Latest On Sony Online Entertainment
Bethesda/ZeniMax Files Trademark Request For Unannounced New Title, Spyteam
Could be related to another project, an "online team-based PvPvE third-person shooter based on a major comic license."
By Jason Winter - 1 year ago💣 Feature | 10 Years Ago, Gaming Industry Notables Were Hit And Miss Regarding Free-To-Play Gaming
There are only a few days left in what future historians will refer to as “the teens,” in the same way that I referred to the years 1910 to 1919 as “the teens” when I was growing up and yes, that makes me feel old.
By Jason Winter - 3 years agoTencent Acquires 29% Of Funcom, Becomes Largest Shareholder
Tencent already has a piece of game developers Riot, Grinding Gear, and Epic, and probably also your local coffee shop, and now it's got a chunk of another.
By Jason Winter - 3 years ago💣 Feature | Five Years Ago, Folks Were Really Mad About Digital Extremes Being Bought (And Other Stories)
We're midway through July, and I thought that would make for a perfect time to turn back the clock five years, all the way back to the halcyon days of 2014, when people were mad that Digital Extremes was about to be purchased,...
By Jason Winter - 3 years agoDaybreak Game Company Says It Was Never Owned By Columbus Nova
Remember when Sony Online Entertainment was purchased by Columbus Nova and rebranded Daybreak Game Company?...
By Jason Winter - 5 years ago💣 Feature | Top 5 Free-to-Play Games That Ended Up Buy-to-Play
What do you think when an upcoming game is announced as free-to-play?...
By Jason Winter - 5 years ago💣 Feature | Is H1Z1 Headed (Back) To Free-To-Play? We Don't Think So
UPDATE, 3/8: Welp. Original article: Several news sites are reporting that H1Z1, Daybreak Games' battle royale title, has lost a huge chunk of its player base over the past several months.
By Jason Winter - 5 years agoDC Universe Online Celebrates Seven Years, Has Free Gifts For All
Seven years is a long time in comics.
By Jason Winter - 5 years agoDragon's Prophet Successor Savage Hunt Supposedly Launching Tomorrow
Dragon's Prophet is coming back!...
By Jason Winter - 5 years agoStorybricks CEO Reveals EverQuest Next Design Proposals
Oh, EverQuest Next, will you never cease to torment us?...
By Jason Winter - 5 years agoDaybreak Shutting Down Original PlanetSide (And Legends of Norrath)
PlanetSide was already getting pretty long in the tooth when its sequel, PlanetSide 2, launched in late 2012, and going free-to-play in 2014 probably didn't do much to bolster its numbers. So today's news that Daybreak Game...
By Jason Winter - 6 years ago💣 Feature | Three Things To Take Away From EverQuest Next's Demise
Friday's announcement that EverQuest Next would never see the light of day sent shockwaves through the gaming industry.
By Jason Winter - 7 years agoPlanetSide 2 Sets Guinness World Record
This past Saturday, PlanetSide 2 players rallied around an attempt to beat an almost three year old record.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years ago💣 Feature | Word Play: H1Z1
By now, you're probably aware of what H1Z1 is: zombie survival post-apocalyptic PvP permadeath keyword keyword keyword.
By Jason Winter - 8 years agoH1Z1 Sr. Game Designer Clarifies Airdrops, SOE Allows Refunds
It has now been 24 hours since the early access for Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) zombie survival game, H1Z1, has opened up.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoDCUO Turns Four: A Retrospective
Happy birthday, DC Universe Online!...
By Jason Winter - 8 years agoSOE's Smedley Thinks F2P On Consoles Monetizes Well
In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) President, John Smedley, spoke out about the success and challenges present when taking a free-to-play game to the console market. With PlanetSide 2 ente...
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoDCUO to Take Back Your Unused Superhero Names
As if coming up with character names in MMOs isn't already difficult sometimes, coming up with Superhero names can be even more difficult.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoPlanetSide 2 Implant Drop Rate "Adjusted," Players Not Happy
It's been a fun weekend to kickoff the new year for Sony Online Entertainment (SOE).
By Michael Byrne - 8 years ago💣 Feature | It's A Trap! Our Sneak Peek At Landmark's Big End-Of-Year Update
Today's a big day for Landmark.
By Jason Winter - 8 years agoDCUO Update 43 Adds PvE Legends Mode
PvP players in DC Universe Online have had the PvP Legends mode available for a while now.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoEverquest II Altar of Malice "Officially" Launched
Everquest 2 players with All Access memberships have been playing the Altar of Malice expansion already during their "head start" access but now us common plebs can get into the new content as Altar of Malice has moved into it...
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoWar of the Light Part II DLC Now Available for DCUO
If you've been waiting on the continuation of DC Universe Online's War of the Light content then you'll be happy to know that your wait is over.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoEverquest Skeletons Are Still Scary - Gameplay Action
I never spent a ton of time in the original Everquest so I figured we should revisit the classic MMORPG as it celebrates 15 years and its 21st expansion pack. To find more about Everquest check out the game page which in...
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoPlanetSide 2 PS4 Beta Not Far Off
We heard about it over a year ago (yes, it's been that long!...
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoInteractive Timeline: Everquest 2's 10th Anniversary
I love things like this.
By Michael Byrne - 8 years agoEQ2: Altar of Malice Now Open for All Access Members
Are you an All Access member with Sony Online Entertainment?...
By Michael Byrne - 8 years ago💣 Feature | 10 Years And Counting: Our EverQuest II Interview
Ten years is forever in MMO-land.
By Jason Winter - 8 years ago