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How much of a game can you experience in a week? Do you think you could hit the level cap? Could you make a full army of alts? Could you make friends and have a reason to keep playing? As part of its anniversary celebration, Champions Online is inviting players to see what they can do with a week of unfettered access to the game. From September 1st to the 7th, anyone can register and play the game completely free, whether or not the player has purchased the game in the past.

All that players have to do to take part is sign up on the official page, which means registering an account if you haven't done so previously. Then, for the whole of that week, you'll be able to access everything in the game as if you were a normal subscriber. To sweeten the deal for existing players, there will also be a promotion running in the C-Store, with nearly everything at a 20% discount. It's hard to say no to a free week of a game, so if your interest is piqued, sign up for a free week's worth of Champions Online now.

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Curious about the changes that Issue 13 has brought in, but not sure if you want to reactivate your City of Heroes or City of Villains account? Well, if so, you're in luck! The good folks at NCNC are eager to show off all the new goodies that were added with Issue 13, and have thrown open the doors to Paragon City, inviting back all former Heroes and Villains who have accounts in good standing.

All returning players will be treated to a "freespec" - or free respec, as well as a free tailoring session, enabling players to take advantage of the cool new costume options. Beyond that, there's new Cimerora and Midnight Squad story arcs to check out; new powersets; the option to have two builds enabling players to have a "solo" and "party" build - or a PvE and PvP build they can switch between; the Leveling Pact option if you're rolling a new character with a friend; and a bunch more to read over.

Of course, there's also the addition of Day Jobs to enjoy, but that works when you're logged out. We're sure you won't want to miss a minute of your free time checking out all the great new content City of Heroes has to offer!

MassivelyIssue 13 brings free weekend for players originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With The Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion slated to hit store shelves on November 18th, Turbine is taking extra measures to entice old players to come back with another Welcome Back Weekend. This has been done a couple of times before, so you might know the drill, but in case you don't here goes!

From tomorrow through November 17th, all former subscribers in good standing can play for free, no commitment required. During that period, everyone -- former subscribers and current -- will receive 25% extra experience from monsters, which will stack with rested XP. These are pretty simple incentives, but if they're enough to bring you in, you can download either the standard or high-resolution client and get started tomorrow.

EDIT: We read wrong! While the XP gains push through the 17th, the free play period only lasts through the 10th. Thanks, Bissrok.

MassivelyThe Lord of the Rings Online's Welcome Back Weekend event starts tomorrow originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A very short post on the new Irth Worlds (the name seems to go back and forth between Irth Worlds and Irth Online) website drops the bomb that any account that has been created already, and any that are created up until the 29th of February next year, will not have to pay to play. This free play will begin on November 23rd. There is an unusual twist to this one though -- it seems they can only guarantee this situation for a certain period of time, saying that these accounts will remain free for at least two years. Evidently a lot of questions came flying in, as the Irth Worlds poster Damian has made two updates to the story since.

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MassivelyIrth Worlds going free-to-play... for at least 2 years originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Players of War Rock, the free-play MMO from K2 Network and Team War Rock, have the opportunity to win prizes as a part of this year's special Halloween events. All cash purchases made on the War Rock website until November 7 qualify players for a chance to win at the prize lottery.

Instant prizes include an in-game dinar jackpot, unreleased weapons and more. Each purchase also puts players into the weekly draws for G5 gaming mice, Sound Blaster Pro sound cards, and Creative Labs headsets. The Grand Prize draw is for an Alienware m5550 gaming notebook.

Check out the full list of prizes, terms and conditions, and enjoy your Halloween gaming at War Rock!

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With all the buzz about Flagship Studios' upcoming game, Hellgate: London, it hasn't been difficult to forget their subsidiary studio Flagship Seattle, who are currently beta-testing their own new MMO, Mythos.

Mythos, due to ship later this year, is a free-to-download, free-to-play, casual MMO which will be distributed by another Flagship subsidiary Ping0 LLC (in North America and Europe) and HanbitSoft (in Asia).

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MassivelyFlagship's other MMO - Mythos nearing release originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Pi Story (the cutesy anime-styled side-scrolling 2.5D MMORPG) has returned after a couple of months back on the drawing board for a rework. A second round of beta testing is opening up on October 26 at 6PM GMT, and closing on November 2 at 7AM GMT, with servers running from 6PM to 7AM GMT each day during the round of beta testing.

Major bugs reported by players from the last closed beta round have been tested and fixed for a smoother game play. The server's performance has also been improved for less network issues. New additions to the game include more maps, a new class, and enhanced battle skills for a better game experience.

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MassivelyPi Story returns for second closed beta originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aeria Games and Entertainment has launched the open beta of their new MMO Twelve Sky on 12 October. During the Open Beta, Aeria will be running special events, giveaways, promotions and competitions.

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