Acclaim Games is proud to announce that they've reached a new milestone in their MMO career: they've garnered over one million registered users in just a little over a year after being reborn as a free-to-play publisher!

Acclaim currently has five online games: BOTS!!, 9Dragons, 2Moons, DANCE! Online, and one yet unnamed top secret MMO title that'll reportedly revolutionize the way MMO games are developed. How? By giving players a chance to actively participate in the devving process. The company will then announce one lucky winner who'll get to direct their own game funded by Acclaim. Cool, huh?

Howard Marks, Acclaim Games' CEO, sends his gratis to all the users who have helped them reach this major milestone. Oh, and news also reached our ears that the open beta for DANCE! Online and 2Moons will be announced by the company real soon so make sure you keep an eye (and ear) out for that.

We do not how you will feel regarding this but MMO developer Acclaim Games recently entered into a partnership with in-game advertising agency IGA Worldwide. The said deal includes titles 2Moons, 9Dragons, DANCE! and BOTS!! aside from two future unannounced projects.

In-game advertisements is one of the issues that has always plagued the industry. Players, in general, do not like this idea as the pop ups and obvious product placements prove to be rather distracting. On the other hand, IGA Worldwide is maintaining a positive stance saying this kind of marketing strategy is actually beneficial for publishers and developers.

Going back to the above mentioned partnership, IGA Worldwide couldn't help but show their delight regarding the matter. The company's CEO Justin Townsend elaborated:

This agreement expands the growth of our advertising network into social gaming. This is the first of a string of announcements in this exciting new space, with well over 20 titles signed and due for launch over the coming quarter, bringing our total available reach in line with that of a TV network.

As much as Acclaim Games' titles are for free, we could only hope that IGA Worldwide do this in a not so blatant manner and with taste. We're pretty sure there are artistic ways, rather than pure money making schemes, around this.

Acclaim announced the beta stage of a new MMOG title BOTS yesterday afternoon.  They are currently looking for closed beta testers, if you are interested you can register here.  The game takes place in "cyberspace", whatever that means, and it is your job to destroy other BOTS that are being transformed into viruses because the sectors they are in are being corrupted.  You can buy and trade accessories for endless combinations and begin your quest to save yourself and the digital world.   The game is slated for release in the spring so the beta testing should be pretty smooth considering the little amount time they have.

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