Sunstone Valley Goes Live Tomorrow!

According to the Official Free Realms Facebook Page, the wait is over: Sunstone Valley will launch tomorrow!  Ambassador Amnerys posted on the forums:

We will bring the Free Realms PC servers offline on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. PDT (San Diego Time) for a Game Update. Anticipated downtime is around 2 hours. What's coming? It's the big one! We'll see you in Sunstone Valley!

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Sunstone Valley Sneak Peak

Sunstone Valley will be out soon, and to crank up the excitement SOE has released new video showing some concept art and environments!  Check it out!

 

SOE Webcast: Free Realms' Sunstone Valley

Since the first glimpse of Sunstone Valley at SOE Fan Faire 2009, the heart of every explorer has been eager to learn more. Well, the wait is over! Host Harvey Burgess (Producer), will be joined by Eric Hankins (Designer) and Chris Fritchoff (Designer) as they share this new area the players can enjoy.  Tune in as they expand on what there is to do in Sunstone Valley! They also plan on sharing with us the other changes that have been made to Free Realms.

Join SOE on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time on Twitch TV!  This webcast is expected to last about 15 minutes.  Here's our handy Time Zone Conversion Tool to help you plan!

New Free Realms Trading Card Game Installment

Today Free Realms launched the lastest installment of its TCG, Heroes. This online free-to-play card game immerses players in a fun new storyline, challenging gameplay, fun collectability and the chance to play and trade cards with friends.

Gifted in four Mystery Chests by the Gypsy in Blackspore Swamp, players must choose a "Realmkeeper" Cardie deck in the game to combat the evil Baron von Darkcheat, who is threatening the lands of Free Realms with his own evil Mystery Chest Cardie deck. Players (Realmkeepers), with their magical Mystery Chest Cardie decks, must win enough games against the Baron and his three henchmen to ensure that the Baron's deck loses its power and fades from existence, foiling the Baron's plans to become King of Free Realms.

The Heroes TCG features 76 Cards, including 54 booster cards and 22 promo cards, and four brand-new quests. Log in today and play!  And see the official trailer after the jump.

Free Realms Downtime August 14

The Free Realms PC servers will be offline on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. PDT (San Diego Time) for a Hotfix to make a few minor improvements. The game servers will be unavailable for about 30 minutes.

Bonus Station Cash from Best Buy

SOE and Best Buy have teamed up to throw extra Station Cash your way!  Hold those $15 Best Buy Game Cards until this weekend and get an extra 500 Station Cash when you redeem them!

Offer only good with a $15 SOE Pre-paid Game Card purchased at Best Buy and redeemed between 12:01AM PDT 8/17/2012 to 11:59PM PDT 8/19/2012.

Free Realms: Server Restart Tonight

Ambassador Amnerys posted on the Free Realms Twitter page:

There will be a quick server restart tonight at 3am Pacific. No changes to the game during this 30-minute downtime.

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30% Off in the Marketplace this Weekend!

Stock up your Station Cash and get ready for a sale! SOE is having a 30% off sale in Free Realms, Pox Nora and Clone Wars Adventures this weekend. The sale runs from 12:01AM PDT 8/10/2012 to 11:59PM PDT 8/12/2012, and excludes memberships.

Shrouded Glade Event to Start Friday!

UPDATE: The downtime will occur on Friday, June 15 at 8am PDT. Servers are expected to be offline for at least 1 hour.


According to today's SOE Community Webcast, the Shrouded Glade Under Attack event is scheduled to start tonight! No time was given but we're guessing that 9pm Pacific, when a lot of updates occur, is likely. Watch for announcements in-game, on Facebook, or on the Official Forums!

You can watch a video of the webcast on SOE's Twitch TV page.

SOE Webcast: Shrouded Glade Under Siege

This week's SOE Community Webcast will feature Free Realms artist Floyd Bishop chatting with Game Designers Ryan Shannon and Eric Hankins about the danger to Sacred Grove. Overworld combat will also be discussed, so tune into SOE's Twitch TV page on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time for this 20 minute webcast!

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