Free to play model remains robust because Asian folks churned out the majority of free MMORPGs for Western and European gamers.

Among slightly successful publishers are Aeria Games, NetDragon, and IGG. Today this trend comes to publishers beyond China and the rest of Asian countries.

Germany-based GameForge and Bigpoint are also releasing the power of free to play business mode, and even TA Associates and Summit Partners Put $350 Million into Bigpoint in hopes of expanding such “free to play”

The story continues happening!

GamesCampus, one of online game publishers in North America, just announced the new release of a third-party free MMORPG Scarlet Legacy, which takes on Chinese martial arts and Kung Fu, though the Chinese MMOs are often not so good compared with those big projects like RIFT, WOW, DDO, and STWOR.

What made me confused is why Chinese free to play MMORPGs are that popular. Low quality graphics, ever grinding, and money-grabbing. Even GamesCampus broke up with IGG due to the failure of Lords Online, why GamesCampus still insists on Asian MMOs?

I know Scarlet Legacy is a nothing but a copycat, or nonsense.

Age of Wulin, Forsaken World, Zentia, which game is worth a second of your life?

Are you fascinated by the mystical and stimulating life depicted in the Pirates of the Caribbean series? Do you feel soul-stirred by the legendary and gallant adventure of notorious pirates in historical records? Are you yearning for a spectacular yet perilous exploration as a pirate around the globe, both on land and at sea? Don’t yield your dreams to the trifles of daily life! Let Pirates of Black Cove take you back to the golden age of pirates in the sixteenth century and fulfill your otherwise impossible reveries!

The upcoming Pirates of Black Cove is developed by Nitro Games, a Finnish game producer of high quality video games, in partnership with Paradox Interactive, a world-renowned publisher of strategy games. It is a brilliant action-packed pirate-themed hybrid game with features of MMO, RPG and RST.

You enter into Pirates of Black Cove as a lowly pirate with the goals of uniting warring pirate factions, rise to the top as the King of All Pirates, and eventually vanquish the arch-villains, namely, the evil Pirates of Black Cove. The three factions are agile Corsairs who excel in Hit and Run tactics, well-equipped Buccaneers who are gifted in ranged combat and balanced Pirates who boast utterly powerful melee combat skills. In a nutshell, each faction possesses its own skills and features. At the beginning, three accessible characters are offered for your choice.

After everything is settled, you start off your adventurous journey, including completing quests and mission, plundering for loots and treasures and confronting with endless enemies and even sea monsters. After taking part in some pirate strongholds, such as Port Royal and Tortuga, you can showcase your unparalleled wisdom and courage to win promotion. Pirates, as you know, are not righteous and virtuous, therefore, you can utilize all the means you can think of, such as bribery and assassination, to be promoted quickly. Once you level up to a certain rank, you can take charge of the stronghold you are in and build up your own fleet by attracting an array of valiant captain. Be sure to make them happy and offer them enough rum so as to keep them faithful to your command! When you grow more powerful, you wage a war against the other two factions, defeat them, unite all the three races and win the title of King of All Pirates.

What will happen next? You must commerce a fierce battle against the degraded and evil pirates from the Black Cave and gain eternal peace to the original chaotic pirate world. Does it sound fantastic and arresting? Are you eager to lay your hands on it? Stay calm！Pirates of Black Cove is slated to roll out in the second quarter of 2011. Let’s wait patiently!

Life is short and art is long; thusly, it incurs the necessity and existence of containers for time-honored tradition, boiled-down customs and hard-earned wisdom from generation to generation. One of these containers is folklore, which is now usually labeled as out-of-date and superstitious, yet remains inspiring. And folklore is culture-specific; since werewolf transform at the full moon night is nearly known to all in occidental culture, are there any equivalent images in oriental literature? If you want to know the answer, the game Glory Destiny Online will give you a glimpse.

