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virtual worlds
Second Skin Coming To DVD In August
Second Skin, a documentary about virtual worlds and their inhabitants that we've been keeping tabs on since it started casting in 2006, is finally coming to DVD this August. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by NewSpecies: I'm sorry. But they sound like their defending MMOs. So because their social lives don't extend past their couches, were... 18 Responses | Other threads
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everquest
EverQuest I & II Get 16th and 6th Expansions
The dedicated players of Everquest - and after nearly 10 years, hell yes they are dedicated - will get expansions for the first two games in the series beginning in November. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by teamr01: And people say that blizzard are greedy... 44 Responses | Other threads
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clips
EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest
Continuing the 10th anniversary celebration for EverQuest, Sony Online Entertainment is debuting a full-length documentary on the game at this year's SOE Fan Faire, with Jace Hall adding flavor. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by BubbleF**kingBuddy: I heard a few days ago that Everquest Online Adventures for the PS2 is still running. This also bottles my mind. 10 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Cabbage Patching Through Ten Years Of Everquest
Sony Online Entertainment's pioneering massively multiplayer online game Everquest turned 10 yesterday, and while celebrating with an unattractive woman popping out of a cake is nice, nothing beats a worldwide dance party. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by krichmar: wait, so 10 years go by, and no one has ever had the bright idea of making the graphics look... 5 Responses | Other threads
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everquest
So I Guess EverQuest Turns 10 Today
One of the first MMORPGs to pioneer sucking the souls out of gamers and Player versus Player interactions has just turned 10. Here's an elf popping out of a cake to prove it. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Mr.Waffleton: Why is it that every tiem you see some photo of a woman dressed as an elf advertising EverQuest, the... 7 Responses | Other threads
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sony
March 16 Shall Now Officially Be Known As "Sony Online Entertainment Day"
There are plenty of commemorative days across the globe. Some honour great men/women, some honour great events, some even get you the day off work. But granting a day to a games developer? More »
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Comment by okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): Folks... you see what a little effort and a lot of money (of course not from Sony... they don't pay... 3 Responses | Other threads
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everquest
Scientists Analyzing Entire Server Logs from Everquest 2
Nearly 60 terabytes of info gathered from more than 400,000 Everquest 2 players has been made available to scientists studying a variety of topics, from social interactions to machine learning. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by LllusionX:Proud Commander of the Sony Attack Force Helghan!: 60 terabytes!? That's almost...*counts on fingers* that's almost over (insert number here). 19 Responses | Other threads
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valve
SOE, Valve Group To Bring MMOs To Steam
Sony Online Entertainment is bringing its massively multiplayer online catalogue to Steam as of today. Now you can MMO without ever having to leave the house to pick up one of those antiquated "boxes." More »
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Comment by JoeSTATE: I'm surprised everyone doesn't just sell their product over steam. It's just too convenient! 24 Responses | Other threads
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sony online entertainment
SOE Sells EQ Loot For Child's Play
Sony Online Entertainment has announced a month-long Child's Play fund raising campaign, which will allow players of EverQuest and EverQuest II to buy in-game goodies that generate donations. More » -
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Legends of Norrath Expands Again, Continues Passing Out Boosters
Sony Online Entertainment's online collectible card game Legends of Norrath expands again next month, following the story of the Ethernauts with the sixth expansion set, Against the Void. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Trey: Sony is really trying to crack into the MMORPG demographic. If they succeed, the pay off would be great. 6 Responses | Other threads
