Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Free Realms is celebrating its third anniversary. As part of this event SOE will be rewarding all players with a special birthday hat and will be hosting a number of in-game community events, and offering birthday items for purchase in the in-game Marketplace including a party Piñata pet, birthday furniture, and more.

“We are so very thankful for all of our Free Realms players,” said John Smedley, President, Sony Online Entertainment. “We believe our players are our extended family and celebrating this birthday is a great testament to them. As the Free Realms community continues to grow, our goal will always be to find new ways to keep our players engaged and give them fun experiences to discover and enjoy. To further support this goal, in the next few weeks, we will be bringing players an opportunity to go even deeper into the world of Free Realms, and I can’t wait to see and hear their reactions.”

Free Realms has over 20 million registered users acquire over 59,000 in-game items such as customizable pets and unique clothing (like the popular “Skeletal Hoodie”) and players have started more than 112.8 million collection quests.