Glory Destiny Online (Spirit Tales), developed by Taiwan-based publisher X-Legend Entertainment, is a new 2.5D cartoon-style MMORPG which is set to be released later this year. Set in a mythological and fantastic keynote, Glory Destiny Online starts with a surprise and stormy attack lashed on Southern Continent by army from Northern Continent. So in order to defend their motherland and drive out invaders, heroes are gathering. There are five races in the south which are all humanoid creatures with genes and blood passed down from ancient holy animals including rabbit from country of forest, sable from country of sand, unicorn from country of mountain, fox from country of snow and lion from country of fire. Players will take up the roles of fighters, join one of the races and set off fighting away invading troops. In this game, players can experience the stunning process of transformation which is quite unique, unavailable in other games. Players can accumulate energy values in combat to a certain level that is high enough to summon the slumbering animal to awake and transform player-controlled characters accordingly and immediately. Once transformed into animals, avatars will possess stronger power and be able to deliver fatal hits. Apart from fighting against intruders, players will also receive in-game villagers’ quests for slaying monsters. It is notable that monsters in this game are designed super-cute, such as a creature resembling a wasp but with a tail of furry dandelion and a brown bear with a cactus crest.

In addition to the mythological races and light-hearted monsters, there will be more in-depth and intriguing contents in the following. Wait patiently and ready for surprise.

Are you fascinated by the infinite might and gorgeous transformation of the Transformers? Do the toys of the Transformers still take you back to your wonderful cap and feather days sometimes? Are you yearning for a chance to partake in the thrilling battles as a Transformer? Here comes the opportunity!

NetDragon, a leading Chinese game developer, has acquired the exclusive right to bring out an action-oriented MMORPG Transformers Online based on the world-renowned Transformers, under a brand licensing agreement with Hasbro, a distinguished multinational toy and boardgame enterprise in US and the original creator of the Transformers. What is more, UK-based Jagex is also developing a free to play MMO Transformers Online based on hasbro’s franchise.

To embark on your journey of transformation in Transformers Online, you must first of all choose from two rival sides: one is the righteous hero Autobot, the other is vicious evil Decepticon, which satisfies your innermost desire to defend or to destroy. The ultimate goal is to survive amidst the flames of war. And along the way, you must protect your own faction and strengthen yourself through soul-stirring combats. You can build your own planet as you grow more powerful and start to improve the infrastructure on your territory. Furthermore, you can construct a Robot Camp on the planet and carry out a series of scientific research in the Tech Center, ranging from geology and drilling to mining. Each hero possesses his unique skills and can be categorized into combat hero, construction hero, and command hero etc. And in this game, the victory lies not in the amount, but in the combination of strategy, army unit and other factors. Through the chat room, you can keep in touch with your companions and the latest situation of the combat instantly. The clan system is full-fledged and makes the combat more intense. Once a member in a clan is capable of building a multilink transformer through scientific research, the clan then gains a great edge.

Transformers Online, thanks to its unique theme, will appeal to strategy game players, lovers of science fictions and worldwide funs of the Transformers. It is scheduled to launch in China and other selected Asian markets in 2011, therefore, not too much information has been revealed. But it definitely deserves your patience and attention. Let’s wait and see！

This is a paradise, a world of light blessed by the Tower of Eden. People here lead a carefree life without any limitation expect one rule: no touch of the forbidden fruit in the tower. However, no rule is immune to infringement, which in consequence results in a catastrophe, that is, the world of light is turned into its opposite version known as the wasteland of shadow. In order to right the wrong-doings, three little heroes Noah, Downey and Jean embark on a long, adventurous journey to break the curse and find their lost paradise. Mighty knights, are you ready to the call?

Eden Eternal is a Japanese-style free to play MMORPG launched by Aeria Games, an online gaming publisher. Being classic and traditional, this game stands itself out in quite a few notable perspectives. First and foremost, it offers players abundant scenes and scenarios, ranging from caves and forests, to hospitable villages and ancient castles, and finally to a large number of spacious dungeons. In towns and villages, those player-controlled in-game heroes would chat with the local encountered to catch a clue for further movement, shop for supplements or refresh at an inn; but when it comes into those countless dungeons where is the main battlefield, they would defeat sprites and monsters who always appears as puffs of smoke, solve clever, tricky, enjoyable puzzles, collect treasures as trophy and also search for various useful hints and items hidden in every nook and cranny. In addition to the intriguing unfolding story, Eternal Eden is also reputed for its aesthetically pleasant graphics and plot-matching music. The in-game characters are bright and cute; each scene with the beautifully sketched villages and castles is vividly colored, brimming with a high-resolution brilliance. As to the music, it is highly praised for the match between its styles and plots, which leads to an array of diversified music style ranging from melancholy to uplifting.

