When the good-sized wars and sanguinary scenes are always the case in the popular MMORPGs, you might as well try some relatively relaxing and endearing ones, and eDragon Online is worthy of considering.

Klick game, a new browser gaming portal, today announced the open beta for its browser RPG Game eDragon. And the closed beta players could receive beta rewards as long as leave their ingame character name.

eDragon Online takes Martial Arts and fantasy action as its theme, and players in this game can role play from three races, to fight against the evils side by side. You have no reasons to belittle these elfins, as they are not only able to give you a leg up in the tough battles, but also capable of taking care of your farming and drafting. Come and meet your little assistant right now!

learn more at http://edragon.klickgame.com

The world’s best MMORPG RIFT will come to South Korea as the agreement between Trion Worlds and CJ E&M Games Corp was reached lately, according to the press release.

Meanwhile, rumors said RIFT will also be published in China, and chances are NETEase has already secured the rights to exclusively distribute RIFT in China.

Below is the Press release:

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – April 19, 2011 – Trion Worlds, a global developer and publisher of premium online games, announced today it has signed a multi-year agreement with Korean developer and publisher CJ E&M Games, the online developer and publisher in CJ Group, to exclusively publish a localized version of the recently released MMORPG Rift™ in Korean.

“We take the Korean market very seriously as it is driven by innovation and growth in the online gaming space,” said Lars Buttler, CEO, Trion Worlds. “By working with CJ E&M we are able to bring deep, immersive online gaming experiences to the east, and continue delivering quality games to gamers worldwide.”

“We are very happy to introduce the premium MMO Rift to Korean gamers, as it delivers a truly dynamic experience which I am personally enjoying very much, and I am confident Korean gamers will also enjoy this great title,” said Whon Namkoong, Head of Games Business, CJ E&M.

The agreement comes hot on the heels of NPD’s March Report which lists Rift as the month’s top-selling PC game at retail in North America. While digital sales have significantly outpaced retail sales, the report details a strong retail performance for Trion’s first premium online title.

Sources from Dot MMO

Just browsing through the web internet, I never found a full and comprehensive list of this year’s top browser-based RPG Games. I decided to make a list to introduce the newly released browser RPGs in 2010.

1. Pockie Ninja

Pockie Ninja is a free-to-play anime MMORPG. It features all of your favorite characters and monsters and lets you get in on the action. Create a unique character and choose from hundreds of different skills and abilities.

2. Drakensang Online

Drakensang Online is an intense fantasy-themed MMORPG that leaves you breathless and wanting more. This free-to-play browser-based version is adapted from the popular Drakensang PC game. Set in a dark and dangerous world, you adopt the role of gallant hero, taking on the most evil of monsters, dragons and even the mighty devil himself. Fortune favors the brave in this free-to-play role-playing game, as you are taken into a miriad of mysterious and frightening dungeons, where evil roams free. Show your strength as a warrior and hero, as you courageously slay the fiercest of opponents in the browser game Drakensang Online.

3. Forsakia – The Lost Clans

Forsakia – The Lost Clans is set in the fantastical world of Jianghu, once ruled by admirable and powerful clans. The leaders of these clans were viciously killed in a surprise attack by mysterious offenders.

4. Call of Gods

Call of Gods is a free-to-play real-time strategy game that challenges you to create an empire and conquer the world. Beginning with just a fortress wall and headquarters, you will need to construct more buildings to gather resources, store items and research new technologies.

5. Magic Campus

Magic Campus is a free-to-play browser game that is based on Flash technology. Featuring the classic turn-based combat system that is common in many Japanese-style role-playing games, you will get to take on hundreds of monsters while you complete quests and go on adventures.

6. Shakes & Fidget

This browser-based online game awaits you with many exciting quests and impresses with a lovely design. At the beginning of the game, you choose a character and determine age, appearance, gender, and race. In addition, you decide on a class for your character and last but not least you give it a name.

7. A Mystical Land

A Mystical Land is a massively multiplayer online game, developed not only for your browser, but also for facebook and mobile devices. The online game combines traditional MMOG elements of role-playing and PvE with more casual elements including mini-games, and crafting.

8. Juggernaut (Browser RPG)

Juggernaut is a browser-based MMORPG, set in a detailed and mysterious world. As a young scorpion, it is your job to prove your strengths and true calling as a hero of the land. Complete quests in order to prove your skills and honesty, and delve further into the lurking secrets of Haradan. Though once a peaceful land, Haradan is now ruled by ferocious beasts granted with immense supernatural powers that threaten the future of the planet.