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sony online entertainment
EQ 10th Aniversary Book Art Revealed By Uncomfortable-Looking Firiona Vie
A woman dressed up as elven princess Firiona Vie stood off to the side looking uncomfortable at Sony Online Entertainment's private CES unveiling of the EverQuest: The 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition book cover. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Thecenturyslayer: She kinda looks like Charlize Theron. 17 Responses | Other threads
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everquest
Everquest - 15 Expansions Strong And Growing
Nearly ten years ago I got my first taste of EQ, creating my first character in the beta test (a bard), writing up a preview for a long-forgotten video game website. Now a decade has passed, and EQ is still alive and kicking, and Sony Online Entertainment has just released the 15th expansion pack for the game, EverQuest Seeds of Destruction, which sends players back in time to visit old zones made new again, much like EQ II's focus. The expansion increases the level cap to 85, introduces 20 new zones, grants access to all content from the previous 14 expansions, and also adds AI mercenaries to help the solo and friendless. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Dreadfish: And here people are saying WOW is the most successful MMO of all times...lets see WOW last 10 years. 9 Responses | Other threads
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dr. phil
Dr. Phil Tackles Game Addiction
Dr. Phil loves the video games, or rather the amount of attention gamers give him when he talks about them. In today's episode he tackles the dangers of computer game addiction, with the entire show dedicated to people who play games when they probably shouldn't be. The show starts with a virtual Dr. Phil complete with a sword and hair talking about how virtual games let you escape from reality before launching into the story of l34-year-old Fred, who sits at home and plays World of Warcraft all day while his wife supports their three children. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Dakkonfire: He's pretty much right, no matter what people want to say. People get addicted to games, and 80 hours... 10 Responses | Other threads
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halloween
SOE's Multi-Game Halloween Celebration
Sony Online Entertainment loves Halloween, and they never fail to do the spooktacular holiday up right, even in games that I didn't think anyone was still playing. The Matrix Online, for example. Not only are people still playing, but they get Halloween goodies, as do the folks playing Everquest, Vanguard, Star Wars Galaxies, and even the Legends of Norrath trading card game. Nice, but what about the poor PlanetSide fans? We know...oh oh, but do they know it's Halloween?
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By Mike FaheyComment by xAnarChisTx: Woah, woah, woah, wait! What? The Matrix Online is still active? I thought they shit-canned their servers years... 3 Responses | Other threads
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the sims
Rod Humble Becomes Sim Head
Now here's a name I hadn't heard much since the days back when I played Everquest like a crack addict! Rod Humble, the one-time head of the EQ studio at SOE has just been promoted to Senior Vice President and Head of The Sims label for EA. Rod, who has been with The Sims label since he joined EA in 2004, will be responsible for all things Sims-related, taking the place of Nancy Smith, who will be stepping into a new executive role at EA to be defined in the coming months. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Inglix: More importantly Rod Humble was the designer of Subspace, a game which easily allowed 100 players on each map and... 2 Responses | Other threads
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academia
'Debunking the Stereotypical Gamer Profile'
Via Terra Nova comes word that a new series of academic articles centered around Everquest II has just kicked off, starting with an article on 'who plays, how much, and why' (with a couple of 'oddball' gems scattered throughout the data). The results weren't always what researchers — or the general public — would expect. While there have been other studies done in MMOs, this group was the first that took place in the game engine had the full cooperation of a company like SOE. What are they going to be looking at over the course of the study?: More »
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Comment by mhlaxp: Sounds interesting, but sadly that website just keeps giving me a session cookie error and won't let me read. 3 Responses | Other threads
