Along with today’s news about RIFT Patch 2.1 launching December 12th, Trion also announced a few holiday surprises for RIFT players. A new holiday-themed cape will be available for Ascend-a-Friend participants both old and new, and there will be two Fae Yule dimension items available for subscribing to the RIFT Watch newsletter and for clicking an image on RIFT’s Facebook page.

More on the Winter Cape:

Happy Holidays! Receive a Winter Cape in honor of Fae Yule – simply purchase any Storm Legion™ package* before the end of the year and invite a friend to join you in RIFT through the Ascend-a-Friend Program. If your friend purchases Storm Legion before December 31, you both receive the festive holiday present.

Previously Ascended your friend? You’re not left out: just make sure you both own Storm Legion before the end of the year and you both receive the cape.

For more information, see Trion’s Fae Yule gift page.

Trion gets funny, Old-Spice style, with a creative new advertisement to Ascend a Friend!

TRION ­DEBUTS 7-DAY RIFT™ FREE TRIAL AND ASCEND-A-FRIEND PROGRAMS

Sign up now for the RIFT 7-day Free Trial at www.RIFTgame.com/freetrial

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – May 10th, 2011 – Trion Worlds today launched two new programs designed to give gamers a free taste of the immensely popular fantasy MMORPG, RIFT™. The RIFT 7-day Free Trial lets players experience the besieged world of Telara for a full week at no cost, and the Ascend-a-Friend program rewards current subscribers who find recruits for the Guardian and Defiant ranks. The new initiatives coincide with the debut of RIFT 1.2, the latest and most extensive game update so far. RIFT 1.2 adds several features, including Facebook integration, new 10-person raid content, and three new dynamic zone events.