[AL:Rift]Official Site:Â RIFT
Studio:Â Trion Worlds
Launch Date: March 1, 2011
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Make room on your plate for Wurm Online’s cooking update
Plenty of folks will be cooking (and eating) up a storm next week in the US, and come November 22nd, Wurm Online players can...
See some of RIFT: Starfall Prophecy’s new housing decor on display
Hope you are ready for the avalanche: This is a pretty big week for MMORPG expansions, including RIFT: Starfall Prophecy's release on Wednesday, November...
One Shots: A lovely holiday
If you were a dragon, what kind of dragon would you be? Perhaps you'd go traditional, with the whole "giant world-devourer" aspect. Maybe you'd...
The Daily Grind: Are companions useful storytelling aids in MMOs?
As of late, I have been adventuring through RIFT's Planetouched Wilds zone and having an absolute ball with my journeys. Part of the reason...
Trion addresses downtime with the ArcheAge community
No one likes network issues. Trion acknowledged a slew of network issues hitting ArcheAge over the past few days in a forum post, noting...
Global Chat: How SWTOR could fix its expansion missteps
Debate and discussion continue in the MMO blogosphere over SWTOR's Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion, with many writers criticizing the expansion's format and...
The MOP Up: Amazon Game Studios’ community tools (November 6, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Massively OP’s guide to upcoming MMORPG expansions
If there is one consistent inconsistency among MMORPG studios, it is that teams keep swinging back and forth on pursuing the expansion model. How...
Cheers to the MMORPG studios supporting Extra Life this weekend
Extra Life is kicking off this weekend! The charity group has been organizing game developers and players alike in an annual gaming marathon for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 89: The book of Revelation
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, Trove, RIFT, The Secret World, WoW, ArcheAge, Star Trek Online, EVE, and EverQuest, with mailbag questions on Hellgate London, WoW, and what players spend on MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What kind of humor do you prefer in MMORPGs?
Humor has to be one of the most subjective elements (and a sadly neglected Captain Planet powerset). Most of us like humor, like to...
The Stream Team: Harvesting pumpkins for RIFT’s Halloween festival
If you aren't a fan of pumpkins, fall is probably not your favorite season. Even in RIFT pumpkins are important! Massively OP's MJ has...
RIFT teases Cleric, Warrior, and Mage legendary skills
Hitting the new level cap in November's RIFT: Starfall Prophecy won't just give your character a few extra stat points and a nice round...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 88: Miles per hour
Justin and Bree discuss AQ3D, Halloween, SWTOR, LOTRO, RIFT, and the health of the MMO market, with mailbag letters on the MMO endgame paradigm and SOTA vs. Camelot Unchained.
Global Chat: Stormblood, One Tamriel, New World, and the ‘antisocial epidemic’
The announcement of Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion, Stormblood, is sure to inject more life and excitement into this beloved MMORPG. A couple of...
Global Chat: The buzz over SWTOR’s December expansion
The Force is strong with Star Wars: The Old Republic's new expansion, at least by all of the buzz that it's created thanks to...
RIFT: Starfall Prophecy aims for a November 16 launch
Now that Starfall Prophecy's open beta is underway, Trion Worlds seems comfortable with setting a launch date for RIFT's third expansion. The studio revealed...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016
"Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the...
Trion’s Scott Hartsman: The MMO market is ‘in very good health’
In a new interview on MCVUK this week, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman dishes on the state of the MMO industry and making inroads...
RIFT reschedules Starfall Prophecy open beta for tomorrow
While RIFT: Starfall Prophecy was originally scheduled to run an open beta back on October 13th, Trion Worlds decided to delay the test until...