The game is now online as a pay-to-play product, and should be available at some retail locations (EB, GameStop) today. Major credit cards currenty accepted (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover), and we should have PayByCash up in the near future to accept PayPal, etc. The pricing model is as follows:
1 month for 9.99
3 months for 26.99
6 months for 48.99
12 months for 89.99
24 months for 159.99
No retail purchase necessary, you can download the game directly from us and start playing right away. But, if you buy the game in stores ($29.99) you get 30 days free, plus a bunch of snazzy extras (printed manual, nice poster, etc).
We have a free trial right now, which is 8 hours of in-game time. Once that is up, you need to pay $9.99 or sign up for one of the other block payment methods.
Thanks, and welcome to the game!