MicroTransactions:
Thanks to that wallet system where the kids will have a little pocket change to play around with there will also be a microtransaction shop. This shop will allow each player to customize their outfits and characters with various items of different colors, extra pieces or entire suits if they have enough money to afford it. This is obviously part of the revenue channels that they are hoping to use to fund the game as I believe they stated there would be no in game advertising whatsoever.

Gameplay:
The 30+ mini-games in Free Realms are all 3D games in the world. So you don’t actually leave the game world in order to play the games. Games include things like soccer, mah-jong, checkers, etc. Some games will be single player while other games will be multiplayer.

Plus there’s no need to fight in the game. You can play through the whole world and never attack or be attacked my creatures in the world. Plus you never need to play PvP.

When you go somewhere in the world you are able to simply teleport back to it later. Players don’t need to run all over the Free Realms just to go do something again. The map will show you where you have been so that you can just click to teleport there. You can see your friends are online in the web portal and you can click on them and teleport right to them. No more running around trying to find friends or run from place to place.

The web-based interface will be the social networking area where you can make friends, show off, check on your status or what they’re doing and more.

Beta Test and Release:
Beta should be in the next couple months and the full game should launch on PC right around the beginning of 2009. Then they’ll get on the PS3 roll out. This is another SOE title where they are planning on PC and PS3 players being able to play together due to the content being the same at present and it looks promising for cross-platform.