is planed for Jan 18th and is meant to turn old servers into trial shards, however no official announcement has [...]

Trion Worlds Customer Database Hacked

Posted on Dec 23, 2011

It seems more and more gaming companies are being targeted by hackers these days, from SOE to the Steam and LotRO forums and just a few days ago Square Enix. Well today Trion sent out emails to all its customers stating, We recently discovered that unauthorized intruders gained access to a Trion Worlds account database. [...]

RIFT Holiday Bonuses

Posted on Dec 21, 2011

Starting tomorrow, RIFT will be going on sale for $4.99  and Trion will be giving subscribers a very nice XP bonus all the way until Jan 2nd.  The bonus will give all RIFT subscribers a 15% XP boost for the following activities: Experience from kills Favor from kills Prestige from kills Plaques of Achievement Marks of Ascension [...]

RIFT on Sale for Free!

Posted on Nov 23, 2011

How’s 100% off for a sale? Today Trion announced their Thanksgiving Day sale and are giving away copies of RIFT for free. Looks like Trion’s usual sale price of $4.99 wasn’t low enough to entice gamers, so they dropped the cost completely. The Ashed of History Edition is also on sale for $10.00. You know the first [...]

RIFT Patch 1.6 – Ember Isle Launch Trailer

Posted on Nov 16, 2011

The official launch trailer for the upcoming RIFT 1.6 patch Ember Isle was released moments ago. Th trailer is all in-game footage, no cinematics, and gives players a look at Ember Isle as well as some of the evil found there. Update 1.6 will introduce the games first new zone since launching, a new massive dungeon, new Sliver, World [...]

Trion Comments on RIFT Going F2P: Absolutely No Plans

Posted on Nov 16, 2011

In an interview with Eurogamer, RIFT executive producer Scott Hartsman mentioned that Trion has no plans for turning RIFT into a free-to-play title stating, “Right now, absolutely no plans whatsoever“. Not a big surprise to hear given that the overall consensus is that RIFT is doing pretty well, however when asked for subscription numbers, Hartsman declined to [...]

Rift Endless Adventures Trailer Released

Posted on Oct 18, 2011

Last week during the NYC Comic Con, Trion released a new trailer chronicling the last seven months of updates, new features and patches that have been added to RIFT since the launch. The trailer, called Endless Adventures has now been made available and we have it for you below. While the trailer is basically just a recap of [...]

RIFT Free Weekend Begins Tomorrow

Posted on Oct 12, 2011

Trion has announced another free RIFT weekend, this once starting a day sooner than most at 12:30pm EST tomorrow, Oct 13th and lasting until noon on Monday. Along with the free weekend, Trion has released an Ashes of History update package for $10 and current players can also snag up the Collectors edition for the same price. [...]

Trion: RIFT Has Been the Only “Serious Competitor” to WoW Ever

Posted on Oct 07, 2011

Trion CEO Lars Buttler certainly isn’t modest about what RIFT has accomplished in the seven months since its release earlier this year. In an interview with IndustryGamers Buttler basically called out the entire MMORPG industry stating that RIFT and RIFT alone has been the only serious competitor ever to Blizzard’s World of Warcraft stating, “WoW basically had, for seven years, no [...]