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sony online entertainment
SOE Announces Two New EverQuest Expansions, Fan Fairies Get Them Free
Sony Online Entertainment announced today at its Fan Faire gathering that both the original EverQuest and its sequel, EverQuest II, would see a new expansion each. EverQuest Seeds of Destruction, the 15th (!!) expansion for the MMO, will be released on October 21, with EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey available on November 18. That would be EQ II's fifth expansion, if you're keeping count. More »
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Comment by Zunnoab: @weblet51: As a raid leader in an active raid guild I disagree. There are still thousands of players on... more » | Other threads
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Sony Online Entertainment Fan Fair Reg Extended
The 2008 Fan Faire is right around the corner and Sony Online Entertainment just announced that "due to record breaking response" they've decided to... extend registration. Wha? More » -
everquest
SOE Cheers 1 Million Legends of Norrath Matches With Oathbreaker Release
Sony Online Entertainment announced the release of the fourth EverQuest: Legends of Norrath set, Oathbreaker, which completes the story arc that began in LoN's Oathbound, providing a "dramatic finale" for characters. More »
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Comment by Doshu: I've had a little trouble getting into this game. Mostly because I start it from within EQ2, and always get called... more » | Other threads
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EQ's Legacy
Come Back To EverQuest, Play For Free
Former EverQuest players, Sony Online Entertainment would like you to return to your roots. It's announced a new program called "Living Legacy," through which EQ subscribers with inactive accounts who left with all their bills in order can come back from now until the end of July - totally for free. More »
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Comment by discordkitty: @aveneyer: Gotcha, that makes sense. They were bringing the legacy servers in around the same time I was quitting... more » | Other threads
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soe fan faire 2008
SOE Fan Faire Registration Is Go
SOE is now accepting registration monies for their 2008 SOE Fan Faire, being held August 14th through the 17th at the Las Vegas Hilton in beautiful downtown...you know. $89 gets you an All-Access pass, which secures you a sneak-peek at "three monumental new games in development". Interesting. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Jonax: Anyone taking bets on when they'll unveil the New Faire Enhancement? more » | Other threads
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sony online entertainment
SOE Dates 2008 Fan Faire
Sony Online Entertainment has given a date to their annual parade of pale-skinned shut-ins, blinking as they emerge into the bright sunlight, the SOE Fan Faire. This year's convention will be help August 14th through the 17th at the Las Vegas Hilton. This means we are definitely skipping a repeat of last year's Quakecon / Blizzcon / Fan Faire debacle, as QC is running two weeks earlier. Plenty of time left for Blizzard to muck things up though."Fan Faire is by far the best vacation destination for SOE gamers, their families and friends," said Alan Crosby, Senior Director, Global Community Relations, Sony Online Entertainment. "This is the ultimate party for gamers and a great chance to meet up with their online friends in the real world."
This year's 4-day event will feature demos of The Agency and Free Realms, a talk from SOE President John Smedley, chances to meet and chat with developers, and plenty of geeky hobnobbing and drunk singalongs. I wanna go! More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by xbulletholes: hello there.i'm mr. smith from research corp. and i'm doing research.to help me in this research may i please have... more » | Other threads
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only in brazil
Brazilian Government Bans Counter-Strike, EverQuest, Fun
The South American nation famous for its ability to create great soccer players, attractive swimsuit models and land that used to be rainforests has brought the banhammer down upon two of the world's most popular online games. Both Counter-Strike and EverQuest, each now nine-years old, were said to promote "the subversion of public order, were an attack against the democratic state and the law and against public security" by the judge enacting the ban. More » -
game design
'What's In A Death Penalty?'
