Massively's Free Realms beta key giveaway

by Shawn Schuster on Apr 17th 2009 9:00AM

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You may have noticed us ramping up our Free Realms coverage a bit this week in preparation for something special. Well, that time has arrived and we're happy to announce an exclusive beta key giveaway for Sony Online Entertainment's Free Realms! We have 100 keys to give away to the Massively readers, and everyone has a fair chance.

To enter, simply add a comment to this post describing which feature(s) of Free Realms you anticipate most. Maybe you like the whimsical feel to the game. Maybe you like the minigames, or the job system, or the safe atmosphere for children. Whatever it is, we want to hear about it! You may enter only once, at any time from now until 9am EST on Saturday, April 18th when eligibility will close. Once the contest has closed, we'll choose 100 winners at random from the comments. Good luck!

[Edit: Eligibility is now closed. Winners will be contacted by the end of the weekend. Thanks to all who participated!]

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Reader Comments (311)

Pick me! :)

I look forward to playing this with my kids. They haven't really enjoyed many games since Mythos shut down. We gave FusionFall a try for a bit, but it didn't seem as polished as it should be at release. FreeRealms looks like something a bit different and fun for a very wide audience.

This looks like a fun new style of MMO.

I'm looking forward to the lower subscription fee for the premium service level; the flexibility the minigames provide to avoid the mind numbing repetition of the normal game grind; and the flexibility provided when grouping by being able to change jobs whenever I want.

what I like about it most is the free aspect

I do like the art direction they went for on this type game, and I'm kinda interested in the whole job specialization stuff. It looks like they are really trying to do multiple different things with this title, so I'm interested in seeing how it works out.

Plus, ninjas.

The colorful nature of the game's art style and the casual feel it seems to have.

Defintely looking forward to the non-hardcore MMO feel. Casual playing!

I love the idea of this game. My son (almost 9) is really looking forward to playing. And I might just join him.

I am interested in the casual style of gameplay and general all around good looks of the game. It is sure to get my family playing with me in a game. Now that is the real deal!

I am excited to try the class/job system. I am slao interested in the aspect of mini-games while crafting and gathering.

For me, it's the cohesive WORLD that they've created. I like that it's not all about combat - you can just simply do so much more in the game. Maybe today I feel like getting a job. Tomorrow, car racing. Another day, maybe some hunting.

So many MMOs seem to try to make a game a world, but it really just all comes down to the combat. This is the first one that seems to offer more.