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DC Universe Online steps into alternate worlds with Origin Crisis on May 14

By Emily Gera on May 08, 2013 05.08.13

Sony Online Entertainment is set to release the seventh DLC Pack for superhero-centric MMO DC Universe Online on May 14, the studio announced. Origin Crisis features the new Quantum power set that gives players new abilities that manipulate time and space. Alternate versions of Gotham City and Metropolis are also featured in the pack in the form of new player operations, while two new raids are also offered. While the pack won't officially be released until next week, users with Legendary Memberships can access Origin Crisis early starting today. Legendary Membership is a monthly subscription of $14.99; DC Universe Online can, however, be played for free with limited features.

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Tickets now on sale for SOE Live 2013

By Dave Tach on Apr 25, 2013 04.25.13

Tickets are now available for SOE Live 2013, Sony Online Entertainment's annual community fan event, according to a press release from the company. Tickets for the event, which will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from Aug. 1-4, are available through the SOE Live website. Early registration is available through May 22, offering discounted tickets at $39 (regularly $49) for Friday and Saturday passes, $99 for an evening pass and $129 (regularly $149) for an all-access pass. According to Sony, rooms are available for $79 on weeknights and $129 on weekends. Games on hand will include DC Universe Online, Dragon's Prophet, EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Free Realms, PlanetSide 2, PoxNora, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, Legends of Norrath and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes....

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DC Universe Online Origin Crisis DLC coming in May

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Apr 10, 2013 04.10.13

DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment's comic-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game, will receive its seventh downloadable content pack, Origin Crisis, in May. Origin Crisis will take place during a time when supervillain Brainiac has been defeated, but war continues. Speaking via press release, creative director Jens Andersen said that the DLC will give players the chance to explore the twists of different "what if" scenarios. "In this DLC, players will travel through time to play out alternate histories and futures," Andersen said. "What would happen to Metropolis if Superman worked for Lex Luthor? What if Bruce Wayne became an evil assassin instead of a vigilante? These are the stories and realities that the players will experience and influence." Origin...

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SOE Live 2013 will take place in Las Vegas from Aug 1 to Aug 4, 2013

By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 07, 2013 02.07.13

Sony Online Entertainment's annual community fan event, SOE Live 2013, will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 1 to Aug. 4, 2013, the company announced today. Attendees will have the opportunity to check out EverQuest Next, the upcoming title in the EverQuest franchise. Polygon reported on Sony Online Entertainment president, John Smedley, as saying that it will be the "largest sandbox-style MMO ever designed" and they're reinventing, to a degree, what an MMO AI is. Other free-to-play titles at SOE Online 2013 will include DC Universe Online, Dragon's Prophet, EverQuest, EverQuest 2, Free Realms, PlanetSide 2, PoxNora, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. SOE Live includes social events, developer panel discussions so...

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DC Universe Online launches Home Turf expansion on Jan. 29, gives players a place to 'hang their cape'

By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 23, 2013 01.23.13

DC Universe Online will get its sixth and largest downloadable expansion, the Home Turf add-on pack featuring the construction of player bases, on Jan. 29, Sony confirmed with Polygon today. The PlayStation 3 version will launch in Europe the following day. Home Turf will provide players with a place to "hang their cape," said creative director Jens Andersen in a presentation of the DLC today. Free-to-play users will have access to personal hideouts, while subscription players can settle into more elaborate lairs. Hideouts can be decorated with objects players find out in the world, all of which are added to their Base Inventory. Items can be stuck to glowing attach points on the floor, ceiling and walls, and oriented to players' liking. Players will need to place 20 items on markers...

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SOE president defends free-to-play model, says Zynga did a 'terrible disservice' to model's reputation

By Dave Tach on Dec 17, 2012 12.17.12

Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley defended the free-to-play model but said that Zynga's implementation has done a "terrible disservice" to Western audiences, according to an interview with PC Gamer. Zynga is to blame for "the reputation that [the free-to-play model] got from early in its life, especially in terms of social games," Smedley said. "I think Zynga has done free-to-play a terrible disservice because many of their releases are monetisation products — not games," Smedley said. "The truth is that now there are loads of really great free-to-play games, including ours, and I think PlanetSide is now a part of the hardcore community's free-to-play library." Smedley pointed to the Asian free-to-play game community as an example of the pricing model's upside....

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PlanetSide 2 will allow accounts to share purchases, based on player requests

By Dave Tach on Nov 30, 2012 11.30.12

PlanetSide 2, Sony Online Entertainment's just-launched MMO first-person shooter, will allow players to move Station Cash purchases between characters on the same account, the game's creative director, Matt Higby, told Massively. According to Higby, player feedback convinced the developer to add the feature, but Sony Online Entertainment will have to test it before adding it to the game. "It's just a matter of how long it's going to take to get it right." "It's just a matter of how long it's going to take to get it right," Higby said. "The good news is that it will be retroactive, so any items that you did buy will automatically go across your entire account once we put it in." The only caveat to the impending system concerns faction-specific items, which will not be transferable...

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SOE announces Dragon's Prophet coming to North America, DC Universe Online DLC

By Dave Tach on Oct 19, 2012 10.19.12

Dragon’s Prophet, Runewaker Entertainment’s free-to-play action MMORPG, is coming to America, according to Sony Online Entertainment. Dragon’s Prophet's fantasy world of Auratia has players align with dragons, and battle the evil Black Dragon to restore order to the game's home world. It features over 300 dragons, which players can fight, capture, train, and ride. Its battles cater to player control, and use an auto-target and combo system. Prospective dragon hunters and trainers can sign up for the beta the Dragon’s Prophet website. "As one of the most imaginative and high-quality MMOs in development, Dragon’s Prophet is an incredible addition to our portfolio. It is an exceptional reflection of our mission to develop and support next generation MMOs," said John Smedley,...

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  • Windows
    • Released 01/11/2011
    • Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Developer Sony Online Entertainment
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    • Released 01/11/2011
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