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Read More »DC Universe joins free-to-play craze
Decision 'absolutely not' due to declining subscriptions
Read More »Planetside 2 goes free-to-play
Upcoming PC shooter Planetside 2 will adopt a free-to-play model following the long line of MMOs that did so earlier this year. The FPS MMO sequel from Sony Online Entertainment will include free-to-play in some form, but concrete details have yet to be determined, reports VG247. The developer’s studio head …
Read More »The Old Republic blamed for Star Wars Galaxies shut off
Sony Online Entertainment’s community relations director Linda Carlson has detailed the reasons behind the recently announced decision to call time on long-running MMO Star Wars: Galaxieslater this year. And amongst other things, the impending arrival of EA and BioWare’s MMO rival The Old Republic has been blamed. "It was time …
Read More »Planetside 2 is coming, but will it be free to play?
Sony Online Entertainment has finally lifted the security gates on its long-rumoured first person MMO project – Planetside 2. Little is known of the game aside from the fact that the shooting action takes place in a persistent world and will feature a wide assortment of combat roles, though several …
Read More »PSN developer network returns
Fortified servers power up after extensive downtime
Read More »Sony Online Entertainment development boss quits
Zynga's Austin studio picks up John Blakely following SOE departure
Read More »New hack exposes details of ’25m Sony customers’
Sony Online Entertainment old database exposed, despite previous assurances
Read More »SOE closes three studios
Sony Online Entertainment has made deep cuts to its organisation today confirming previous rumours. 205 developers have been released as three studios – in Denver, Seattle and Tucson – are shut down. Spy MMO The Agency has also been dropped as part of the shrink, with teams now refocused on …
Read More »‘SOE long’, as cuts come: 205 fired, 3 studios dead
Production of ambitious MMO The Agency discontinued as Denver, Seattle and Tucson teams shutdown
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