4/1/09 3:26 PM
Free Realms Enters the Final Phase of Beta Testing – Sign up at FreeRealms.com for Early Access
San Diego, Calif. – April 2009 – Sony Online Entertainment is pleased to announced that Free Realms is ready for public testing! Users who sign up for open beta on FreeRealms.com will be eligible to test out the whimsical world of Free Realms before the official launch. Eye-popping visuals, unique and entertaining quests and mini-games, customizable avatars and social networking are just part of the free-to-play experience that the public will have access to.
“The entire Sony Online Entertainment team is proud to be able to let the public in to experience the fun and whimsy of Free Realms,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “As both the president of Sony Online and as a parent, we’ve been striving to create something not just for kids, but something that entire families can really get engrossed in. We hope players enjoy the game as much as we do, and we look forward to seeing them all in beta!”
Free Realms lets kids and parents express their creativity to the fullest in a safe, online environment. With a wide array of gameplay styles, players can choose from a number of activites – from exploring the magical world of Free Realms, to fighting monsters, to racing dragsters, to cooking and fishing and raising pets, Free Realms offers something for every gamer.
Features: In Free Realms, players can:
• Be Whoever You Want: Characters aren’t locked into classes or jobs – you can be a wizard one minute and a racecar driver the next
• Something for Everyone: With over 200 different game play modes, in Free Realms players can take care of pets, sort mail, race go karts, battle goblins or cook meals for their friends
• Play for FREE: 60% of the game world and activities are free to play. Interested players can access new content by paying a $4.99 Single or $9.99 Family Plan (register up to five accounts) monthly fee; or playes will be able to purchase in-game items using Station Cash
• Connect with Friends: Whether you’re meeting up with old friends or finding new ones, Free Realms allows players to stay connected through its social networking page. Just log in, see what your friends have been up to, click their avatar and join them in Free Realms
• Vibrant, Deep Environment: Adventurous gamers can spend hours exploring fairy towns, underground cities, beaches, forests, snowy mountain tops and more
• Rich Character Creation: Blend fantasy and reality to create your perfect avatar
• Kid-Safe: Advanced parental controls allow for the customization of safety options, including pre-canned chat, reporting and filters
• Everyone Can Access: Free Realms will run on nearly all PCs, even five-year-old computers. The game will stream through the web browser, so Free Realms will not take up a lot of memory and will download in seconds
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About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.
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