The death penalty of various MMORPGs is a topic of interest to many people - I've seen a number of thought provoking posts, and what more cheerful topic than death of your virtual avatar right before the holidays? Elder Game has a look at the death penalties of WoW and EQ2 and the ramifications of the death penalties, which often spin off to unexpected territory (like the way people play the game): More »
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Comment by cowondinosaur: @argh: Or Diablo hardcore more: you die, your character is gone forever. more » | Other threads
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promotions
Magazine Offering Exclusive Everquest II Download
In their issue hitting stands the week of November 28th, Massive Online Gamer magazine will be offering a code that can be redeemed for a limited edition Everquest II item—a portrait of warlord Venril Sathir. But for those with ants in their pants, new online subscribers can get the code emailed immediately upon writing that check. Not being Everquest II players, we can't really assess the importance or value of such a downloadable good. But it's a clever marketing strategy on MOG's part. While reading Kotaku, our readers are sometimes gifted with free syphilis, but the promotion hasn't been all that well received. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by 黒天使: @Gouki4u@Fnor: sweet lord... so did i lol more » | Other threads
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profitquest
EverQuest: The Movie Grinds Closer To Reality
Convinced that stalwart EverQuest-ers would be willing to transplant asses from computer chair to movie theater seat, Sony has signed on 300 screenplay contributor Michael B. Gordon to pen a film adaptation. According to a report from Variety, the EQ flick will be distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Avi Arad, responsible for just about every single Marvel film in existence and Bratz: The Movie. In good hands! More » -
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Legends of Norrath OTCG Live
The war between the forces of Order and Chaos begins today! Sony Online Entertainment proudly announces the launch of their new Everquest online trading card game, Legends of Norrath. Starting today, players can visit www.legendsofnorrath.com and download the game client absolutely free! Of course, the cards will cost you to the tune of $9.99 for a 55 card starter and $2.99 for 15 card booster packs, but it will all pay off in the end when you can brag that you own the entire 375+ cards in the Oathbound set. Then of course your friends will ask to see them, and you'll have to explain that they're digital and don't actually exist outside of a computer somewhere, but I'm sure they'll be as impressed as they were when you told them about your internet girlfriend. Before I get angry comments, let it be known that I plan on playing as well, so I'm as big a dork as you are. Probably bigger. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by syp: my dork is bigger. sorry...i had to. But ya...on topic...i dont think a game like this should be charging for... more » | Other threads
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Comment by EdPOGI: Oh WoW. . . getting married over a horrible game lololololol. . . but a game themed wedding. . .... more » | Other threads
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John Smedley Talks Legends of Norrath
MMOG Nation has posted a great interview with Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley about the recently announced Everquest online trading card game, Legends of Norrath: Oathbound which our own Crecente actually got to play last month. In case you haven't gotten a chance to read Crecente's hands on and you're too lazy to click over to it or the MMOG Nation interview, here's a quick explanation of the game in Mr. Smedley's own words. More » -
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The Smed Talks to Fan Faire
John Smedley is at Fan Faire talking to the masses about the past, present and future of all things Sony Online Entertainment. I'll be remote liveblogging it for those of you too lazy to watch it yourself. More »
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Comment by Sardu: @thestone: Wow. So people really are still on the "Smed= the root of all evil" kick eh? As... more » | Other threads
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Comment by MarioMax: I'll just say this. I was there at Fan Faire when this was announced, and there wasn't a single person... more » | Other threads
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i knew it
IBM - MMO Players Can Make Corporate Leaders
Eric Lessner is a member of the IBM think-tank Institute of Business Value, and as part of a study collaboration with MIT and Stanford, studied Everquest and WoW players. And he saw the games as excellent preparation for the business world.For example the ability to bring together distributed groups of individuals - often who are on a volunteer or semi-volunteer basis - to be able to make more rapid decisions under conditions of uncertainty. To incorporate and use different sources of data and make decisions rapidly. To recognise people for their contribution. To be able to motivate.
Chalk up another win for videogames by anonymous expert who is smarter than you, making total the tally: More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Ojo: I'd agree with this, where guild leaders are actually competent. From what I've personally seen, and from the stories other... more » | Other threads
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Less Is More For Everquest
I got a chance to catch up with Everquest Senior Producer Clint Worley at E3 to chat about the state of Everquest the first, an eight year old MMO that is now readying its fourteenth expansion, Secrets of Faydwer. The expansion itself pushes the game's level cap to 80, which makes my moldering level 54 bard incredibly sad, especially considering how terribly behind I am in add-ons, not being able to keep up with the vigorous two a year schedule. Well that two-a-year schedule is now a one-a-year cycle in response to fans of the game that had the same trouble keeping up as I did. Worley said that the focus would be on keeping players in the game and continuing to provide premium free content throughout the year to reward the die-hard fans that make up a subscriber base still larger than its successor, Everquest 2. So what about us old-timers interested in getting back into the game? From now on, every new expansion will be packaged with all the expansions before it, making catching up as easy as waiting for Secrets of Faydwer to hit stores this November. Is that the sweet sound of Selo's I hear in my future?
