Free-to-play gaming portal alaplaya is rolling out the barrels of fun for Oktoberfest.
All through the month of September, alaplaya will be celebrating the world's largest fair by letting the spirit (and virtual beer) of Bavarian culture spill over into the worlds of S4 League, Fantasy Tennis, Florensia, and ARGO Online.
Argo Online, a free-to-play post-apocalyptic, steampunk-style MMORPG with RTS elements, has transitioned from closed to open beta in the past week or two, according to the Bhagpuss' blog at Inventory Full yesterday.
It’s hard to enter a market that already has a big name player leading the way. Even if your ambition is limited, having a major competitor close by can stifle your growth and leave you gasping for air. This is why you never see a hot dog van outside a McDonalds – or any FPS titles launching the same month as the latest Call of Duty- Writes Karlos Morale
Most MMO's tend to leave me cold and believe me I've tried a few. Might give this one a go and see if it sticks. I just wish they wouldn't make the first 10 or so hours such a sleep inducing borefest
GG3 writes: "Online portal UserGames.com announced that its Open Beta for Argo Online is fully underway. For the uninitiated, this is a massively multiplayer online (MMO) shooter in third person that also happens to use some Japanese roleplaying game (JRPG) elements."
Please tell me you can play drunken tennis.