The first episode in 2012 for End of Nations: Warfront is upon us! In this latest episode, Cole gives a shout-out to the top members of the community, we get a little taste of Rock and Roll in the form of a new Company, and Cole introduces us to the new French Community Manager Taome. For all the details be sure to check out the video below.

Cole closes out the first season of End of Nations Warfront with a rundown of the game's unique capture point system and brings up the latest forums topics about "unit abilities".

For more detailed information be sure to check out the latest episode below.

The holiday edition for End of Nations Warfront has arrived with a few gifts in the stocking for you! In this week's episode, Cole takes a deeper look at how companies are customized in End of Nations, as well as announcing a contest for the chance to get a priority access beta account. All you have to do is show your End of Nations holiday spirit by writing a poem and submitting it by January 1st!

For more details on the contest, be sure to check out the latest episode of End of Nations Warfront.

The newest episode of End of Nations: Warfront is now up! This time Cole sits down with EoN's North American Community Manager, Lance James. This week's Warfront will give you insider information on the status of the life-sized Guardian, potential tips and strategy videos directly from the developers, and any future tournament plans.

To get the answers to all of these questions and more, be sure to watch the latest episode of End of Nations: Warfront.

Whole lotta coffee mug action going on in this new End of Nations webcast. Called the End of Nations Warfront, this webcast will be aimed at dlivering interviews, gameplay footage, sneak peeks, and much more to anyone who wants to watch..

This week host Cole Marshall talks about what's to come in the End of Nations Warfront and how you can get involved. Also, coffee mugs.

Trion Worlds announced today that it plans to launch a platform codenamed Red Door that will serve two purposes: it will allow developers and publishers to build and run games, and it will let players connect to this content. According to VentureBeat, Red Door will roll out in Spring 2012.

Gamasutra has a lengthy interview with Trion Worlds CEO Lars Buttler and CCO Scott Hartsman that sheds some more light on this project. Buttler has big plans for Red Door, and feels it will be the catalyst for great change for premium games. Here's his vision for Red Door:

"We're talking about, over time, dozens of super-quality worlds of all different genres, and, honestly speaking, we think that unless core games make the same jump forward that casual games have made, they will become less and less relevant. And we are convinced that we have the technology, and the teams, and the spirit, and the openness, and the willingness to basically make sure that codename Red Door will literally host the future of premium games."

So what kind of games will be featured on Red Door? The company is already in talks with publishers and developers, but they're not releasing any details yet. Buttler told Gamasutra there will be tiers, and they'll also be selective. Other networks feature "thousands, if not tens of thousands, of Korean and Chinese crap games," he said, but Red Door will feature only a handful of targeted triple-A titles at first. He also mentioned Red Door will include a new realization of some of the world's biggest intellectual properties. 

Members of the Trion Worlds team are participating in Extra Life's annual 24-hour video game marathon to raise money for their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Team members like Rift Defiant Lore Lead Morgan Lockhart, Community Coordinator Amanda "Amary" Fry and Assistant Community Manager Erick "Zann" Adams will attempt to play video games for 24 hours straight on October 15, and all they ask in return is for you to donate to a good cause.

The Trion team members are attempting to raise $100 to $250 each for a grand total of $2,000. Let's see if all the Rift players out there can help them reach that goal! Head over to the Trion Worlds Extra Life page to make a donation.

UPDATE: In addition to donating, Trion is inviting players to register for Extra Life and play Rift with them on October 15. Everyone who participates will receive the in game title “the Charitable," and everyone who lasts the entire 24 hours will receive the in game title “the Insomniac.” Participants will also have a shot at winning one of these Community in-game items: Hooty, Cookie or the Spaulders of Earthen Might. Check out the community blog for all the details.

Trion Worlds and Petroglyph released a new End of Nations video at Gamescom that features developers discussing the metagame for the free-to-play MMORTS. Here's what Lead Designer Chris Rubyor had to say about the topic:

"The metagame component to End of Nations is massive. Everybody can contribute, everybody can play and their contributions matter to this experience."

For more details, watch the video below. You can also check out some new End of Nations screenshots from Gamescom in our gallery.

Trion Worlds just announced that End of Nations will be free-to-play! According to the announcement, the publisher is adopting a free-to-play model for this MMORTS simply because they "really wanted to bring as many players as possible into its massive-scale strategic warfare."

Free players will get access to the entire game, which includes the campaign, the 50+ person co-op, the “Conquer the World” metagame and the huge 52-player head-to-head multiplayer. Free players will not be level capped or restricted from advancing and improving their units and armies.

There will be an in-game store that offers customization and convenience items. Trion emphasized that they "will not be selling pay-to-win items that give one player a significant gameplay advantage over another." Most items in the store will be purchasable with either End of Nations Wealth (currency earned in-game by playing) or with Trion Credits (purchased currency).

Of course, Trion will also be offering a subscription to the game that gives players a "significant amount of value and convenience extras for their monthly fee." Players will be able to purchase a Collector's Edition at retail stores, and it will be the only physical box available for the game. It'll be packed with physical and digital extras.

To see the MMORTS in action, watch the new free-to-play trailer below. We got our hands on End of Nations at E3 and we liked what we saw, so we're definitely looking forward to the upcoming launch.

Trion Worlds and Petroglyph Games have released a new End of Nations video that shows off the two factions you can play in the upcoming MMORTS. Both the Shadow Revolution and the Liberation Front have very different views on how the world should look, and they both want to take down the tyrannical Order of Nations. "It's about proving that ultimately your faction is the right faction to destroy the Order of Nations," said Executive Producer Nick Beliaeff.

Watch the video below to learn more about the factions and see some gameplay footage. Also, be sure to check out our End of Nations impressions from E3.