Yesterday, Trove entered its closed beta stage, with access granted to all supporters who have purchased a $5 or higher credit pack. The closed beta will feature more of everything—classes, monsters, quests, biomes, and activities.

ArcheAge, the new MMO published by Trion Worlds, is already one week past launch. The big story? Queue times. From 40 minutes to 4 hours, thousands were stuck in wait-screen limbo.

Trion has sprung into action to address the issue. Here's the latest:

Neophobics beware! Trion Worlds is mixing it up in RIFT. To make resource-gathering a little more fun, they're introducing the system of Minions! (Coming October 8th with Nightmare Tide)

In the form of trading cards, pair your Minion cards with adventure cards for them to do. After waiting a while, voila – adventure complete! Your minion gains XP and – if you're lucky – lots of gear:

ArcheAge has been released...again!

XLGames' open-world MMORPG was released in Korea in January 2013. Trion Worlds took it upon themselves to bring the lands of Erenor to Europe and North America. Today is launch day!

The ArcheAge Conflict & Conquest Closed Beta is quickly approaching and we got your ticket into the event!

Codes are all gone, enjoy!

The ArcheAge Blood & Bounty Closed Beta Event is fast approaching and we got your ticket into the weekend session!

Trion Worlds is one of the most active studios around, currently juggling four titles under their name. Among them are RIFT and Defiance, two MMOs still fresh in their meaty lifespan. They've both very recently had significant updates, so let's take a look!

Defiance, the experimental TV/gaming fusion, is expanding the world once more. Next week on August 5th, you can explore the remains of the overrun valley in a free world expansion.

Couldn't get enough of ArcheAge's recent closed beta, or didn't get an invite? You'll have another chance with Beta 2, dubbed "Setting Sail", which will run from 10am PT on Wednesday, July 30th through 10am PT on Monday, August 4th.

"...over one million of you have already joined our community of
ArcheAge supporters, even before the first Beta event began!"

It's no surprise: people are very interested in what ArcheAge has to offer. With an open world, intriguing economy, and mix-and-match skillsets, we're interested too! That interest has hit a crescendo, topping 1 million players signed-up for ArcheAge. Now, that number isn't active players, but it's a promising figure either way.