What’s better than free games? Getting free loot for your free games! Over the course of the next week, EA is giving away in-game items for use in its range of Free to Play titles. There are a number of titles in their daily bonanza, from ZAM favorite Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, to browser-based MMORTS Command & Conquer Tiberium Alliances.

It’s not just MMO gaming either. Need for Speed World and Battlefield Heroes are also joining the line-up, providing you with your driving fix and third-person shooter needs. Both will get new content this summer under EA’s Play4Free banner.

The promotion for Wrath of Heroes ends at midnight GMT, so head over to the Play4Free summer promotion website to bag your loot, as well as details of all the other games in the promotion!

There's an aspect of alchemy when it comes to making videogames. An attempt to discover the fragments of gameplay that, when combined, create fun in its purest form. It's this process that's spawned some of the most instantly gratifying games we enjoy. 

For producer Carrie Gouskos and the team behind Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes (WOH), it's a mission that's seen them mine through layers of MMORPG, digging up the familiar gems of PvP combat and cutting them to fit into a new, easily accessible and lightweight game. Currently in Open Beta, the development team at BioWare Mythic is honing and polishing the kernel of their creation.

As well as being able to explore the game, I recently had the chance to sit down with Carrie Gouskos and discuss how Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes came into being. As well as sharing some of the choices that influenced the game's early development, Gouskos also explained how the team is learning from the current beta, as well as how the player community helps to drive future development.

Do you want a better shot at being invited into this weekend's Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes closed beta event? Then you may want to "like" the game's Facebook page by the end of today, September 14 because the team will be sending out a batch of invites equal to the number of fans on Facebook. The page currently has 4,748 "likes," which means that many new players are getting into the beta. If that number increases today, then even more players will receive beta invites.

Of course, the guaranteed way to get into the beta is by being an active subscriber of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. If you're a subscriber, make sure you sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta with the same EA account you use for WAR.

Wrath of Heroes is a free-to-play arena game features three-team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly. We're participating in the closed beta, so keep an eye out for our impressions!

The Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes closed beta kicked off over the weekend with a sneak peek event, and Mythic has announced that it plans to invite every active subscriber of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to participate in upcoming tests for the PvP arena game. The next test is scheduled for the end of this week.

If you're a Warhammer Online player, make sure you sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta with the same EA account you use for WAR. Even if you're not a Warhammer Online subscriber, you are still welcome to register for the beta.

Wrath of Heroes was announced at Gamescom last month. The free-to-play arena game features three-team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly.

Mike B. aka Fony's latest BFF Report is all about Gamescom 2011! He talks about Dota 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, WildStar, Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes, The Secret World, World of Warcraft and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Fony's rendition of the Assassin's Creed trailer is... well, let's just say you need to see it for yourself.

Click here to watch BFF Report Episode 78: Gamescom 2011!

Ever wanted to play a Warhammer Online PvP arena game? Well it looks like you're going to get your chance with Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes. EA and BioWare Mythic announced the upcoming free-to-play title at Gamescom today, and it features three team 6v6v6 combat and the ability to swap your heroes on the fly.

So what does this mean for Warhammer Online? In today's producer's letter, Kai Schober promises that "the WAR rages on!" The team will continue to develop and support Warhammer Online, and has actually increased its pool of resources since BioWare Mythic brought in new people to develop Wrath of Heroes.

You can sign up for the Wrath of Heroes beta on the game's official site. Watch the announcement trailer below to see some in-game footage.