The Free-To-Play Online RTS/RPG Avalon Heroes is now in an Open Beta phase as stated by the publisher Burda:IC.

All players seeking adventure who registered at the site alaplaya.net will be able to participate in the exciting stunning battles for ten (10) days, choosing between the Oriens or the Aonia.

Ambitious beta-testers will have profit from an heighten Experience rate, allowing them to quickly proceed through the game, but the Experience rate and all characters will be reset when the game is officially launched in February 2010, in order to give every player an equal chance for adventure.

Frogster announced today that the votes for Reader’s and Editor’s Choice Awards at massively.com have been cast. The winner with best score for either of the awards is Runes of Magic. The polls were overwhelmed by the massive community of Runes of Magic, creating conflicts between the game and all the other Multi-Massive-Online games launched in 2009.

CEO of Frogster America Lars Koschin thanks all players who supported them and helped Runes of Magic become the top MMO game of the year 2009. He also stated that Runes of Magic has more than two and a half million registered accounts, making the community a strong massive “force”, passionate about the game.