9. Neosaurs

In the browser-based MMORPG Neosaurs you raise your very own dinosaur creature, deciding whether it will evolve into a fierce Rex, powerful Cera or brisk Ptera. Rex Dinosaurs specialize in high damage, good defense and fire magic. Cera Dinosaurs specialize in high HP, damaging dash attacks, and earth magic. Ptera dinosaurs specialize in ranged magic, strong support skills and wind and water magic. You are able to customize your cute dinosaur in a variety of ways, from its skin colour, eye colour and shape, and name.

10. Neverland Online

In Neverland Online it is your quest to explore the vast land, gather precious resources, craft unique equipment and take on evil enemies, as you unlock the secrets behind this world through the mysterious scrolls. Travel to the mighty Tower of Babel, visit the utopian Underwater World and brave the fiery Burning Village.

11. Legends of Xian

Legends of Xian is a role-playing browser game rich in combat, with elements of war strategy. Based on the genuine historic story of Xian, you are taken back in time to where legends ruled the great empire of China. In the online game you will find intense PvP combat, all-out sieges, and mighty clan and state wars.

12. The Witcher: Versus

In the online game The Witcher: Versus that is based on short stories and novels of a popular polish author, you fight your way through a dangerous and mystical virtual world. You slip into the role of a Witcher, a Sorceress or a Frightener and plunge into the game with only sparse equipment. You enter the arena to battle with enemy players.

13. Dungeon Empires

Utilizing a powerful 3D engine, Dungeon Empires is a free-to-play browser-based MMO that features high-quality graphics which will make your dungeon experience that much more terrifying. Facing off against giant monsters and travelling through dark passages are brought to life in right in your browser.

14. Fantasy of Swords

Fantasy of Swords is a browser based role-playing game; in order to play you can simply open any browser on any PC, log in and begin your adventures in the fantasy MMORPG.

15. Fortune Online

Fortune Online is a free-to-play action RPG that you can play in your browser. Create a character and discover the secrets buried in deep tombs and the catacombs which are filled with evil creatures and nasty surprises.

16. Kungfu Online

Kungfu Online is a free-to-play browser game set in an ancient fantasy world. Take on creep monsters, complete thrilling tasks, form a guild and rise to victory as you level up. As you level up, more adventures, challenges and exciting tasks are unlocked. Start Kungfu Online by deciding with which of the seven clans your loyalties will lie with. Choose from the disciplined Shao-Lin Monastery, the balanced Wu-Tang Clan, the agile O-mei, the eccentric Beggar’s Clan, the fierce Tienshan Clan, the powerful Ming Cult Clan and the unwavering Tang Clan.

17. Nadirim

Nadirim is a browser-based MMORPG in a mythological arid setting. As one of five character classes you roam the land fighting the furtive evil that threatens the peace of Arabia. In the online game Nadirim you can adopt the role of charismatic Caravan Master, enigmatic Nomad, brutal Ruffian, enchanting Sage or fierce Warrior. As you progress through the game and claim victory over your vicious enemies your character evolves, accumulating powerful weaponry and equipment.

18. RuneScape

RuneScape is a fantasy-themed browser game that can be played in one of two ways – either using the free-to-play mode, or in full by signing up to the premium account. You start the online game by selecting your character and modifying the clothing, skin color, hair color, torso, legs and facial hair. You can change your look throughout the game by paying certain NPCs.

19. Monster Galaxy

MonstersGame is a browser based role-playing game set in a dark world, ravaged by war. When starting out in the game you must choose your own character with which you will roam the vast landscape with. Decide whether you will fight staunchly and loyally for the vampire race, or pledge your allegiance to the werewolves. In the online role-playing game MonstersGame your character has several statistics that will need to be monitored throughout the game to ensure your survival. These include strength, defence, agility, stamina, dexterity, experience and health points.

20. Dungeon Blitz

Utilizing a powerful 3D engine, Dungeon Empires is a free-to-play browser-based MMO that features high-quality graphics which will make your dungeon experience that much more terrifying. Facing off against giant monsters and travelling through dark passages are brought to life in right in your browser.

21. Pirate Galaxy

Pirate Galaxy combines two classic game concepts, namely the galaxy shooter and the pirate genre – the shooter elements dominate in Pirate Galaxy. As captain of your ship, you aggressively steer your spaceship through the vast universe and along the atmosphere of various planets and gas giants. Again and again you are faced with hostile spaceships that have to be eliminated.

22. battlestar galactica online

Climb aboard your vessel and be prepared to be launched into the faraway galaxy of Battlestar Galactica, where the last survivors of the human race, in a desperate attempt to escape their enemies, the Cylon cyborgs, are desperately seeking a new home. Do you help the human fleet in their journey to safety through the universe? Or do you do everything in your power to obstruct it? Their destiny is in your hands.

23. Star Trek – Infinite Space

Star Trek – Infinite Space is an exciting online browser game that takes you to a cosmic and futuristic galaxy in the year 2370. You are a youthful and energetic wannabe space adventurer, Yuri, with a mission to find the mysterious epitaph relics. To do this you must face the dangers of interstellar battles and hidden pirate enemies along the way, where you often have no choice but to join the waging war between the planetary factions.

