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Rift: Planes of Telara news, by date.

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December 2010 News

24 - New Souls officially revealed

Trion officially announced the Necromancer, Warden, Marksman, and Riftblade souls today.

22 - NDA Lifted

The NDA was lifted for the RIFT beta events today.

21 - Beta2 Wrap-up by Scott Hartsman

Scott Hartsman talks about invasions and the 2nd beta of RIFT - Beta2 Invasions Wrap up.

17 - Closed Beta weekend 2

Congratulations to everyone who is in the second closed beta weekend! Enjoy exploring the lands of the Guardians.

09 - More Plane of Earth Info

Information on the Plane of Earth, Laethys, and the Golden Maw was released today by Trion.

07 - 17 Dec is the next closed beta date

Get ready for the next closed beta event, which begins on the 17th of December!

03 - Closed Beta weekend 1

- Congratulations to everyone who is in the first closed beta weekend!

November 2010 News

22 November 2010 - Sanctum and more

Information was officially released about the Sanctum, in addition to the various souls written about in the last week.

19 November 2010 - Shaman

Information on the shaman was released today by MMORPG.com.

18 November 2010 - Closed beta

Trion announced that closed beta for Rift: Planes of Telara will begin on 03 December 2010.

17 November 2010 - The Plane of Air

Additional information was released today on the Plane of Air, including a Video and additional information on Crucia. Also, news on the Paragon and the Riftstalker has been released recently.

16 November 2010 - The Archon Revealed!

MMORPG.com reveals the Archon class.

05 November 2010 - Scoring an MMO Game!

Gamespot has posted a video where the music composers of Rift talk about composing music for the game. The video can be found here.

05 November 2010 - Dev chat with Aaron Hooten!

Content Designer Aaron Hooten was answering questions from fans in todays IRC session. The transcript can be found right here.

October 2010 News

22 October 2010 - Dev chat with Cameron McNeil!

Cameron McNeil, a developer at Trion, was at the dev IRC today. Take a look at the transcript here.

21 October 2010 - Warlord soul revealed

We're back to updating the wiki with Trio news! Sorry for the delay (the wiki has been kept current, though). MMORPG.com revealed the Warlord soul today, check out the original article here, or the earlier links in the news for the wikified version.

August 2010 News

29 August 2010 - Rift Nexus Gamescom review - part 4

Rift Nexus writes about Rift instances, including the Iron Tomb based on what was shown at Gamescom 2010 - article includes quite a few videos. Read the article here.

28 August 2010 - The Inquisitor Soul Tree revealed

Rift Nexus reveals the Inquisitor's Soul tree as seen at Gamescom 2010. Read the article here.

27 August 2010 - Fire Rift's revealed

Rifts from the Plane of Fire were revealed by Trion Worlds today. Includes a flythrough video. Watch the video on Youtube here.

27 August 2010 - Rift Nexus Gamescom review - part 3

Rift Nexus writes about Rift crafting and gathering based on what was shown at Gamescom 2010 - article includes quite a few videos. Read the article here.

26 August 2010 - The Ranger Soul Tree revealed

Rift Nexus reveals the Ranger's Soul tree as seen at Gamescom 2010. Read the article here.

25 August 2010 - Rift Nexus Gamescom review - part 2

Rift Nexus writes about Rift's Class system and Callings based on what was shown at Gamescom 2010 - article includes quite a few videos. Read the article here.

24 August 2010 - Rift Nexus Gamescom review - part 1

Rift Nexus writes about Rift based on what was shown at Gamescom 2010 - article includes quite a few videos. Read the article here.

18 August 2010 - Information from Gamescom

Both Massively and IGN talk about their experiences playing Rift at Gamescom - read their articles here and here. We have added the videos to the wiki's video list.

17 August 2010 - The Assassin Revealed

MMORPG.com reveals the assassin soul - read the full article on MMORPG.com here.

16 August 2010 - The Sentinel Revealed

Telara Central reveals the sentinel soul - read the full article on Telaracentral.com here.

12 August 2010 - Tentonhammer first look at Rift

Tentonhammer discusses the time they had to play Rift, and along the way reveal a number of new souls and other information - read the full article on TTH here.

09 August 2010 - Informal beta applications being accepted

Cindy "Abigale" Bowens has posted on the official forums about the start of beta applications - read the post and complete your application here.

06 August 2010 - Interview with Scott Hartsman

Scott Hartsman talks about PvP, collections, rifts, and the Class system - read the full article at MMORPG.com here.

