Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced that massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) EverQuest II ( EQII ) is now free-to-play. All PC users will be able to freely download, install and launch the game without charge. