Yesterday EA announced Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances, a MMORTS game based on the popular C&C series. The game will be free-to-play and will be available on both mobile devices and through a web browser.

Closed beta testing begins today and those interested can sign up on the official website. The website is pretty bare bones right now with only a beta form and a few posts, but we do have the C&C Tiberium Alliances announcement trailer below. Check it out.

The first major expansion to Terra Militaris, the free-to-play MMORTS from gPotato, launched today bringing with it a ton of new features.  The expansion, Conquest, will add a new PvP mode, new buildings, an in-game auction house, lottery system and more.

For high level players, a new challenge in the form of an instance named Trials of the Champion has been added, which is packed with 50 levels filled with opportunities to pick up XP, fame and precious items.

Siege Wars, a new PvP mode meant to bring more endgame content, has also been added which allows players to fight directly in an enemies’ Campsite built in contested territory. Players can strategically build their campsite defenses to best repel invaders, while invading players will have to select the right balance of combat units and siege weapons to break through the arrayed defenses.

A new lottery system called the Orbs of Fortune has been introduced which gives players a change to win items from the shop or very rare hero characters.  The Conquest expansion also adds an Auction House to Terra Militaris for trading and to further enhanced the player economy.

A new player city building names the Hero Monument has bee added which allows anyone to create special high-level troops that are specific to their chosen civilization

Crafting has also been enhanced with new forging tools being added to increase the statistics of weapons, armour and many other pieces of equipment and daily challenges will be introduced for all players.

Aside from those changes, veteran Terra Militaris players will notice interface changes and hotkey changes as well as many bug fixes and improvements to the general game.

Below is the official Terra Militaris Conquest Expansion trailer for your viewing pleasure.

Today the free-to-play MMORTS, Stronghold Kingdoms, expanded into France by launching a new French World server. Stronghold Kingdoms, which is developed by indie developer Firefly Studios, is a online strategy game based on the single players RTS game series Stronghold.

Stronghold Kingdoms, which reminds me a bit of Lord of the Realms PC series from the mid 90′s, puts players on a gigantic world map that’s based on real world geography. Players start off with a small village that they must build into a kingdom if they wish to rule the surrounding lands.

I played one of the Strongholds back in the day, I think either the original or SH2 and it was pretty good. I might have to check this out if I can pull myself away from Black Prophecy.

Ubisoft announced today that their free-to-play browser MMO, Settlers Online, currently only available in Germany, is heading to France and North America. Settlers Online strategy MMO where players must collect resources, turn their villages into castles and create an army to expand their empire.

While in France the game will remain Settlers Online, it has been rebranded for North America as Castle Empire Online, which sounds very generic.

Players can register for closed beta on both sites, which are listed below.

• http://www.TheSettlersOnline.fr
• http://www.CastleEmpireOnline.com

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The new MMORTS game, Indomitus, from KoramGame is getting ready to launch into open beta this Fourth of July at 7:00pm PST.  MMOCrunch is teaming up with KoramGame to giveaway 250 in-game items to help celebrate the launch of OB.

Each item code will give the player 8 bonus in-game items which are listed below:

• Corvee Labor (5): Decrease building time for one project by 50%. Multiple speed-up items can be used per project.
• Equipment Outfitter (5): Decrease recruitment time by 30%. Multiple Equipment Outfitters can be used per queue. Can Speed-up recruitment time of an individual soldier to 10 seconds at the fastest.
• Boar Standard (2): Increase Resource Output in all Manors by 20% for 24 hours. (Effect does not stack other resource output items)
• Fyrd’s Mandate (2): Increase a designated manor’s building queue to ten projects for 72 hours.
• Blessed Blood Pendant (5): Increase one Hero’s Attack by 20% for 72 hours.
• Blessed Stoneskin Pendant (5): Increase one Hero’s Defense by 20% for 72 hours
• Inspiration (5): Give a hero in training an immediate experience boost. Upgrade research to improve the amount of experience received.
• Invigorating Tonic (5): Restore a designated Hero’s Stamina by 2,000 upon use.

To take advantage of this offer, please head over to our Indomitus Item Giveaway page to receive your in-game code.

The first major expansion for the Terra Militaris, the browser MMORTS game, has been announced and will be released within the next few weeks.  The expansion, called Conquest, will include an epic new instance, two new PvP modes and a new auction house for players to trade gear.

Trials of the Champion, the new raid instance,  contains 50 levels of play and can be challenged once every 24 hours. Each level of the instance will give players fame, EXP and items on completion and with 50 levels to be defeated, Trials of the Champion is an excellent raid for players looking to vastly increase their fame when aiming for the Domination or Imperial Eras in Terra Militaris’ end-game.