July 2010 News

31 July 2010 - Paladin soul revealed

The official newsletter, Rift Watch, revealed the Paladin soul, along with delays about obtaining a closed beta key at Gamescom or PAX.

30 July 2010 - IRC Chat with Dan Steamer, Gloamwood zone designer

Rift's Dan Steamer talks about Gloamwood, zone design, and more. Read the transcript here.

16 July 2010 - IRC Chat with Brian Clarke, Lead Environment Artist

Rift's Brian Clark talks about the game environment, rifts, and more. Read the transcript here.

15 July 2010 - Russ Brown and Cindy Bowens Interview

MMOGamer talks to Russ Brown and Cindy Bowens about the game, the community, and more. Read the article here.

12 July 2010 - Class and Calling Q&A with Scott Hartsman

Tentonhammer interviews Scott Hartsman about the class and calling system in Rift. Read the article here.

09 July 2010 - Gameplay IRC Chat

Cindy "Abigale" Bowens talked about her time playing the game and answered questions. Read the full chat transcript here.

05 July 2010 - 2nd Rift Podcast episode

The 2nd Rift Podcast was released today with some great information on the class and soul systems. Go get the podcast on Riftpodcast.com here.

02 July 2010 - Lore dev IRC Chat

Rift's two lore leads came to IRC Chat today and answered some of the community's questions. Read the full chat transcript here.

June 2010 News

25 June 2010 - Community Manager IRC Chat

Rift's Senior Community Manager came to the IRC Chat today and answered some of the community's questions. Read the full chat transcript here.

23 June 2010 - LoreHound Rift Developer Interview

LoreHound.com had a chance to interview one of the Rift developer's at E3 and also see some gameplay. Watch the video on Youtube here.

21 June 2010 - NY Times - One of the best of E3

Rift is selected as one of the best games of E3 by the New York Times. Read the blog entry on the NY Times here.

20 June 2010 - ZAM Rift E3 2010 Video

Another video from E3, this time from ZAM.com. Watch the video on Youtube here.

19 June 2010 - GamingWeez Rift Q&As from E3

GamingWeez was at E3 2010 this year and had three Q&A sessions with various members of the team - definitely worth a read. Check out the Rift category on GamingWeez here.

17 June 2010 - Gameinformer talks about Rift's Dynamic Content

Gameinformer discusses the time they got to spend with Rift at E3 2010 - specifically dynamic content in the game. Read the article on Gameinformer here.

17 June 2010 - Gamespot Hands-on with Rift

Gamespot discusses their hands-on with Rift at E3 2010. Discusses the Soul system as well as rifts. Read the article on Gamespot here.

17 June 2010 - Tentonhammer Hands-on with Rift

Tentonhammer discusses their hands-on with Rift at E3 2010. While there is really nothing new in terms of information, there are a few new images. Read the article on Tentonhammer here.

16 June 2010 - Massively.com hands-on with Rift

Massively discusses what they saw during their hands-on demo of Rift at E3 2010. Read the article here.

15 June 2010 - Callings and the Eth

Trion reveals more information about their class system today, starting with Callings. In addition, a new human race was revealed, the Eth. Read the article here, and read about the Eth here.

11 June 2010 - The Soul system

Trion talks about their unique class system today on IGN. Read the article at IGN.

11 June 2010 - Purifier first look

The Purifier class was revealed at MMORPG.com today. Read the first look here on MMORPG.com.

10 June 2010 - Champion first look

The Champion class was revealed at MMORPG.com today. Read the first look here on MMORPG.com.

09 June 2010 - Warlock first look

The Warlock class was revealed at MMORPG.com today. Read the first look here on MMORPG.com.

08 June 2010 - Ranger and Nightblade first looks

More information has been released on both the Ranger and the Nightblade class at MMORPG.com today. Read about them at MMORPG.com here and here.

07 June 2010 - Ranger Class Teaser

The Ranger class is revealed today - a small preview in advance of E3. Read about it at MMORPG.com here.

07 June 2010 - New Screenshots

New screenshots have been released - the Deepstrike Mines and a Bahmi Reaver. Read about the screenshots on the Rift Facebook page here.

02 June 2010 - Lunch Q&A with Scott Hartsman

Rift's Senior Community Manager Cindy "Abigale" Bowens asks a few of the community's questions and Scott answers. Read about the lunch Q&A in the official forums here.

01 June 2010 - Interview with Scott Hartsman

Gamervision's Jonathan Cooper interviews Trion's Scott Hartsman about dynamic content and more. Read the article on Gamervision here.

