Tag Archives: Planetside 2

Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 06:29 BST

PS4: publishers decide if free-to-play multiplayer requires PS Plus

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Not every multiplayer PlayStation 4 game will require PlayStation Plus; when it comes to free-to-play publishers will have the choice, and Sony Online Entertainment has decided against it.

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Thu, Jun 13, 2013 | 01:25 BST

PlanetSide 2 gets a shiny E3 trailer

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PlanetSide 2 is coming to PS4. You knew this. But how will it look?, you ask. Pretty. Very pretty. See for yourself below. The game will be made available as a free-to-play digital download later this year alongside DC Universe Online.

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Wed, Jun 05, 2013 | 18:07 BST

DC Universe Online and Planetside 2 Coming to PS4

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SOE has confirmed DC Universe Online and Planetside 2 will be released on PS4. Each will be made available as free-to-play digital downloads later this year, reports IGN. Earlier this week, DCUO’s Larry Liberty said PS4 would be an “MMO-friendly platform.” Not much else was annnounced regarding the titles on the console, but just knowing both are coming is good enough for now. We expect to hear more at E3 next week.

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 10:43 BST

PlanetSide: original game going free-to-play, SOE confirms

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PlanetSide, the 2003 MMO shooter from Sony Online Entertainment will go free-to-play at some point in the future, according to the company’s president John Smedley.

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Fri, May 03, 2013 | 13:29 BST

PlanetSide 2 game update 08 contains a handy assault buggy

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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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Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 05:49 BST

Planetside 2 mobile app available now

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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.

Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 04:08 BST

Planetside 2 players rolling in unearned cash due to error – report

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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.

Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 07:03 BST

Planetside 2 engine to power all future SoE MMOs

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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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Fri, Mar 22, 2013 | 00:16 GMT

Planetside 2 jumps on the PhysX trailer bandwagon

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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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Wed, Mar 13, 2013 | 21:40 GMT

Planetside 2 Game Update 04 out now, adds VR training centre

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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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Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 06:14 GMT

Planetside 2 roadmap video details upcoming content

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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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Sat, Mar 02, 2013 | 17:30 GMT

PlanetSide 2 – preliminary list of contents included with game update 04 released

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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.

Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 00:28 GMT

Planetside 2: “It’s not tough for us” to spot aimbotters, says Smedley

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Planetside 2′s development team is betetr at identifying cheaters than you, says Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley.

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 00:29 GMT

Planetside 2 mergers detailed; three US and two EU realms axed

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Sony Online Entertainment has detailed plans to merger Planetside 2 servers, as announced earlier this week.

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Wed, Feb 20, 2013 | 21:16 GMT

Planetside 2 will experience some server mergers soon

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Sometimes, things don’t quite work exactly as intended in MMOs, and so things need to be adjusted. In the case of the free-to-play MMOFPS Planetside 2, one such thing is server populations. They are unbalanced, says Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley, and so server mergers are on the way.

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 12:37 GMT

PlanetSide 2: PhysX support incoming, but you can use it now thanks to tweak

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PlanetSide 2 is getting the PhysX treatment, courtesy of Nvidia. The option to turn it on is there already, but it’s greyed out. However, determined gamers have found a sneaky little workaround to enable it ahead of it. As such, footage of the mode enabled has surfaced online.

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Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 13:17 GMT

Buy a Nvidia GeForce card from today, get free Hawken, PlanetSide 2 & World of Tanks credit

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Nvidia has announced that it is embracing the shift in high-spec F2P titles, by offering free in-game credit for Hawken, PlanetSide 2 and World of Tanks when you buy any GeForce GTX card from today.

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Sun, Feb 03, 2013 | 22:02 GMT

Planetside 2 patch guards against spawn camping

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Planetside 2 has received a massive pach jam-packed with new features and requested fixes.

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Sat, Jan 26, 2013 | 20:05 GMT

PlanetSide 2 development checklist for the next six months issued

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PlanetSide 2 players have loads of fixes to look forward to over the next few months, and SOE has provided a development roadmap outlining its plans.

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Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 17:55 GMT

PlanetSide 2 coming to Major League Gaming through partnership with SOE

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PlanetSide 2 will be coming to Major League Gaming with more news to be announced “in the coming weeks.” SOE and MLG are currently in the process of creating “ideal competitive gameplay features and settings,” for competitors complete with original programming. A broadcast schedule will be announced over the course of the next few weeks, along with further details. Yesterday, it was announced that League of Legends, Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360 and an unannounced title would be included in the MLG Winter Championship circuit. Thanks: Massively, PlanetSide Universe.