Besides what mentioned above, there are also other edging features such as those enjoyable dialogues with the inner-party banters most applauded to contribute to the success of this game. Seriously-themed but humorously-designed, Eternal Eden has made itself a classic in terms of RPG genre, which is championed by committed gamers while continuing to attract new-comers.

Aeria Games also publishes MMOs such as Dynasty Warrior online, Kingdom Heroes, and Kitsu Saga. Moreover, it co-publishes some browser games, including Caesary, DDTank, and Lords Online.

Set foot in the dark chaotic medieval battlefield, fight against the demon lord and his monstrous troops and become the hero rescuing the world! Dark Blood can sate the fighting impulse in your veins and offer you sanguinary Hack-and-Slash excitement.

Developed on the basis of Karcass Online by Actoz Soft, a distinguished Korean game company, Dark Blood makes a stir in the game industry as the most likely replacement of the popular game Dungeon Fighter Online. It is an adults-only side-scrolling hardcore MMORPG set against a 2D background; however, it boasts 3D graphical effects of its characters and skills.

According to its recent trailer, the storyline runs as follows: Two different worlds existed in the ancient medieval era. One was Natasha where human beings lived peacefully, the other was Hatasha dominated by the demon lord. Giants, dragons and demons in Hatasha all competed for dominance. One day, the sealed demon lord regained freedom and ordered attacks on Hatasha. Wounded solders of Hatasha prepared for the last resistance in desperation. Just at this moment, you enter into the game as one of the four heroes and try your best to turn the table. At first glance, Dark Blood gives you a sense of gloom with black, white and red as its predominant colors. It is dedicated to players above 18 for its ultra-bloody and violent scenes throughout the game, for example, after you kill a monster, its body will be blown into pieces and its blood will instantly splatter all over the screen. Due to its gorgeous and vivid special effects and elaborate programming, you can enjoy the stimulating attack sense through simple operations and actions now and then. The four heroic characters in Dark Blood include warrior, knight, hunter and mage. Each character possesses its unique outshining skills and can be promoted to two higher classes. For instance, mages who own swords and shields and boast strong defense can eventually evolve into paladins and crusaders, while warriors who wield heavy weapons and perform forceful skills can be promoted to berserkers and destroyers.

In addition to all the above appealing elements, Dark Blood also provides the chance to customize your unique weapons so as to exert dazzling skills in combat. The fantastic action RPG Dark Blood is just around the corner with its scheduled open beta on March 31st, 2011, therefore, thrill-seeking gamers! Don’t let this chance slide away!

That is a primitive world, a world that abides by the law of jungle. That is a harsh world, a world that shrines the theory of evolution: survival of the fittest. That is a simple world, a world that offers two lifestyles: hunting or being hunted. If you are intending to experience the burning hunting instinct inherited from mankind’s ancestors, that world is where you should head to; if you are confident and courageous to brave danger and challenge, that world is where you should enter. Yet what is the passport to that dream land? Simply enough, the answer is Bloody Hunter.

Bloody Hunter is a side-scrolling action MMORPG, produced by the Korean CJ Entertainment Company. After the highly-praised initial testing, this much-anticipated game is now undergoing the second round of testing, which has drawn much more attention. Not officially launched into the market, it has already been in the spotlight. Why? One may take the cue from the following bits and pieces already known.

Launched with the war cry of “Action-Tempered-by-Blood”, Bloody Hunter is featured with the cruel battles without mercy at the adult level. In fact, this game is made especially to cater to the taste of clusters of core players or traditional players in the first place. Therefore, compared with other games of the same type, the in-game avatars of Bloody Hunter usually enjoy far greater growth rate, almost fourfold. It is said that one of the most captive design of this game lies in that players can enjoy differentiated playing experiences and corresponding awards in accordance with their own gaming skills. With more proficient techniques learned and acquired, players can control their avatars to deploy more exquisite and lethal actions, so as to take in more direct delight. In addition to the relentless battles, other designs also add weight to its popularity, which may include the formidable game transcriptions, diversified quests, interesting PVP system and superb graphic style. For instance, the ubiquitous blood in the game has been vividly and artistically presented in a splash-ink style, which imbues the whole picture with a sense between reality and illusion. All above is just the tip of the iceberg; and when the whole emerges from under the sea, one will find the anticipation is worthwhile.

