Category Archives: Sony Online Entertainment

Guild Launch will be handing out thousands of closed beta keys for SOE’s Dragon’s Prophet MMO. Those interested in nabbing one, should head over now, as they are being handed out on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Guilds, as I told you before, will be an important factor in Dragon’s Prophet due not only to the PvP, but the Frontier System in general. Guild Launch is the exclusive US host for the game’s beta keys so hurry and get one before they are all out. Dragon’s Prophet is slated for a Q2 release this year.

The Last of Us is only weeks away. Classically, the press have been lucky enough to play some segments before the big release. After the break, we have some new gameplay to go along with all the coverage.

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DC Universe Online’s next DLC chapter, Origin Crisis, has been released on PC and PS3, and to celebrate, SOE has released a new batch of screenshots and a launch trailer Brenna already told you all about the update through here, so give it another read and refresh your memories.

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PlanetSide 2′s latest update has gone live and players can now get their hands on the Harasser Assault Buggy.

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The Guild Registration Program for Dragon’s Prophet, Runewaker Entertainment’s new MMO, has launched.

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PlayStation Network users in Canada can participate in a class-action suit against Sony over the firm’s 2011 network outage which was the result of a hack.

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Sony Online Entertainment’s seemingly immortal MMORPG, EverQuest, recently celebrated its fourteenth birthday, but that hasn’t slowed it down one jot. Its Shadow of Fear update has gone live, a trailer for which can be spied through the break.

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Sony Online Entertainment has released a companion mobile app for Planetside 2, available now for free on Android and iOS. PCGamesN reports the app allows you to voice chat with your compadres, which is kind of amazing if you’re trying to organise whatever the shooter MMO has instead of raids. It also connects to various social media and community destinations, provides information on game systems, has a news ticker, offers leaderboards and stores your character’s stats for bragging rights at the pub.

Sony Online Entertainment recently decided to compensate Planetside 2 players who had purchased useless duplicate items with Certs, the MMO’s currency. Unfortunately, PCGamesN claims something went terribly wrong, and many players have received ridiculously inflated rewards, and the leaderboards are groaning under the weight of so many overnight millionaires, kitted out with every upgrade available all at once. The latest update from SoE’s Matt Higby denies any erroneous payouts, but an earlier post mentioned that any errors wouldn’t be rolled back.

DC Universe Online’s next DLC chapter, Origin Crisis, is coming in May on both PC and PlayStation 3. The pack includes new high-level solo and multiplayer adventures; a time-traveling plaot starring Batman and lex Luthor; and a new power set, Quantum. Full details and screens through the break.

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Dragon’s Prophet is the latest MMO from Runes of Magic developer Runewaker Entertainment. SOE gives VG247′s resident MMO aficionado Stephany Nunneley the opportunity to test her lizard-taming skills.

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Sony Online Entertainment is so pleased with the engine built for Planetside 2 – ForegeLight – that it’s going to put it to work in future projects, too.

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Screenshots of upcoming fantasy MMORPG Dragon’s Prophet have been released, showing off the Laedis continent of floating islands. According to lore, before the invention of airships, the place was so isolated that only the Osira inhabitants dwelled there, as the Eternal Dragon placed the inhabitants there during the First Dragon War. During the Second Dragon War, the continents “were continuously fractured and Laedis was flung high into the sky.” Thus, it remains there. It all looks rather lovely, and I was able to play some of the MMO during GDC last week. My full report will be posted sometime next week. Dragon’s Prophet will be published by SOE in North America, and Deep Silver and Infernum Productions per regional agreements in other regions.

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PhysX is amazing, but the trailers showing off how it works are kind of hilarious. In this one, an Nvidia engineer discusses the “pretty epic effect” the middleware brings to such mundane acts as, oh, blowing up tanks in Planetside 2.

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Planetside 2 was updated a few hours ago, adding in a bunch of new content already previewed in text and video form. The full patch notes reveal a heck of a lot of additional content on top of what we knew about beforehand, and through the break you’ll find some screens giving you a good look at such delights as the Flash’s new cloaking ability and shotgun.

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EverQuest key designer Brad McQuaid has returned to the series he helped create, after some 12 years of absence.

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Awww man, I don’t know about you but sometimes I get tired of reading. So even though Sony Online Entertainment released a handy list of upcoming Planetside 2 content, I’m just going to sit back passively and let this video explain it to me instead.

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PlanetSide 2 has an update in the works, and SOE has provided a preliminary list of what to expect with GU04. Tentatively scheduled for release next week, contents include: a Flash update featuring a Wraith Module, rumble seat, a new shotgun, account level unlocks, VR training, new respawn and map screen, membership enhancements, and more. Friendly troop locations si also in the works and listed as “coming soon,” so it won’t drop with GU04. Hit up the link for more information.

Everquest is now old enough to wear coloured lip gloss to school, and won’t shut up about boys, but at least it’s stopped demanding a horse.

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Planetside 2′s European servers have been compromised, and all users are strongly urged to change their login details.

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