Along with the new instance, two new PvP modes have been added, Siege War and Famous City War. Siege Wars allow players to raid each other’s camps [for world advantage and pillaged loot], and Famous City Wars involve players taking the fight directly into the territories and cities of their enemies’ civilizations.

In addition a new auction house will open for players to trade gear, skills and powerful unique items. Players will also be able to obtain special forging items in order to boost the stats of weapons, armour and other items. A new lottery system called the ‘Orbs of Fortune’ will also launch with the expansion, which allows players to exchange coins for items and allows one free use per day, with the chance of winning rare heroes for the player’s Terra Militaris army.

The Conquest expansion also includes a huge range of fixed and balances and other significant changes. The game’s UI will be significantly overhauled to increase ease-of-use and visibility. Hotkeys will also be implemented for issuing commands and navigating menus quickly.

No exact date for the expansion has been set yet, however we expect it sometime in July.  For now you can take a sneak peak at some of the changes coming by viewing the screenshots below.

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Koram Games has revealed their new MMORTS game Indomitus.  Indomitus will be a free to play browser-based title with focus on massive battles, city building and heroes.  The closed beta is set to begin on June 13th and for those of you interested in participating head over to the official site.

Indomitus promises various combat modes such as real-time city sieges, historical battles, bandit raids, PvP face-offs, guild battles, and more.

Checkout some of the Indomitus screenshots below.

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Fans of the MMO and RTS genres have been blessed with a growing developer interest in combining the two game styles. Along with Trion Worlds’ (yup, the same guys behind Rift) End of Nations, gamigo has formally unveiled their contribution to the cutting-edge MMORTS genre. gamigo’s Elements of War Online is set in a dystopian American future wherein Russia and Europe have joined forces in staging a full-scale invasion of the free world. As a result, the United States have been torn and ravaged into raging battle zones. Most interestingly, guns and steel have long ago been cast aside in favor of ultra-futuristic “elemental” weaponry, namely artificial tornadoes, storms, earthquakes, and more.

Continue past the cut for the official feature list…

The dividing of America into smaller war zones takes on more than a figurative form; players will participate in 8-man (4 vs. 4) strategical battles across the States, the results of which should collectively shift the tide of the war as a whole. The entire war is what adds the “massive” connotation to Elements of War Online, as territory control is affected by thousands of players concurrently. Aside from carefully selecting units for different situations, players should never underestimate the effectiveness of a well-placed storm or tornado.

Here’s the full feature list from gamigo:

• Tactical map with 50 different battle zones
• 16 maps (forest, desert, town, plains, hills, snow)
• Element weapons )earthquakes, tornadoes, thunder, electro-magnetic pulses, storms)
• 2 playable factions (USA, Russia); more factions are in planning
• 31 unit types for each faction (infantry, vehicles, planes, helicopters)
• Experimental units (such as units with modern armor and uniforms)
• Up to 8 players on one map (4-on-4)
• Units gather experience and gain ranks, can be equipped and learn skills
• Destroyable environment

From October 28, 2010, Gala Networks offers the opportunity of playing Terra Militaris through the gPotato.eu games portal.

This game is a free-to-play browser based MMORTS, with high-end Flash Graphics, that focuses on the mission of bringing the Rome, Egypt, Persia and China civilizations to rule the world. You’ll have to develop the one you choose in several strategic fields, like economy, resource management and, of course, building an army.

Terra Militaris is all free, with no downloads or installation and can be played both in PC and Mac formats in Europe.

“Following on from the Closed Beta Test held last month, we’re hugely excited about opening Terra Militaris’s doors to anyone and everyone who wants a cutting-edge RTS via the most accessible route available – the Internet browser. We’re sure players will be impressed by how advanced Snail Game’s technology has become, with no expense spared on production values and game mechanics, not to mention a depth of gameplay and strategy that’s unprecedented for the browser gaming format.”

To start playing the Terra Militaris Open Beta, simply go to the gPotato.eu games portal and start your fight for glory.

The GamesCampus MMORTS Soul Master has released a major and ambitious update for its content. The update includes several new features, like three new missions and bosses, exp granted on every monster you defeat, Warehouse Expansion Scrolls, a new Bonus Life and a new Chat Window. The game developed by NPluto innovates bringing customizable Hero units into the RTS games, allowing players to have a MMORPG-like control over their characters.

Soul Master is the type of game where you can do a lot of things. The mixing of MMORPG and RTS concepts is the key to it. You’ll have to dig into skill trees, build bases, control resources, fight other players with a RTS driven PVP type of combat, etc. The competition between players can be set in teams as well, letting you and other 5 players cooperate and face other teams.

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Free to play market keeps getting stronger. Almost everyday we receive news of F2P titles releasing or major updates for the ones already in the market. The gaming world is becoming a giant.

More information at the official site.