Earlier today, Laralyn McWilliams, Creative Director of Free Realms, released an article about the upcoming November and December updates. It details many changes and additions that will roll out into the game, most of which is based upon player feedback.

Some of the upcoming content will include housing, a variety of new pets, sweeping changes to the job availablity for free-to-play accounts and an announcement of a fishing minigame. Players will get more UI options for customization and steamlining, as well as the ability to toggle on and off features such as duels or friend requests. A few of the upcoming 2010 features were announced, such as an auction house and item dyes.

Make sure you read about all of the exciting changes in full and get ready to experience a whole new Free Realms!

As the nights grow longer and the weather becomes chill, it is a stark reminder that the night of ghosts and ghoulies is upon us. Tomorrow will be the start of November, which will swiftly bring the end to the Super Spooktacular celebrations in Free Realms.

According to SOE's official news post, Super Spooktacular is scheduled to end on November 11, 2009. It is stated that at that time, all of the Halloween specific items and costumes will be removed from the Marketplace. Now is the time to act if you've still been waiting to purchase something special! The limited edition Werewolf Outfit is also still available, until the limit is met or time runs out, to those who are interested.

We at ZAM wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween, and may your bags of candy be filled to the brim!

Yesterday evening was the Halloween Dance Party, hosted by the SOE Community Team. The party ended up with a terrific turn-out, with a confirmed attendance of over 500 people. Freepers from all servers hopped over to server 1 and crammed shoulder-to-shoulder near the new Bone Bog Cemetery, dancing along to boom boxes and socializing with the Referees and the Community Team.

ZAM has set up a gallery of some of the people and moments we captured last night at the dance party. To view the gallery, click on the picture on the right. We also have two videos, which you can see after the hop.

Today's update on Free Realms brought us more Super Spooktacular costumes in the Station Cash Marketplace. Now you can choose from an even wider variety of outfits with new looks such as the Mummy, the Vampire Countess, or the Monster.

Also added to the Marketplace was the Creepy Crawly Diamond Shard, which gives your wieldable the effect of spiders crawling and dropping from it. If that's a bit too spooky for your tastes, you can try out the new Jack-O-Lantern, a pumpkin that allows you and your friends to grab miniature pumpkins to throw at one another.

The Super Spooktacular is a great celebration that allows us to flaunt our favorite styles on Free Realms. Everyone has their own unique look that can fit in with any crowd. To further the celebrations, this evening there is a dance party! For more information on the party, as well as Daddio's Free Realms homage to Thriller, follow us through the hop.

Over at ZAM we've been enjoying the thrills and chills of the Super Spooktacular celebrations on Free Realms. From the Chiller Boombox to the murky Bone Bog Cemetery, there's something out there for everyone to enjoy. Some of our favorite video highlights can be seen after the hop!

Halloween is this month and the Super Spooktacular is cranking up in Free Realms!  On the Free Realms blog Laralyn McWilliams, Creative Director, talks about a "mostly unannounced" minigame coming soon and the fantastic decorations and costumes in the game for Halloween.

Some costumes have already appeared on the Marketplace, and there's decorations in Sactuary.  Your faithful ZAM staff are on the job and bring you this event page, which will be updated as we learn more!

Word has been going around that the Limited Edition Werewolf Outfit will only be available for the first 1,000 purchases. If you're interested in this item, make sure you act while it lasts!

Free Realms celebrates "Talk like a Pirate" day with their community event: Pirate Paty and Invasion. Come join in the fun as pirates invade the beaches and towns!

Event Details:

• Place: Seaside, in the cove south of the warpstone
• Date:  Friday September 18, 2009
• Time: 4pm-6pm PDT
• Server 1

Use our handy time converter for your local times.

This weekend only players with active accounts in good standing in EverQuest, EverQuest II and Free Realms receive double Station Cash when redeeming retail Station Cash Cards. 

Only cards redeemed between Friday, September 18th (after 7:00am PDT) and Sunday, September 20th (before 10:00pm PDT) will receive the double Station Cash value bonus.  Cards may be purchased any time in advance, but to receive the promotional Station Cash bonus cards must be redeemed successfully during the promotional period.  Once successfully redeemed your Wallet Balance will reflect your new pre-paid Station Cash balance plus your bonus 100% Station Cash value. This offer does not include Station Cash that is obtained from Free Realms starter card packs.

If you're looking for Station Cash Cards locally, note that they're branded for Free Realms, but will work on all SOE Station Cash enabled games.  For a list of retailers and other details, see Kiara's post on the EQII Forums.

As the Daily Wheel for today became available, players were treated to a special bonus spin. The celebration of 5 million registered users is underway, with word starting to leak out from SOE about this amazing feat.

Make sure you log in today and take advantage of this bonus spin on the wheel! The bonus spin is expected to be available once per day between September 16 and September 23. Also announced is an upcoming claimable 5M reward. Inside it will be one Party Crate, one Silly String Can, three Party Poppers and a Grab Bag.

If you haven't checked out the world of Free Realms yet, what better time than now?

The world of Twitter has been abuzz the past two days with word of the highly anticipated Soccer update coming this month to Free Realms. SOE has now graced us with several screenshots of the gameplay, as well as confirming that the name of the new job will be Soccer Star.

Similar to ZAM's Fan Faire coverage, SOE has released news that the new minigame will have power ups, a focus on group effort, and new soccer fields scattered across Sacred Grove. Places such as Snowhill, Shrouded Glade and Briarwood will give a heightened atmosphere as you sprint your way down the field.

Grab your knee-high socks and cleated shoes and prepare for the Goal Time update, estimated to come this September!