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0 CommentsDC 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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0 CommentsTickets 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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1 CommentDC 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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2 CommentsSOE 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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25 CommentsSOE 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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8 CommentsPlanetSide 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...
'DC Universe Online' 'Hand of Fate' DLC released with new episodes, missions, and characters
By Dave Tach on Sep 18, 2012 09.18.12
DC Universe Online, the MMO from developer Sony Online Entertainment supersaturated with superheros from the DC Comics universe, received a new DLC pack today, "Hand of Fate." Set primarily in Gotham City and Metropolis, the DLC tasks superheroes with defeating "a disruptive opposing force," according to the DC Universe Online website. It includes six new episodes — three each for Heroic and Villainous superheroes — over 60 side missions, a multiplayer battle mode called "Operations," and new utility belt attachments to expand characters' loadouts. "Hand of Fate" also introduces three new characters to the Universe: The Lord of Order, Doctor Fate, and Felix Faust. "Hand of Fate" is available now on PC and PlayStation 3. You can check out a gallery of screenshots below, and a video...
SOE Live tournament line-up announced
By Megan Farokhmanesh on Sep 14, 2012 09.14.12
SOE Live, Sony Online Entertainment's annual fan event, has announced its tournament line-up for DC Universe Online, EverQuest 1 & 2, and PlanetSide 2. Attendees will compete in various team competitions that test agility, knowledge, problem-solving abilities, and cooperation. DC Universe Online, EverQuest, and EverQuest 2 will all feature Live Quest tournaments with money prizes; specific award amounts for each are listed on the site. Other tournaments include PvP, races, and Boot Camp. SOE Live will take place at Bally's in Las Vegas from October 18th through the 21st. Registration, rules, and a full list of prizes and tournament descriptions can be found on the website.
'DC Universe Online' developers show off 'Hand of Fate' DLC
By Samit Sarkar on Sep 07, 2012 09.07.12
DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment's superhero MMO, will soon receive a fifth content pack called "Hand of Fate," and the studio provided a look at the DLC in a behind-the-scenes video released today. Creative director Jens Andersen and systems designer David Stricker explain the new Legends PvP characters, Doctor Fate and Felix Faust, the game's first sorcerers. Both characters can summon minions in combat, and they feature abilities that confer buffs to damage and health. "Hand of Fate" also adds a new type of group missions to the game, Operations, which allow for multiplayer combat in an open-world environment. In addition, the DLC includes an upgrade known as "utility belt attachments," along with about 60 new side missions. The "Hand of Fate" DLC is set for release in...
Nexon bringing its free-to-play game catalog to Steam
By Michael McWhertor on Jun 22, 2012 06.22.12
Nexon America is bringing three of its free-to-play video games – Vindictus, Combat Arms and Dungeon Fighter Online – to Steam this month, the company announced today. The additions are part of the growing presence of free-to-play games on Valve's digital distribution service, which now boasts more than 30 titles. Vindictus, Nexon's "real-physics-based" massively multiplayer online game role-playing game, will be the first title from the publisher to come to Steam. First-person shooter Combat Arms and multiplayer beat 'em up Dungeon Fighter Online are expected later this month. Valve opened the door to free-to-play games via Steam in mid-2011, releasing its own first-person shooter Team Fortress 2 for free. The service now includes free-to-play games DC Universe Online, Super Monday...