24. Elfender

Elfender is a browser-based tower defense game that is developed by Beijing-based Ourpalm and published by Guangzhou-based ClapAlong. The game has a complicated mix of puzzle, strategy, adventure, and management

25. Hellbreed

Hellbreed is firstly introduced as a browser game Soul Binder on the Gamescom 2010 by Gageforge. Fight your way as an epic hero in browser game Hellbreed with an unprecedented amazing graphics ever and individually designed worlds. A gripping story with unique weapons, powerful spells, vast hordes of monsters and clever bosses are waiting for you!

26. Edragon

eDragon is a fantasy themed web MMORPG similar to Heroes of Kung Fu and Dragon’s Call. It has automated, turn-based combat and mouse controlled navigation. Create an Elf, Human, or Barbarian character and explore the game world which seems to be inspired by EverQuest. While it is a browser game, eDragon has many of the features found in traditional MMORPGs including quests, stores, guilds, trade, and PvP.

Global Agenda – which previously went subscription-free months ago – has announced that it will be going free-to-play this month.

The “Free Agent” update will let players enjoy the game for free -without a subscription or purchase of the game itself – with all character classes with no level restrictions. All items can be earned without spending real money, and all of the game’s current playable content will also be available for free.

Players can go “Elite” for a one time purchase of $20 (previous purchasers of the game will be automatically made Elite, and will not have to pay again.) Elite Agents get double the experience, credits, token, and loot, access to auction-house and in-game mail, no ads on in-game voice, the ability to create agencies, and less chat restrictions.

The update will also add a new raid, a new CTF-style Mercenary PvP game mode, revisions to skill trees, and more content.

Not there are more free to play MMOs that has adapted from pay to play MMOs such as Champions Online, EQ2, Ragnarok Online AND The Lord of the Rings Online

When MMORPG’s first hit the scene way back in the early 1990’s, the increased cost associated with running an online game, from server maintenance to game updates, presented developers with a new challenge. How could they increase their revenue to overcome the added expenses?

From this dilemma, the subscription model was born. Gamers would not only have to purchase the game, they would then have to pay a fee for continued access to the servers to actually play the game. And in fact, one of the very first MMORPG’s, NeverWinter Nights, used a subscription model that was quite literal in its execution, charging gamers per every hour spent slaying beasts. We can thank the Gods of (insert random MMO fantasy world ruled over by a pantheon of Gods, which probably constitutes most) that THAT model quickly went the way of Final Fantasy XIV’s original staff members.

As the genre continued to grow, and more and more games all using subscription models hit the market, it became apparent that something was going to have to give. The trouble with this model was that it bred players who were wholly devoted to just one game. Many games were struggling to find new paying players or pull them from the other subscription based games, and this only intensified after World of Warcraft’s release and subsequent dominance of the subscription based market.

It was around this time that Free to Play Games first started appearing, many of them coming from Asia. It’s safe to say that early impressions of these games weren’t overly positive for the most part, and the payment model developed a poor reputation as a result, with free to play games being seen as inferior in quality to most pay to play offerings.

Yet despite this, a funny thing happened; free to play online games were pulling in huge amounts of players, and even better for developers, they were actually making money. You see, contrary to what some people believed, gamers WERE in fact willing to spend money on in-game items to help them level faster, or new duds to make them look stylish in advance of their next raid.

As a result, more and more developers entered the free to play market (Dungeons & Dragons Online, The Lord of the Rings Online, EverQuest II Extended, Alganon, APB, Champions Online and much more), which led to a veritable flood of new offerings hitting in recent years. The flood of new titles put even greater pressure on those clinging to the old subscription model, forcing some of them to shut down altogether or switch from subscription-based to free-to-play.

This migration to free to play all but ensures that this payment model will thrive in the coming years, and with the increased competition in this space, should also ensure that the quality of new releases continues to grow with it. We can already see the evidence of this in many of the most recent free to play offerings such as Runes of Magic, League of Legends, Vindictus, Need for Speed World, Battlefield Play4Free, and much more.

What we’re seeing now are subscription-based quality games being released free to play, and this trend will only continue. It’s not really a surprise that this is now the case; with developers now confident they can make money and develop a sustainable revenue stream for the long term, they’re able to commit more resources to new free to play projects, and the quality of these games is increasing as a result. This whole trend will only continue to make it that much more difficult for subscription based games to find loyal, paying customers.

Of course, one of the great benefits to gamers with the free to play model is the ease with which they can test out and jump between different games, all without having to worry about fees. You can read game reviews and lists of game features until you’re blue in the face, but until you’ve actually tested out a game for a decent amount of time yourself, you really don’t know for certain whether it will be up your alley or not.