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By Mike FaheyComment by Android8675: @Akbar The Great: EQ2 has been doing the "buy one, get the previous expansions" dance for a while now: I... more » | Other threads
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wow
2 People, 47 PCs, 46 WoW Accounts, No Life
You've surely heard of World of Warcraft players shunning work, family, responsibility, and drinking water for the love of the game, but if you're not up on your "dual-boxing" as I was, keep reading. Dual-boxing is act of controlling two characters in an MMO simultaneously. Of course, there's multi-boxing, when just two won't do. As seen above, a pair of triple-boxers working in tandem can yield efficient raiding results. Therefore, why not take it to the next level? And then a dozen levels higher? How about simultaneously controlling 23-characters while your girlfriend also manages 23? More » -
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Mainstream News Tackles MMO Addiction
A local Philadelphia news station ran a story yesterday tackling the problem of internet gaming addiction. As you might know I am a big fan of the mainstream news media trying to report on video games they have no clue about. That being said, I'm pleasantly suprised at the way this piece turned out. The story focuses mainly on World of Warcraft and Everquest, focusing on a young boy who spends all his time playing instead of going out and getting teased about his hair, and Elizabeth Woolley, who believes Everquest cause her 21 year old son to commit suicide. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by linlinchan: Last year I was fighting alcoholism and some other stuff. I hadn't started playing WoW yet. This year I've been... more » | Other threads
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mmoverexposure
SOE Fan Faire To Compete With BlizzCon
MMO fanatics now have a decision to make. Attend BlizzCon in Anaheim, California the first weekend of August or travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the SOE Fan Faire. More »
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Comment by Zunnoab: Lots of my guildies in Everquest are going to FF. I may go some year, but this isn't it. more » | Other threads
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everquest
SOE Announces EQ Super Mega Combo Meal
First there was Everquest Evolution, which contained the game and the first five expansions. Then came Everquest Platinum, which upped the number to seven, and when we thought the number could get no higher, they released Titanium just last year, with a staggering ten expansions included. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Aurien: @Pal I was much the same way (sadly logging way more MUD hour than that by far). Until I left... more » | Other threads
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everquest
Gallery: Everquest: The Buried Sea
It is amazing how a game that was so much a part of my life years ago can now sneak up on me with an expansion when I'm not looking. I received a slew of screenshots for the new Everquest expansion The Buried Sea sometime last night, and when I looked online to find a release date, I discovered that it was yesterday. The update introduces new missions, guild banners, powered armor of sorts, and ship-to-ship pirate combat, furthering the confusion between this and Pirates of the Burning Sea. Amazing how well the game is holding up after what, eight years? More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Cheddies: is this for Everquest 1? i seem to remember somthing about everquest II coming out a while back! - I... more » | Other threads
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everquest
EQOA Celebrates 4 Years
Sony Online Entertainment is celebrating the 4th anniversary of the launch of Everquest Online Adventures, the relatively bad PlayStation 2 version of its iconic MMORPG, Everquest. You might remember it from the infamous "It's time to slay the dragon!" commercials that showed people from all walks of life getting together to fight evil on their PS2s. Now four years and one expansion later, someone is still playing the game. I'm betting it's the same multi-cultural group from before, forever chasing that dragon...their white whale. More » -
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Sony Making Metal Gear Movie
There hasn't been much information on the Metal Gear Solid movie front since it was announced by Studio Kojima at last E3, other than that it was indeed underway. Now GameSpot brings us news that Sony Pictures Entertainment is working on the project, straight from the mouth of the studio's Vice Chairman Yair Laundau. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by studman182: When you think of Solid Snake you have to dig deeper into who Hideo Kojima was thinking about when he... more » | Other threads
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