atlus-online posts

Atlus Online announced today that its free-to-play steampunk themed MMO game, Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent, officially entered open beta. When the open beta period ends, one lucky participant will receive a special prize: A real-life pair of handmade steampunk inspired goggles. Visit the official website for more information and to sign up for an account. The Neo Steam open beta client can be downloaded here.

"Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent transports players to a world where two nations battle over a precious resource called Neo Steam. From the onset, customization is key to each player's experience, where they can choose which nation to join and select from a number of specialized classes. As players battle to expand their nation's resources and protect their borders from invasion, they must learn to harness the Neo Steam technology to upgrade their equipment, learn new abilities, and progress in their chosen class."

Download Neo Steam Open Beta Client (942 MB)

Hot on the heals of today's launch of Amazon.com's casual game download service, console game publisher Altus has announced plans to launch a similar PC game portal called Atlus Online. While not officially launched yet the service's official web site is now taking sign-ups to test the portal out.

Atlus Online claims their service will stand out from the crowd because of its community and its managers. who "will listen and interact with you on a level that has not been seen before." There's no word yet on how this will be accomplished nor what kinds of games we can expect to see from the service. Much like Amazon.com, Atlus Online is launching in an already competitive fields with lots of similar services. In the meantime our sister site GameDaily has posted up a chat with Atlus Online's Jamie Ortiz to find out more about their plans for the service.