NCSoft has just announced the EU and NA version of its Science Fiction MMORPG Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa to enter free-to-play phase from Dec 19th, 2008 until it closes down on Feb 28th, 2009. The game had been planned to go free on Jan 10th, 2009 and closed down on Feb 28th, 2009.

Tabula Rasa (RGTR) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that takes you, the player, into lush forest planets, volcanic moons, and exotic alien civilisations. Face off against powerful alien soldiers, armoured mechanoids and vicious creatures! Tabula Rasa combines a vast, persistent game world and ongoing storyline with fast-paced action, resulting in a striking new approach to the design of multiplayer online games.
Status: free-to-play phase from Dec 19th, 2008 until it closes down on Feb 28th, 2009
Official site: www.rgtr.com