Infanty Online is free again!

Elapsed

Infantry (and Tanarus and Cosmic Rift) is now free!

Infantry is a third person, top view, shooter (Diablo style graphics). It was very popular and free many years ago, but then Sony bought it and instituted a $4.95 monthly fee, which caused many to quit. Now it is free again!

There is a RPG zone that used to be my favorite, sadly no one plays it, everyone likes CTF

daeandor

I used to love Infantry years ago.  For the record though, Sony always had it, it was in beta when it was free and Sony always said they would charge a nominal fee when it went live.

Elapsed

You are wrong. Sony did NOT always have it. A company called Harmless Games used to run it. If you can find the old client in a ZIP and launch it you will see the Harmless Games logo pop up. Sony bought the game and it was free for a while under Sony, but that didn't last long. You are what we used to refer to as a "Sony newb."

Wikipedia on Infantry

October 5th, 2000

The Station Announces Acquisition of "Infantry(tm)"
Providers of the most popular multiplayer games to host tactical combat game

SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 5, 2000 - In its continuing mission to provide the greatest selection of online multiplayer games, Sony Online Entertainment announces that The Station (www.station.sony.com) has acquired "Infantry(tm)" from Express.com, and will host the science fiction, tactical combat game developed by Harmless Games.

"Infantry" joins the ranks of other hit online games such as Verant's "EverQuest(r)," and popular casual games such as "JEOPARDY! Online(tm)" "Wheel of Fortune Online (tm)," and "Trivial Pursuit(r) Online."

Additional information about "Infantry" is available at www.infantryzone.com.

Further details regarding the acquisition of "Infantry" and its debut at The Station will be announced shortly.

http://www.freeinfantry.com/~sevem/announcements/soeinfant.html