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DC Universe Online Celebrates Its 1 Year Anniversary with Free Cape

Sony has just revealed that, in honor of the 1-year anniversary of its DC Universe Online MMO, all players who have characters in the online game will get a special cape. DC Universe Online was released at the beginning of last year, offering a quality superhero online experience. At the end of 2011, Sony turned the...

13 January 2012
03:10 GMT

DC Universe Online Gets ‘Research and Development’ Crafting Mechanic Soon

DC Universe Online has gained a big number of new players once it went free-to-play last year, and Sony now wants to give them even more reasons to continue playing, thanks to a special “Research and Development” crafting mechanic that will be included in a new update. DC Universe Online became quite pop...

6 January 2012
03:15 GMT

Winter Holiday Events Now Available in Various Sony MMOs

Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that a large number of its online games, from DC Universe Online to EverQuest 1 and 2 or Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, are now entering the winter holiday spirit by running various in-game celebrations and offering special content that will see the company donate to the Chi...

13 December 2011
20:31 GMT

DC Universe Online Gets ‘Lightning Strikes’ Flash Update Tomorrow

Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that its DC Universe Online game will be getting a brand new update tomorrow, December 6, called Lightning Strikes, which focuses on famous hero The Flash, and delivers a new map, more electricity-based powers, characters and items to the superhero game.DC Universe Online made ...

5 December 2011
03:06 GMT

DC Universe Online Deadly Double Cross Update Available to All Players

Sony Online Entertainment has just deployed a brand new update for its DC Universe Online MMORPG, called the Deadly Double Cross, available for all players of the title, even those who just joined it after becoming free-to-play.DC Universe Online delighted quite a lot of players earlier this year when it was released...

17 November 2011
04:00 GMT

Star Wars: The Old Republic Is the Last Big Subscription-Based MMO, SOE Thinks

Shortly after confirming that its DC Universe Online MMO is going free-to-play, Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley talks about the future of online games and how the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic might be the last big title that employs monthly subscriptions.Massively Multiplayer Online games hav...

22 September 2011
03:11 GMT

DC Universe Online Goes Free-to-Play This October

Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that the recent DC Universe Online massively multiplayer online role playing game, released at the beginning of the year on the PC and PlayStation 3, is turning into a free-to-play experience.DC Universe Online impressed quite a lot of people earlier this year, with many player...

20 September 2011
13:31 GMT

Cheaper SOE All Access Pass for all Sony MMOs Now Available

Sony Online Entertainment has decided to implement its own sort of "make good" offer for subscribers that were affected by the recent hacker attack, and has launched a special SOE All Access Pass, instead of the older Station Pass, which allows customers to play almost all of the major online games from the Japanese ...

30 June 2011
03:10 GMT

PSN and SOE Games Back Online with Strengthened Security

Video game publisher Sony has managed to get the PlayStation Network service back online over the weekend and the Sony Online Entertainment maintained services, with gamers now able to play online-based content and able to contact others through friends lists. Those who have PSN accounts are now able to sign into th...

16 May 2011
02:54 GMT

DC Universe Online Players Get Batman Mask, Free Access Month After Hacker Attack

Sony Online Entertainment has revealed just what players of its DC Universe Online MMO will receive after yesterday's news that the company's servers have been hacked and personal information from around 24.6 million users was compromised. After the hacking of the PlayStation Network, which forced Sony t...

4 May 2011
03:55 GMT

Sony Online Entertainment Admits 24.6 Million User Accounts Compromised

Things are going from bad to worse for Sony, as after the recent hacking of the PlayStation Network almost two weeks ago, Sony Online Entertainment, the company's MMO division, revealed that its servers were hacked and around 24.6 million user accounts have been compromised. Yesterday, the Japanese company sa...

3 May 2011
02:15 GMT

Sony Online Entertainment Confirms 200 Layoffs, Cancels The Agency MMO

Sony Online Entertainment, the company's MMO-oriented division, has just announced that it has made over 200 layoffs today, closed down three studio locations and stopped the development on The Agency MMO project. Sony Online Entertainment is known for online games like EverQuest, PlanetSide or the more recen...

1 April 2011
14:21 GMT

More Agency Details

The Agency was announced last year as a shooter MMO coming to both the PC and the PlayStation 3. Sony Online Entertainment hasn't released any new details for a while now. But designer and lead writer Matt Staroscik laid out much of the game structure in a recent Eurogamer interview.The Agency is mainly a shoote...

20 March 2008
05:47 GMT

SOE Now under Hirai's Watchful Eye

Sony Online Entertainment is the developer and publisher of a multitude of MMO games. Among its titles are Everquest, Everquest II, the ill-fated and update-nerfed Star Wars Galaxies and the more recent Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, originally developed by Sigil and then acquired by SOE.But SOE does much more than simply...

14 March 2008
05:29 GMT

Live Gamer Provides Safe Trading Marketplace for MMOs

Live Gamer has officially gone public announcing its introduction as the premier provider of a publisher-supported, secure platform for real money trading of virtual property, as far as MMOs go. Partnering up with top MMO game publishers and virtual world operators the company will introduce a fully transparent, secu...

18 December 2007
05:30 GMT

PS3 - SOE Throws in Free Upgrades for GripShift

An official post coming straight from Sony Online Entertainment today reveals that the North American version of GripShift is ready to be upgraded, making it significantly easier and faster for players to get around the game. Additional improvements are being made on the leaderboards making the accomplishment of gett...

27 July 2007
10:45 GMT

Download SOE's Rampart Now Via PSN - 2,99 Euros

I don't know how excited exactly PS3 owners are to hear that every once in a while, Sony Online Entertainment makes a title or two (worth mentioning) available for download via the console's Internet service, the PlayStation Network, but here it goes: SOE has recently announced Rampart, a Midway arcade clas...

22 June 2007
09:35 GMT

More Details on the Newly Announced MMO PS3 Title 'The Agency'

Just last week we talked about this fast-paced, online persistent shooter set in modern times, where conspiracy, betrayal and intrigue are the main themes. Gamers are thrown in the boots of an elite agent in a world of super spies and rugged mercenaries, each with their own goals. Sony Online Entertainment didn'...

12 June 2007
02:53 GMT

PS3 MMO Game: The Agency - 'Intrigue' and 'Betrayals'

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 conso...

8 June 2007
03:17 GMT

Las Vegas, Rio Hotel - Poolside Party for Online PC Gamers

Many online gamers feel that it's appropriate to meet in person with their online adversaries/teammates, at least once to kick their ass for using cheats or shake their hand for making a good team with them. Thus, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that registration is open for its annual Fan Faire event be...

21 May 2007
03:48 GMT


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