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If you go to Atlus Online’s Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent website, you can sign up for an Atlus Online account, which will also register you for the Neo Steam Beta. If you’re an Atlus fan girl (or fan boi) like myself, you probably want to go now.

Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is Atlus’ first online free to play venture, and looks to be a great one. Neo Steam is, most impressively, a steam punk story. According to their website, Neo Steam offers these features:

• Charming and unusual fantasy steampunk story and aesthetics bring players incredible machines, buildings and creatures. The world of Neo Steam is influenced by the extraordinary steampunk fantasy genre, which incorporates 19th century steam-based technology with modern and futuristic inventions.
• Multiple exciting modes of PvP allow players to battle their opponents in a variety of ways, like invading the enemy nation or one-on-one battles.
• Helpful creatures lend a hand throughout the journey. Not only is every player’s adventure enhanced by a unique pet of their choice, but there are also a variety of mounts, ranging from magical beasts to mechanized vehicles.
• Extensive character customization is just the beginning. Players have a number of specialized classes to choose from and the ability to customize their pets and skills to suit their play styles. In addition, they can use steam technology to upgrade their equipment and gain access to additional abilities.
• A unique MMO on a unique gaming portal. Atlus Online is a daily destination for gaming, anime and Atlus fans around the world. As its first announced project, Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent embodies the site’s commitment to quality, community focused content.

The game will offer the races of Humans, Taxn Humans, Elves, Pom (furry little gnomish creatures), Lupine (wolf men), Tarune (looks like cat men), and Lyell (cat-eared elvish creatures.) Base classes will be Warriors, Mystics, Machinists, and Scouts - for each there are four possible evolved classes, based on your kingdom.

The pet system will offer each character a starting pet, which will evolve along either a healing, attack, or thievery line depending on player’s choices. Pets will have to be fed and will gain experience either by being out or by experience in battle.

I look forward to seeing you all in Neo Steam. . . because it’s definitely a free MMO I’m giving my all!