14 DAY TRIAL // Finally, some good news about the PlayStation3. I was beginning to think that another week had passed and nothing new had occurred with Sony's next-gen console, but luckily, PlayStation Magazine has revealed some interesting facts, about a MMO title about to hit the PS3: The Agency. It may very well be the console's last chance of getting back into the game.
According to GameWad, "PSM has revealed the first MMO in the works for the Playstation 3. The Agency allows players to join one of two factions of James Bond -like operatives, and offers 'action, adventure and intrigue' and 'betrayals... the stuff that hasn't been tapped yet in the genre.'"
Well, some of it has, but it's never been fully tapped. But why is it so originally called "The Agency"? I mean, it doesn't sound bad or anything, but it's not that impressing either. The Agency... sounds like a bad TV series (if there is one out there, don't throw rocks, I'm not aware of a TV series entitled this way).
"It will be developed by veterans of the genre at Sony Online Entertainment," the site continues "and features a reputation system that allows players to recruit their own stable of AI-controlled underlings. It will also likely feature PvP, and maybe even Spy Team vs. Spy Team. The game has no official release date, although PSM expects a holiday 2007 launch."
The fact that Sony Online Entertainment is handling the development process is good news, as it's Sony and Sony alone who knows how to take advantage of the PS3 Cell Processor at the fullest. Very little detail though. The game's development has probably begun a few months ago. Let's just hope we'll see it by the end of the year. The PS3 hasn't got that very long.