Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that Free Realms (www.FreeRealms.com), the popular free-to-play, family-friendly virtual world game, is now available as a free download on the PlayStation Network in Europe. Free Realms, originally launched in 2009 for the PC and in 2010 for the MAC computer, has quickly grown into an online community of more than 17 million registered players.
Free Realms is SOE’s second massively multiplayer online game on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, following DC Universe Online’s PC and PS3 release this past January. When it launched on the PlayStation Network in North America in March 2011, Free Realms was also the first free-to-play MMO and the first family-friendly MMO to hit any console to date.
Much like the PC and MAC versions, Free Realms on the PlayStation 3 system features the fun minigames, robust player housing system and adventure exploration that millions of gamers have come to love. From racing cars and building backyard mazes, to casting spells and mining for gold, in Free Realms players have endless opportunities to play and explore! New to the game, the PS3 version adopts the console’s interactive capabilities and is easily accessible from the PlayStation Store. Players are now able to use voice chat to communicate with their friends as they boogie down at parties, engage in battles against mystical characters, and more. Additionally, players can now earn, compare and share trophies.
Free Realms is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up with content descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence, and PEGI 12 for depictions of Violence. Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB. Free Realms is now available to download on the PlayStation®Network for free; with options to purchase one month, three months, six months and lifetime membership.
