This Week in The News: Jax Returns!, F2P MMO Halloween Fun, Tribes Returns to Us, Champions Online to go F2P, and more!

There has been a lot of news, rumors, and buzz flying around this week in the Tech/Game world. First up:

-We have 2 returns to look forward to in the near future. The first is Jax. That's right, the guy with metal arms from the Mortal Kombat series. It has been confirmed that we will see him in the next incarnation of Mortal Kombat video game. So look forward to brute-martial arts-goodness. source

The second is Tribes. Remember, that was the awesome FPS that gave us jetpacks to zip around the level on. Well, looks as though Hi-Rez Studios is looking to make a MMOFPS. And you guessed it, Hi-Rez is the same studio that brought the world 'Global Agenda'. So, it is indeed a small world after all. source: Tribes Universe

-Over at Massively.com there is a good article highlighting which F2P (free-to-play) MMO games have unique in-game events running this weekend for Halloween.  Games in the list include 'Flyff', 'Alganon', 'Zentia', 'Freejack', and 'Wizard 101' to name a few.  So if you're looking for a different, cheap, and fun way to spend some time this Halloween weekend; checkout their list. source

-Another big headline this week in the gaming world is a move to the free 2 play model by Cryptic.  Looks as though next year their title 'Champions Online' will be making the jump from subscription only to F2P.  With the move to a new business model for the game, Cryptic is also making it a little easier for newbies to pickout a character spec via their 'Archetype' systems.  Personally, that was one of my favorite parts of the game was picking abilities during character creation.  It will be interesting to see what changes will be made in-game once it goes F2P.

-On a serious note, a mom in Jacksonville, Florida has pleaded guilty to killing her baby by shaking due to the child interfering with her game of Farmville.  Checkout the full story at: http://www.indyposted.com/121340/mother-kills-baby-for-crying-interrupting-farmville/

Until next week, happy surfing.