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Trion Worlds confirm layoffs today
The development team for Trion World, presumably working on Rift, has been reduced by up to a third with layoffs on Tuesday. Gamasutra report that around 40 developers spanning several disciplines,...
View ArticleDefiance’s first beta event will be PC-only, kicks off this month
Trion has announced Defiance’s first beta event will be PC-only, and kick off on January 18 and run through January 20. Titled “Advanced Beta Mission 1″, players will be thrust into the futuristic San...
View ArticleDefiance videos show off co-op, TV series
Defiance has a couple videos available below, showing off the game’s co-op and the SyFy channel tie-in series. The TV show starts airing April 15 alongside the game. Defiance’s first beta test starts...
View ArticleWarface enters closed beta in North America
Crytek and Trion have announced Warface has entered closed beta in North America. Thefree-to-play FPS shooter contains various co-op, and versus modes, and the beta will run until the game releases in...
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Defiance PlayStation 3 pre-order available, comes in four editions
Definiance, Trion Worlds’ shooter MMO tying into a new SyFy series, is headed to PlayStation 3 in four different forms. The MMO does not require a monthly subscription, adopting a cover charge model...
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Defiance MMO and TV series links explained
Defiance is due in April, launching both as an MMO and a TV series which will be affected by player activity. Trion World executive Nick Beliaeff has gone into further detail on just how that works....
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ArcheAge: CryEngine 3 MMO heading west thanks to Trion – the developer speaks
ArcheAge is the CryEngine 3-powered MMO from XLGAMES, devised by Lineage creator Jake Song. Publisher Trion Worlds has just announced that it’s bringing the RPG to Western territories and more – that’s...
View ArticleDefiance – second beta event kicks off next week
Trion will host a second Advanced Mission Beta event for Defiance next week, which takes place in a futuristic San Francisco bay area. Participants will take on the role of an Ark Hunter, and you can...
View ArticleDefiance dated, live-action trailer released
Defiance will release on April 2, Trion has announced alongside the release of a new live-action trailer. The second beta weekend for the MMO shotter kicks off next weekend. The game will be made...
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Defiance screens and artwork show off a neat-looking open-world shooter
Trion has released a set of screenshots and artwork for its Defiance shooter MMO. You can have a look at the bandwidth sucking shots below. It was totally worth the drain, because we liked what we saw....
View ArticleRIFT Update 2.2 launches next week, Carnival of the Ascended is back
RIFT Update 2.2 update will release next week, and as part of the MMO’s second anniversary celebrations, the Carnival of the Ascended is returning. The event will include two new games, prizes, a...
View ArticleDefiance – second Ark Hunter Chronicles Series video released alongside new...
Trion has released the second episode of the Ark Hunter Chronicles Series for Defiance. The seven part series takes a look into the multiplayer online shooter which releases in April. Watch the episode...
View ArticleRIFT producer exits for Zynga
RIFT producer Hal Hanlin has left Trion Worlds after four and a half years in order to take on a new role as lead producer at Zynga. “Nothing but love for Trion, but with the maturation of Rift, there...
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Defiance PC pre-orders open, season pass announced
Defiance is just a few weeks away now, so Steam has opened pre-orders and Trion Worlds has detailed a $40 Season Pass. The standard edition of Defiance will run you $60 on Steam, while the deluxe...
View ArticleDefiance: unique weapons and mods detailed in new trailer
Defiance isn’t your average MMO; it’s a third-person shooter. That means guns, honey – lots and lots of guns – including one that makes your enemy explode into a swarm of giant ticks. Sold. Defiance is...
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Rift bumping up userbase with Raptr rewards
How do you save an honest-to-god subscription MMO in a free-to-play world? You use Raptr, apparently, to give stuff away. Late last year, Trion Worlds teamed up with Raptr to see what they could do to...
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Defiance’s final beta test to include PS3, 360 players next weekend
Trion has announced that the final beta for Defiance will launch next weekend. This time out, PS3 and Xbox 360 users have been invited in, and more details regarding said invites will be announced...
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Defiance beta goes live for PS Plus members this weekend
Trion Worlds is offering PlayStation Plus members an exclusive beta to try out Defiance. From Friday March 22 until Monday March 25, PlayStation Plus members can join the beta and also pick the MMO up...
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Defiance dev: MMO’s “stigmatised” as “men-in-tights” PC genre
Defiance executive producer Nathan Richardsson has said nobody’s convinced console gamers that MMOs are good value, because current-generation hardware just wasn’t designed with massively multiplayer...
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Defiance now available for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360
Trion has announced that Defiance has gone live for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 and will expand further come April 15 when the open-world shooter’s TV series counterpart debuts. “We’re incredibly proud that...
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