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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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3 CommentsPlanetSide 2 Mobile Uplink app is your PlanetSide guide
By Samit Sarkar on Apr 15, 2013 04.15.13
PlanetSide 2 players can now get more information on the game and their progress in it with PlanetSide 2 Mobile Uplink, an app that is now available on iOS and Android, publisher Sony Online Entertainment announced today. Mobile Uplink serves as a compendium of information on PlanetSide 2's weapons, vehicles and classes. Players can also keep track of their character, perusing statistics, rank details and leaderboards. The app also provides near-real-time updates on territory control on the in-game world map, along with community-created content like video clips. PlanetSide 2 Mobile Uplink is available free on iOS and Android.
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2 CommentsPlanetSide 2 update 4 live now, introduces feedback-based changes
By Megan Farokhmanesh on Mar 13, 2013 03.13.13
PlanetSide 2's update 4 is now live and introduces several features based on player feedback, including a virtual reality training area and seating upgrade to the Flash vehicle. Update 4 was announced March 1. The game's new virtual reality training area includes weapons, vehicles and attachments for players try out in different combat simulations. Players who use the Flash as a vehicle can now seat two players. The Flash also includes a Wraith cloaking module and S12 renegade shotgun. Other upgrades include certification gains while not in combat and a new respawn and map screen. You can read the detailed list here. PlanetSide 2 launched for Windows PC in 2012. Sony Online Entertainment recently released a video offering players a look at the update's vehicles and membership...
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1 CommentEuropean PlanetSide 2 accounts compromised, emails and passwords may have been accessed
By Tracey Lien on Feb 26, 2013 02.26.13
PlanetSide 2 players in Europe are being told to change their passwords after European publisher ProSiebenSat.1 Games announced on the PlanetSide 2 EU forums that their system was hacked. The post, written by a community manager, reads: Dear Community, We have ascertained that there was recently unauthorized third-party access to one of our systems. The possibility that your data (Email address and password) has been accessed by an unauthorized third party cannot be excluded. We were able to detect the problem promptly and took all necessary action to rectify the issue. Your account data is encrypted with us for your security. Nevertheless, we have decided to take preventative measures in order to ensure the highest degree of security. All accounts that may have been subject to...
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0 CommentsPlanetSide 2 boss clarifies banning policies, taking legal action against cheat enablers
By Jenna Pitcher on Feb 26, 2013 02.26.13
Sony President John Smedley took to Reddit to clarify some misconceptions about PlanetSide 2's banning and suspension policies after the recent spate of bans. He wrote that the company is diligent when it comes to cheating accusations on its free-to-play MMO. If a player is accused by another player of being an aimbot — a auto-aim program to assist players — an investigation is launched to confirm if the accusation is founded. What may seem like an aimbotter to a player could be just a very good player, Smedley pointed out. "Telling the difference can be tough for our players sometimes but it's not for us. However we are careful about who we ban," he wrote. The game has good hacking detection algorithms, but according to Smedley it isn't perfect and "there are some things that...
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3 CommentsVoting open online for the Game Developers Choice Award
By Dave Tach on Feb 19, 2013 02.19.13
The virtual ballet box is open for the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and accepting nominations today through 5 p.m. ET March 1, according to the official website. Voters need to select a game from a list provided and enter an email address, from which you'll be prompted to confirm your vote. The list of nominated games includes: Assassin's Creed 3 Borderlands 2 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Dishonored Dust: An Elysian Tail Far Cry 3 Fez FTL: Faster Than Light Gravity Rush Halo 4 Hero Academy Hotline Miami Journey Kid Icarus: Uprising Mark of the Ninja Mass Effect 3 PlanetSide 2 The Room Sound Shapes Spelunky Spec Ops: The Line Trials Evolution The Unfinished Swan Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward The Walking Dead XCOM: Enemy Unknown ZombiU In late...
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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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2 CommentsPlanetSide 2 gets infantry, vehicle, item and UI updates
By Tracey Lien on Feb 04, 2013 02.04.13
A new update for Sony Online Entertainment's PlanetSide 2 kicked in over the weekend, implementing changes to the game's infantry, vehicles, items and UI. Some of the updates to infantry include increased precision when spotting enemies that are more than 30 meters away, the addition of a short invulnerability to newly spawned players, and a slew of tweaks, tunes and fixes to weapons like VS pistols, all shotguns, the TX2 Emperor and the Jackhammer. Vehicles are also getting tweaks and fixes, such as the Rotary Cannons, which received an additional 10 rounds to the magazine for each rotary, projectile speeds have been decreased slightly to help further define their role as a close-range weapon, and the fire rate on the Reaver M20 Mustang being increased. The complete list of changes...
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4 CommentsSony and MLG team up to bring PlanetSide 2 to eSports
By Dave Tach on Jan 25, 2013 01.25.13
PlanetSide 2 developer Sony Online Entertainment and Major League Gaming have joined forces to bring SOE's free-to-play shooter to the eSports arena, according to a joint press release. Competitors in the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter will match up using MLG's GameBattles system, which offers services like tournaments, leagues and forums to its 8 million members, according to MLG's website. PlanetSide 2 will also appear at MLG's Winter Championship in Dallas from March 15 to 17. The partnership will also bring original PlanetSide 2 programming to MLG's website and Twitch.tv channel, with details and a programing schedule to follow "in the coming weeks." SOE president John Smedley revealed earlier this week on Twitter that the developer banned "a whole bunch of...
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9 CommentsPlanetside 2 bans 'whole bunch of idiots' using aimbots
By Alexa Ray Corriea on Jan 25, 2013 01.25.13
Sony Online Entertainment issued a round to bans yesterday to players using aimbots in Planetside 2, the company's free-to-play massively multiplayer first person shooter, according to a series of tweets from Sony president John Smedley. "Our CS guys are banning the crap out of a whole bunch of idiots," Smedley wrote. According to Smedley, among the banned were two players who had racked up 300 hours each of game time and an individual who spend $230 on additional in-game armor and goods. "Buh bye," he tweeted later in the day. "Thanks for playing. Bunch of aimbots crashing like crazy now." In the past, Smedley has been vocal about the developer's dedication to eradicating hackers and cheaters from Planetside 2, especially those who use aimbots — programs that assist players in...
