RIFT Standard Edition PC News

By today's standards, an MMORPG running for over two years before going free-to-play has been pretty successful with the subscription model. So well done, Rift. Developer Trion Worlds today announced that it will switch the MMO to F2P on June 12, a respectable 25 months after launching. It'll do the usual microtransaction stuff, of course. Read more

The Defiants and Guardians get even more real estate in the new expansion pack for Rift, entitled Storm Legion. Read more

Rift is adding a new PvP game mode called Conquest, in which three large-scale factions fight for control points. Read more

Rift has updated to version 1.8, bringing a new raid, world event, trade skills, and a guild finder. Read more

In a recently posted Q&A, RIFT developer Trion Worlds answers some frequently asked questions about things like co-operative faction play, and other items like the possibility of cloaks or Arenas being added to the game. Read more

Rift developer Trion Worlds talks about some of the plans moving forward with the game now that it has turned one year old. Read more

Rift is now offering a "Rift Lite" version, which will allow players to create a character and play the game through level 20. Read more

If you've played Rift, be aware that an account database of developer Trion Worlds has been hacked. The naughty hackers have made off with personal information including addresses and dates of birth, but Trion insists credit card details are safe. Read more

Today's Filter features a multiplayer classes trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a mission pack trailer for Red Faction Armageddon, a fan-made Team Fortress 2 inspired movie, a red band trailer for Rise of Nightmares, and much more! Read more

Starting with patch 1.3 this summer, the MMORPG's players will be able to transfer characters between servers once per week for free. Read more