RIFT News

RIFT, the long-running fantasy MMORPG, is about to see its first significant update in over two years. Gamigo is preparing to roll out a fresh patch on June 24, marking the game’s most notable development since May 2022. This move comes as a surprise for fans who have grown accustomed to the game’s maintenance-mode status, with only minimal bug fixes [...]

Gamigo is giving RIFT players more time to transfer their characters over to new worlds for free before next month’s server merges. The merges will be confined to the NA server region and will see Faeblight, Hailol, and Seastone folded over to Greybriar, Laethys, and Wolfsbane. If you’re on one of the servers to be merged, you’ll now have until [...]

Gamigo is currently running a server load test in RIFT to kick the tires of its new data centers and its recently merged servers. The studio has reportedly switched its cloud hosting service provider from Google Compute Engine to OVHcloud to cut back on the free-to-play MMORPG’s operating costs while still assuring “a seamless experience in Telara, free from lag [...]

Classic free-to-play MMORPG RIFT is due for another round of server merges soon and Gamigo is giving everyone on the affected servers a chance to choose where they’ll end up with. The merges will be confined to the North American server group with the goal of ensuring healthy server populations in the region. Gamigo has yet to lock in a [...]

Free-to-play MMORPG RIFT turned 13 years old this week and is celebrating the occasion with a free week of patron status normally reserved for subscribers. Perks include boosted XP gains, mount speed, and drop rates, and the ability to fast travel every 30 minutes without the need to use a Porticulum. To claim your free Patron status, all you have [...]

Free-to-play fantasy MMORPG RIFT is celebrating its 10th anniversary on Steam by giving away free subscription time for everyone, no strings attached. Players will be able to claim the free subscription time until November 17th, which will give them access to exclusive perks and bonuses such as daily rewards, XP boosts, and all the other benefits that come with a [...]

Last week, RIFT experienced a two-day service outage when Gamigo encountered unexpected problems during a routine server restart. As promised, the studio has handed out a week of free Patron status for all North American players who logged in between May 23rd and June 23rd as compensation for the extended downtime. Eligible players will also get a 50% increase on [...]

RIFT players in North America were caught off guard this week when a routine server restart turned into an extended period of downtime lasting from Tuesday to Thursday morning. The unexpected outage added to existing concerns about the game’s future, especially since Gamigo had cancelled or pawned off several titles earlier this year, causing fans to assume the worst. In [...]

It’s turning out to be a big week for RIFT players as Gamigo starts showing the free-to-play fantasy MMORPG some love after all but abandoning it for years. In addition to the free 15-day Patron sub that Gamigo is handing out until March 8th, players also have the chance to earn a variety of rewards as part of the game’s [...]

Gamigo may have ditched multiple games in its portfolio, but it looks like the German publisher isn’t ready to let go of RIFT just yet, even though the game has been pretty much in maintenance mode for several years now. To encourage new players to give the decade-old MMORPG a shot and entice veterans to return to Telara, the studio [...]