Welcome to Conquest – choose your side and square off in a no-holds-barred, interdimensional battle royal on Friday, 6/20 @ 6:00PM GMT (7BST/8CET/11AM PDT). This is the first massive test of this brand new feature! Though this test is specifically aimed at EU players, as with any PTS test, everyone is welcome to participate.

Conquest at a Glance

• Engage in massive, cross-shard battles capturing the excitement of Open World PvP at its best!
• Align with one of three new factions, the biggest difference is their philosophy. (You will be able to change factions.)
• Earn rewards and bonuses for your team – or supercharge yourself with bonuses that can be used outside of Conquest!
• Everyone can contribute – crafters play a vital role in every Conquest battle.
• This is a brand new feature, details and specifics will likely change based on your feedback and play tests. For the latest info keep an eye on the PTS Forums!

Getting Started on the Public Test Shard

Check out the info on the Community Blog: http://ow.ly/bGpDX

Join the Discussion @ The Forums

MMORPG.com tested Storm Legion live from the E3 Floor last week!

Just when I think I’ve seen the best that Trion has thrown at us for RIFT, they up the ante on me. There’s one word I can use as my impression of the Golem boss fight I was run through, “Wow!” Storm Legion is the first expansion to the game Rift coming the end of 2012 and here are the bare facts of what players will get: A chronicle, two new continents, three raids, four additional souls, seven new dungeons, ten more levels. Dimensions (which is Rift's form of player housing) will go in game and so will capes which are not merely cosmetic and carry stat buffs. - By Carolyn Koh on June 11, 2012

Want to read more? Click here for the full review!

Be sure to check out all the details about RIFT's first expansion at www.StormLegion.com!

• Infernal Dawn: The new 20-player Raid that challenges players with seven new boss encounters as they enter Mount Carcera to prevent the rise of Laethys and the release of Maelforge from his imprisonment beneath the volcano.
• Kick back on the shores and relax, or go on a wilderness adventure; the new Fishing and Survival skills let you do both!
• Players and Guilds can have an easier time finding each other through the new Guild Finder tool.
• New Leaderboards feature allows you to compare and compete against your friends, guildmates, and other players in a variety of categories.
• All-new appearances and animations for Druid Faerie pets, Beastmaster Primal Companions, and Ranger pets!
• Instant Adventure comes to Ember Isle; level 50 characters can now join the action immediately with the new Ember Isle queue available in the Instant Adventure menu.
• Achievements that are partially completed are now highlighted in the In-Progress Achievements list on the Achievement window.

You can view the entire patch notes on our Wiki here.

Enjoy!

You've probably heard a little about Rift, the successful MMO that's known for its regular content updates and rabidly loyal fan base. Well today Rift celebrates its one-year anniversary, and to mark that momentous occasion The MMO Report visited Trion Worlds Studios to find out exactly why so many gamers are flocking to Telara.

But wait, there's more! We got so much great footage up at Trion that we are declaring the next 7 days Rift Week! It begins with today's episode focusing on the first year of Rift, continues on Monday, March 5th with our interview with Rift spokesmodel Alicia, goes even further on Tuesday, March 6th with a Trion Worlds studio tour, and closes out on Thursday, March 8th with our exclusive look at Rift patch 1.8. Still want more? Well you're being unreasonable, 4 videos in one weeks is plenty. Happy Rift Week!

To see the video click here!

GENERAL

* Ember Isle can no longer be accessed by characters under level 48. Characters currently in Ember Isle below this level will be teleported back to their home city.
* Updated the way Rifts and Invasions track contribution so you should be more reliably rewarded for participating.
* A number of random Bind On Equip Rift drops that incorrectly had no level requirements to equip now actually do.
* Various fixes to Vote Kick while in a raid-converted group in LFG or Instant Adventure.
* Using /target with a partial name now prefers to select living targets over dead ones.
* Instant Adventure: Jerra Loves Hillsborough: This adventure should no longer fail to complete when you kill Androj too quickly.
* Guardian wedding instance is now accessible by RIFT Lite accounts.
* Gold Wedding Rings are now able to be equipped by RIFT Lite players.

For the full notes, please visit the Forums!

Everyone loves to take screenshots of their favorite games, and we want you to share them with us and the rest of the MMORPG.com community! To that end, we're back with our latest Screenshot of the Week feature, and we're looking to give out some cool swag. This week, we'll be focusing on RIFT screenshots.

Participating in our Screenshot of the Week is pretty simple. All you need to do is post your best RIFT screenshot in the comments below (please use sensible dimensions and don't break the thread!) between now and Saturday, March 3. We'll select a winner on Monday, March 5. Make sure to tell us what we are looking at, too!

For more details, see here!