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Telaran Thrills & Chills

The Rift team has released a spooky (and HILARIOUS!) new video. Telara is frightening enough with instant tears in the fabric between the planes but around this time of year it's worse. Watch as a weirdly familiar couple of "special" Ascended take on Telara's bestiary in this new video.
Reported on Oct 28, 2011
Bits and Pieces

In the latest Chronicles of One Telaran, MMORPG.com's Paul Crilley discusses the recently released Ashes of History content as well as his continuing journey towards the capital city of Sanctum.
Reported on Oct 26, 2011
Trion Worlds Considers IPO

Speaking to Reuters, Trion Worlds CEO Lars Butler revealed that the possibility of going public is on the company's "horizon at some point."
Reported on Oct 25, 2011
The Vigil

In the latest Chronicles of One Telaran, MMORPG.com's Paul Crilley takes a look at the gods of the Vigil and examines what your mother told you never to talk about in public: Religion. Check out Paul's thoughts about religion in Telara and then add a few comments.
Reported on Oct 20, 2011
A Glimpse of Ember Isle

The Rift team has posted a brief overview of Ember Isle, a zone set to make its appearance in v1.6. In addition to the short text article, devs have released a dozen concept art shots showing off some of the local critters that will inhabit the area.
Reported on Oct 19, 2011
Endless Adventures Trailer Debuts

Trion and the Rift team have released a new trailer celebrating the game's first seven months on the MMO scene. The trailer is called "Endless Adventures". Check it out and let us know what you think!
Reported on Oct 18, 2011
Seven Months Later

Rift has been in retail release for just over half a year and has taken home the GDC Online Best New Online Game award. How is it stacking up compared to release? Check out Mobin Koohestani's "Seven Months Later" impressions to find out. Leave us your thoughts about Rift after its first seven months in the comments.
Reported on Oct 16, 2011
Invasions

MMORPG.com's Paul Crilley is back again for another exciting and informative look at Rift through the eyes of both player and character, in this case Caedryn the Dwarf. In this latest installment, Paul takes a look at invasions as he's adventuring in Silverwood Check out Chronicles of One Telaran and then leave us a couple of thoughts in the comments.
Reported on Oct 12, 2011
Free Weekend Incoming

New and returning Rift players are invited to reacquaint themselves with the game from Thursday, October 13th through Monday, October 17th.
Reported on Oct 12, 2011
Ashes of History Live Event to Start October 12th

The newest Rift Live Event has been announced as starting on Wednesday, October 12th. The Ashes of History live event will pit players against the slaves of Laethys and Maelforge and see an increase in fire and earth rifts across Telara.
Reported on Oct 11, 2011
Ember Isles Now On PTS

The first new zone to be added to Rift is now live on the public test server. Called the Ember Isles, the area is set to give level 50s a run for their money with more difficult mobs and bosses. YouTube user "LyricalBrit", aka Warb, has posted a nice video of the Ember Isles from a Defiant's perspective in the game.
Reported on Oct 11, 2011
Story of the Week: Rift Ain't Skeered

This week's SotW comes courtesy of Trion's charismatic and emphatic CEO, Lars Buttler. In a recent interview, Lars spoke on Rift being the only real WoW contender, and how they're simply not afraid of SWTOR.
Reported on Oct 08, 2011
Serious WoW Competitor & Unafraid of SWTOR

According to a new interview with IndustryGamers.com, Trion's Lars Buttler, Rift has been the "most serious competitor WoW has ever had".
Reported on Oct 07, 2011
Trion Announces 'Red Door' Gateway

Trion has announced a new initiative called 'Red Door'. According to the press release, Red Door "will consist of a consumer platform and a full-scale publishing and development platform, based on the proprietary technology fueling Trion's games."
Reported on Oct 06, 2011
The Old Gods

In today's Chronicles of One Telaran, MMORPG.com's Paul Crilley takes readers on a tour of the Old Gods inhabiting the Telaran realms. Caedryn the Dwarf learns all there is to know about each of the oldies...but goodies or baddies, depending on your perspective. Read more and then leave us your comments.
Reported on Oct 05, 2011
Devs to Help Raise Money for Kids

The Rift and Trion teams have announced that they are working with Extra Life to help raise funds for the Children's Miracle Network.
Reported on Oct 05, 2011
Ashes of History Impressions

Last week's Rift: Ashes of History update has been heralded as one of the most publicized and anticipated patches since the game's launch in February. MMORPG.com Associate Editor Suzie Ford has a few thoughts to share about Ashes. See what she thinks about her experiences as a level 50 in Rift. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Reported on Oct 04, 2011
The Best Loyalty Rewards

With last week's launch of the Rift v1.5 "Ashes of History" update, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy's one decked out dwarf cleric thanks to the new veteran's rewards. Bill is awfully impressed with the rewards program implemented with Ashes and some of the ingenious rewards players can earn. He's got a few thoughts to share and then wants to hear your ideas in the comments. Read on!
Reported on Oct 02, 2011
Family Values

In the latest edition of Chronicles of One Telaran, MMORPG.com's Paul Crilley continues the story of Caedryn the Dwarf as he journeys through Telara. In Family Values, Caedryn is zapped into the future, a future that's not very nice. Read more!
Reported on Sep 28, 2011
75% Off on Steam -- Today Only!

If you've been on the fence about Trion Worlds' fantasy MMORPG, RIFT, you might want to check out today's deal on Steam where the game is now on sale for 75% off, bringing the price down to an affordable $7.50.
Reported on Sep 28, 2011