Free Realms Hits Milestone !!

Sony Free Realms announced today it hit 1,000,000 users in 17 days. This has got to be a record for an online game. I don't think WoW has this type of subscription activity. Although this game is free-to-play, a million subs in 17 days is HUGE. I expect on the heels of Sony's success we may see more companies with this type of game model in the future.


Also, Everquest has come out with some new marketplace items that look really cool. You can now summon a puma cub companion and also spiffy up your blades with a nice ornamental blue effect.









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Nice Everquest Lore

Over on the Everquest site, some new lore is written on the 2 original zones of The Estate of Unrest and Guk for the 10th anniversary group events this week. These were some of my favorite zones, especially Unrest and the sounds of the Zombies laughing.

And also because I am interested in this game, here is some more info on the SOE game DC Universe Online.




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Everquest Legends of Norrath 2009 World Championship

Sony Everquest announced the Legends of Norrath 2009 world championship. They are having qualifier events and the winners will go for the World Championship Title.




Gen Con Indy 2009 is fast approaching and it's time to determine who will be crowned the 2009 Legends of Norrath Champion!

SOE has scheduled four Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier events. The first Championship Qualifier is scheduled for Saturday, May 16th at approximately 10:00 AM PT. Each of these two-day Championship Qualifier events will feature the best and brightest Legends of Norrath players, as they compete for their share of an approximately $3,800 USD prize pool and a seat at the Legends of Norrath World Championship Tournament at Gen Con Indy 2009!

Day one of each Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier will consist of multiple tournaments, organized according to Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2 of 3 games) Swiss tournament format. The top 16 players from day one of each Championship Qualifier event will move on to day two. Day two will consist of a single tournament that features the top 16 players from day one, organized according to Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2-3 games) Swiss tournament format. At the end of four rounds of gameplay, the top two players will face off in a single winner-take-all Match Play (best 2-3 games) final to determine the Championship Qualifier winner! This year, both of the top two players from each Championship Qualifier will win a trip to the Legends of Norrath World Championship Tournament at Gen Con Indy 2009!
Each Legends of Norrath Championship Qualifier has NO ENTRY FEE, so get your best deck ready today!

Legends of Norrath 2009 World Championship Qualifier Tournaments Dates:

* Scheduled for May 16-17, 2009
* Scheduled for June 6-7, 2009
* Scheduled for June 20-21, 2009
* Scheduled for August 1-2, 2009

Time: 10:00 AM PTEntry Fee: No Entry FeeFormat/Deck: Standard Constructed Match Play (best 2-3 games)


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My first experience with Free Realms CCG

So I got some booster and they contained, besides cards, various goodies, one special item per booster. These are somewhat complicated to claim, you first need to release them in the card game, then claim them in Free Realms itself. But I did find a dog in one booster, so I didn't need to buy a pet. And I also found a special card players club card, which allowed me to play through a short series of extra trading card quests, which aren't available to players without the club card. The other items were things like clothing, or items with temporary special show effects. I think these will be very popular as it is a way to get certain items in game. Knowing Sony, they will be some very cool and rare items on these cards forcing kids to go out and buy them in store, or on eBay for Bouku Bucks.

It's a shame really that they do this, but from their trial run in EQ and EQ II with the Legends of Norrath CCG, they have seen that this is a very successful way of making people purchase boosters.

Blizzard is doing the same thing with their World of Warcraft CCG, and some item cards, Spectral Tiger, are selling on eBay for over $1000.00. The demand is there for them to add even more rare useful items on these cards forcing people to purchase.

Hopefully Sony will not push the envelope too far with Free Realms.