Trion Worlds has announced that its sci-fi themed shooter will go F2P next month.

Trion Worlds has just announced that its online shooter, Defiance, will go free-to-play for PC players on June 4, 2014. PlayStation 3 players will transition to F2P on July 15, 2014, and the Xbox 360 F2P date has not been decided yet.

New players will be able jump in to experience the entire Bay Area storyline, original end-game content and future missions completely for free, so fuel up your roller, load your weapons, and get ready: brand new missions are on the way that will further unfold the unique storyline, coupled with the second season of Defiance, the television series from Syfy.

Players who purchase a new box or digital copy of Defiance are granted the following bonuses:

• A grant of 1,000 Arkforge, a currency redeemable for resetting weapon mastery, upgrading your weapon's power rating, or even bumping an uncommon weapon to epic rarity
• 4 Char Slots, 5 Loadouts, up to 75 Ark Keycodes & minimum 70 Inventory Slots
• They will also enjoy thirty days of Paradise Patron status when Defiance begins its free-to-play service

Paradise Patrons are granted:

• Boosts to skill, XP, scrip, salvage & reputation gain rates that stack with the matching boosts available in the store
• 10% store-wide discount – boosts, costumes, lock boxes, all of it!
• A grab bag of one-hour boosts or Arkforge from Daily & Weekly Ark Hunter Bonus Lock Boxes (Playing on console? Be sure to link your account to get this bonus!)

These bonuses are also granted to all existing Defiance box or digital copy owners.

The first of Defiance's new crossover storylines is coming to Defiance in the coming weeks. The world of Defiance is rocked when the hope of Tranquility, the first Earthling-Votan hybrid on record, lies dying in Eren's emergency facility. As players track down the half-human and half-Irathient crossbreed's medical history, they'll quickly discover other forces are working to cover them up for a dark purpose.

Additional information is available over on the official site.

Ann "Cyliena" Hosler, Managing Editor