While many subscription based games do have free trials, you often have to jump through hoops to gain access to them, and then the limited nature of the trials forces you to cram large gaming sessions into a short amount of time if you hope to be able to make an accurate judgment on the game before the trial expires.

Free to play games also allow you to freely return to former stomping grounds and hook up with old adventuring buddies whenever you want. You don’t have to feel obligated to just one game because of a subscription fee that you want to get the most out of, and you don’t have to cling to playing that game until the bitter end, knowing that once you drop it, you’ll likely be dropping it for good. Instead you’ll be free to jump around and play whichever games you want, whenever you want.

So what are you waiting for? A whole host of exciting new worlds are out there waiting to be explored, with new friends to meet, new guilds to join, new battles to be fought, and new loot to be found. Get out there and enjoy the journey. The free journey.

For a sub-genre of MMO’s that hasn’t been around all that long, there are an absolute slew of free to play MMOFPS, MMOTPS and multiplayer online shooter games on the market. It’s not surprising really; this genre is like the perfect melding of two seemingly disparate things. The relentless action and excitement of shooters, with the joy of social features and item collecting found in RPG’s. With so many new entries out there, we figured we’d help you sort through them all with this list of the Top 10 Free Shooters to Play in 2011.

10. MicroVolts

MicroVolts is a free to play MMOTPS and stands out from the crowded shooter lineup with a quirky premise, where you control different toys as they battle throughout various environments. The shooting action is solid with the same graphic style as the popular shooter Team Fortress 2, though there isn’t a ton of depth yet as far as weapons and upgrading goes. Not for the core shooting fan, but fans looking for something different, or casual gamers may want to give it a look.

9. CrimeCraft

CrimeCraft is a interesting fusion of typical RPG gameplay with shooting mechanics, as the game features numerous NPC’s, quests, and an open world for gamers to run around in (though quests and many areas are actually instanced). CrimeCraft is a good looking game with solid mechanics, and has received numerous updates since its release. Check it out for something different than the typical shooters.

8. GunZ: The Duel

GunZ is like a freakishly fun combination of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Call of Duty. This free to play 3rd person shooter (MMOTPS) is about more than just shooting, as players can pull off all sorts of insane stunts like running up walls and deflecting bullets with swords. Not the best looking game out there, and the gameplay can take some getting used to, but if you want to do more than just shoot things, this game offers that.

7. Project Blackout

Project Blackout is a 3D free to play MMOFPS, not the best looking shooter on the maker, but the lower system resources are ideally suited to those gamers with less powerful computers. Solid, if unspectacular shooting action abounds, and the game does offer a frenetic pace based more on twitch reflexes than absolute precision. Worth a look if you’re an action junkie.

6. Cross Fire

A fast-paced game, Cross Fire urges you to run and gun, not hide and snipe, thanks to its combo system that rewards you for stringing together kills. Cross Fire also stands out for its boatload of different maps, which puts most other games to shame. There’s also an advanced ranking system and stats system so you can monitor your progress and skills.

5. Genesis A.D.

This free to play sci-fi MMOFPS shooter has drawn comparison to the mighty Halo, and it’s not hard to see why. The game is gorgeous, the environments are intricately detailed, and the gameplay is fast and accessible. There are several great game modes such as blaster, where only melee weapons are permitted, and escape. If you were one of the millions who liked Halo, you’ll probably like this as well.

4. S4 League

This anime-inspired 3D MMOTPS is quite different from everything else out there, featuring standard shooting modes like deathmatch, to go with its own unique, team-based modes. There’s also a good deal of character and equipment customization.

3. Battlefield Heroes

Battlefield Heroes is a charming 3D free to play cel-shaded MMOTPS game. It features several modes, vehicles, and weapons to master, and skills to unlock. Battlefield Heroes has a great sense of humor that runs through the entire game and adds to its charm. Those looking for solid shooting action in a funny and stylish package should enter this battlefield.

2. Combat Arms

One of the most popular free to play FPS game for a reason; Combat Arms features great balance, a ton of content, and is plain fun to play. There’s tons of equipment customizing, though equipment comes with the slightly annoying wrinkle that it’s timed and does not last forever.

1. Alliance of Valiant Arms

The current king of free to play online shooters. This baby offers up tons of awesome game modes, near-limitless customization, and some of the tightest shooting gameplay to be found online. It’s good looking and stable, thanks to the Unreal Engine powering its thirst for blood, and runs nearly lag free. If you can only play one shooter this year, this is the one.

This impressive list of free shooters stands to grow even larger throughout the year, and several new MMOFPS and MMOTPS games are in development. Whether they can top any of the games on this list remains to be seen, but they’ll have their hands full. Still, we can’t wait to see where this genre takes us in 2011 and beyond.

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