Take a CY craft to the 1980s to experience the grand scenery of American Civil War! You can choose to be a warrior fighting for freedom and prosperity of newly-emerged capitalists, or devote yourself to the protection of plantation owners’ interest. You are the decider of their final destiny!

Pronounced by Paradox Interactive on March 1st, 2011 and released as part of Paradox’s new online portal, Paradox connect, Gettysburg: Armored Warfare brings futuristic weapons to an alternate reality of the Civil War with history as its great background. As a free-to-play, online action game, Gettysburg: Armored Warfare provides players with 32 vs 32 battles in which Union and Confederate troops fight with each other. It is a hybrid Real-time-Strategy (RTS)/ First-Person shooter (FPS) game supporting 64 players per server which allows players to use automatic weapons and technology brought from 2060 to fight in 32 vs 32 skirmishes.

In the game, an evil genius who masters high-level technologies goes back to history from 2060 with the hope of using new technologies and future weaponary to change the course of history, that is, to let the South win the war. He arms the Confederate side at the turning point of the Civil War–Gettysburg, while a future government finds his plot in time and equips the Union side to stop the trend. Players who are the persistent side of the game can play a role of general on either side. Generals with the highest rank can get high-level weapons. They can level up and get new abilities when they reach a new rank, and meanwhile, they can also build and equip their armies by using their point-buy basis. Thus, players in this game can make a change between the reality of the Civil War and the reality of 2060.

Can’t wait to join in this new combat game with multiple modes? How do you feel when a delicate and grandiose scene about history develops before your eyes! Don’t be hasty! Gettysburg: Armored Warfare is scheduled to be launched later this year, and you are welcome to follow its news on its official website.

With your heroic character, you go deep into a dangerous world in the action RPG online game Legend of Galasia. Numerous battles influence daily life of your hero, and you can only defeat your enemies with well-developed skills.

In the MMORPG Game Legend of Galasia, you customize your hero, and constantly improve his or her skills. Therer are different epic artifacts available in your characters. Together with other players, you have a better chance to win in this online RPG. The Chinese version of Legend of Galasia has been released this year under the title 风色幻想 and the North American beta will be launched late this month.

In Legend of Galasian, you fight against evil monsters by using your skills and weapons. With a well thought out strategy, you can easily role play as a legendary hero to defeat any opponent with tactical skills.

Legend of Galasia is a combination of role-playing, strategy and action. To develop your character, you need to keep upgrading and crafting your weapons and assigning advanced attributes on her or him.

In Chinese side, players are also able to play the new version called “Taboo Festival” on March 8. Additionally, New job, new battle modes and new maps will allow you to explore and explore a refreshingly new style world.

New Occupation: White and Black Knight, and swordsman.

In the new version, there will be two careers available and representative of Eden and Empire respectively.

Compete with legendary monsters, and great adventure and explore the world of Frankenstein or Dracula. Are you ready to challenge in the horror-themed Universal Monsters? Well, this is not the story that happened in the film, but a new and purely new video game.

In the browser game Universal Monsters, you’ll meet famous monsters you know from legendary films such as The Wolf Man, and The Phantom of the Opera. You can expect a lot of action in Universal Monsters and All creatures that you have seen in thrillers.

In the surrounding villages and towns live ordinary people who once enjoyed peace and harmony, but the invasion of monsters put all the residents in fear, of course, you are no exception. You are in the right middle of a chaotic world besieged by monsters.

As the press release suggests,  Universal Monsters will features a lot of action and famous places, which is similar to the Secert World. As the game progresses from Universal Monsters, you can improve your fighting style and learn skills that help you better survive in this world.

In Universal Monsters, you can also assign your hero to perform tasks and earn some Gold. While the free to play business  has deeply rooted in Bigpoint, Universal Monsters will also run in the way that we have known in the browser games such as battlestar galactica online, and Batheo.