May 2010 News

26 May 2010 - New Senior Community Manager for Rift

Cindy "Abigale" Bowens joins Trion as their new Senior Community Manager for Rift: Planes of Telara. Read the welcome thread on the official forums here.

26 May 2010 - Scott Hartsman dev talk

Scott Hartsman talks about user-created content at Tentonhammer. Read the article here.

24 May 2010 - 2nd Rift Q&A with producer Adam Gershowitz

Producer Adam Gershowitz briefly talks about jumping into water, solo versus group difficulty and guild advancement on Facebook. Read the Q&A here.

22 May 2010 - Rift Q&A with producer Adam Gershowitz

Producer Adam Gershowitz briefly talks about PvP and Death Penalty on Facebook. Read the Q&A here.

13 May 2010 - Rift covered on the MMO Report

G4TV's MMO Report briefly discusses Rift: Planes of Telara. Watch the show here.

12 May 2010 - Beckett Massive Online Gamer contest

Massive Online Gamer is having a 'Rift: Planes of Telara' "Become a Correspondent" Contest. See the contest application here.

11 May 2010 - G4TV Scott Hartsman Interview

G4TV interview's Trion's Scott Hartsman about Rift: Planes of Telara. See the video here.

11 May 2010 - Trion to be at E3 2009

This isn't exactly breaking news, but a number of people have asked about it on various forums - Trion Worlds will be at E3 2009, in booth 847.

5 May 2010 - Tentonhammer and Warcry - Interviews with Scott Hartsman

Two new interviews:

• Tentonhammer.com Rift: Planes of Telara Intro Q&A with Trion's Scott Hartsman. Read the article here
• Warcry Rift: Planes of Telara interview with Scott Hartsman. Read the article here.

1 May 2010 - Gamespot - Spotlight on Rift: Planes of Telara

Gamespot checks in on this newly-renamed, completely revamped version of the upcoming game formerly known as Heroes of Telara. Read the article here.

April 2010 News

30 April 2010 - Previews galore.

News and previews from the 26 April announcement:

• Warcry talks about Trion Worlds' new titles
• IGN on the change from Heroes of Telara to Rift
• http://aperturegames.com/listnews.php?story=heroes-of-telara-changes-name
• Gamezone - Trion Worlds' new titles
• Gamezone - Rift: Planes of Telara offers core MMO gaming and innovative ideas
• Softpedia - Telara now focuses on rifts and planes
• inc gaming on the renaming of Heroes of Telara
• MMORPG.com hands-on preview of Rift
• Massively's hands-on look at Rift
• Tentonhammer - Rift first look
• http://www.gamepro.com/article/previews/214970/rift-planes-of-telara-preview-three-reasons-rift-planes-of-telara-isnt-a-world-of-warcraft-clone/
• The Escapist - Rift Preview
• http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/04/26/trion-worlds-reveals-slate-of-online-games-to-disrupt-video-game-industry/
• http://www.freemmorpglist.com/mmorpg-news-trion-worlds-unveil-its-three-first-mmo-titles.html
• Curse - Rift first impressions
• Gamasutra discusses the new Trion projects
• http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/04/26/trion-worlds-reveals-slate-of-online-games-to-disrupt-video-game-industry/
• http://www.gamereactor.eu/games/7711/Rift:+Planes+of+Telara/
• http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/riftplanesoftelara/index.html
• http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/rift--planes-of-telara---yes-a/1057511?page=1
• http://www.rerollz.com/2010/04/28/rift-planes-of-telara-developer-diary-1/
• http://gaygamer.net/2010/04/wow_its_rift_planes_of_telara.html
• http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/04/26/heroes-of-telera-gets-name-change-to-rift-planes-of-telara/
• Gamefarg Rift preview
• MMORPG.com Rift first look
• MMORPG.com Rift demo impressions
• Industrygamers interview with Lars Butler
• MMOsite - Rift intro and features
• Eurogamer on the change from Heroes of Telara to Rift
• G4TV's First look at Rift

Videos:

• http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/04/26/trion-worlds-executives-show-off-next-generation-games-3-videos/
• http://www.gametrailers.com/video/new-generation-rift-planes/65123
• Scott Hartsman interview
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68253f4wbE&feature=player_embedded
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8kGyoICZTg&feature=player_embedded

30 April 2010 - News overload

There has been an amazing amount of information released on Rift over the past few days. All of the various news articles from about the Internet will appear here shortly.

26 April 2010 - Heroes of Telara is now Rift: Planes of Telara

Take a look at the official news page for the new game site, riftgame.com - here. The two new official videos released are here.