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EverQuest Next Landmark Preview – Constructing Next
After a 15 year franchise history, Sony Online Entertainment is trying something different. Instead of just building a game for the players, the company is looking to build a game with the players. In...
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SOE Set to Reveal New Project, H1Z1 Tonight
Not long ago, SOE President John Smedley mentioned a new game was in the works at his studio, one that would please fans of Star Wars Galaxies. What’s that mean, exactly? We’ll find out tonight...
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SOE Pres Admits Similarity Between H1Z1 And DayZ
Over on the self touted internet forum, Reddit, SOE President John Smedley didn’t hold back when answering questions about H1Z1, including any similarity it shares with DayZ. “How is this different...
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Sony Unveils SOE All-Access Subscription Model
SOE will use an all-in-one subscription model for all of its MMO titles. Are you still playing Everquest or Everquest 2? What about DC Universe or Planetside 2? Chances are you’re still paying...
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H1Z1 Leans on MMO Ideas to Improve the Zombie Apocalypse
There’s a reason I’ve never spent much time playing Day Z: I find other people infuriating. That’s not to say it’s not an interesting game on an intellectual level, though. Dropping players into an...
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Sony Says ‘No’ to EA Access on PS4; Wouldn’t Be a ‘Good Value’
Yesterday we reported that EA Access is making its way to the Xbox One. Usually, when one console gets something new, the other is sure to follow. But not this time. A Sony spokesperson told Game...
View ArticlePeople Can Steal Stuff You Buy With Real Money in H1Z1 (VIDEO)
Like other survival games and MMOs, Sony Online Entertainment’s H1Z1 will allow you to buy in-game equipment with real money. Unlike those games, however, you won’t just suddenly have that equipment...
View ArticleMentor Newbs in Planetside 2, Earn Rewards (VIDEO)
Sony Online Entertainment wants Planetside 2 players to be nice to the newbies. The developers behind Planetside 2 are working to implement new incentives for players to take on the role of “platoon...
View ArticlePlayer Choices in Everquest Next Will Grow Via ‘Butterfly Effect’ (VIDEO)
The developers at Sony Online Entertainment fully expect player choice to expand and mutate stories in Everquest Next in cascading ways, taking on the principle of the “butterfly effect” — small...
View Article8 New Legends Characters Coming to DC Universe Online (VIDEO)
There’s new superheroes and new superpowers on the way to DC Universe Online. Our James Heaney sat down with Senior Creative Director Jens Andersen at SOE Live 2014 in Las Vegas and got an earful...
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Landmark’s First Set of Monsters are Coming: Other Players
EverQuest Director of Development Dave Georgeson admits that Landmark has only served players who like building stuff — but that’s just Phase One of Sony Online Entertainment’s plan for the title. At...
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DDOS Attack Takes Down PSN Prior to Scheduled Maintenance
PSN was down this Sunday morning thanks to an alleged DDOS attack on their servers. Claiming responsibility for the attack is a hacker group called @LizardSquad, who have been live tweeting their...
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Sony’s H1Z1 Working to Make Sure Early Access Isn’t Too Early
Sony Online Entertainment’s plan to help its zombie survival title H1Z1 compete with other survival titles is simple: make sure Early Access isn’t too early. At SOE Live 2014, H1Z1 Producer Steve...
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PlanetSide 2 Poised to Reclaim “Most Online Players” Record
A group of PlanetSide 2 players hopes to break a world record by hosting the largest first-person shooter battle ever. The group, which announced its intent in a posting to the PlanetSide Battles...
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H1Z1 Hits Early Access, Community Uproar Leads to Refund Offer
Sony Online Entertainment’s zombie survival MMO H1Z1 hit Steam Early Access yesterday, and it’s already taking criticism from an unlikely source – its own community. At issue are H1Z1′s airdrops –...
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