A kinder, gentler Warhammer Online trial

Today Mythic Entertainment announced that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, its popular MMO based on the Games Workshop universe, has introduced a new “endless” free trial program for new users. The free trial will allow players to try as many characters as they like through the first tier of the game or to level 10. Along with the endless trial, a brand new streaming trial client has also been introduced which will allow new users to download a smaller file where backgrounds will be streamed continuously in as players progress through the game.

Endless free trial players will partake in the recently introduced New User Journey, which features enhanced tutorials and new community elements, such as a “new player” guild, to streamline the transition of new players into WAR and its community of players. The new WAR endless free trial replaces the original 10-day time-limited trial program. This introduction comes after the major performance upgrade and revamped New User Journey in the 1.3.2 patch released in mid-October.

Find out more about this brand new trial version of the game by checking out www.warhammeronline.com/trial.

DAoC expansions for free

Mythic Entertainment wants you to know that its now classic MMORPG, Dark Age of Camelot, is still going strong and that it is giving subscribers the last two expansion free of charge. Dark Age of Camelot: Darkness Rising and Labyrinth of the Minotaur, the fourth and fifth retail expansions to the fantasy MMORPG, are now available at no charge to all subscribers. Originally launched in 2001, Dark Age of Camelot remains a popular destination for MMORPGs fans.

Current subscribers will receive the expansions as part of an automatic update to their existing game client. For players that are new to Dark Age of Camelot, or for those interested in returning to the game world, they can download the new 14-day free trial which now features all five retail expansions, including Darkness Rising and Labyrinth of the Minotaur. New players can download the Dark Age of Camelot 14-Day free trial at www.darkageofcamelot.com/trial.

In addition to these expansions, veteran players who may have left to play World of Warcraft can now return to Midgard, Hibernia and Albion and play free for a limited time. The Come Back To Camelot campaign allows former players with closed accounts for 90 days or more to play for 10 days.

Warhammer Online coming to Mac this fall

EA and Mythic Entertainment announced that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning will be coming to the Mac in the fall of 2009. Warhammer Online is currently available now for Beta testing to all current subscribers and to all new Mac users through a 10-day Mac beta trial account. Nifty. Players from both PC and Mac platforms will be able to battle and quest together simultaneously on the same servers by using TransGaming’s Cider technology.

If you are a Mac owner and want some fun in this Games Workshop inspired virtual worl, then check out www.warhammeronline.com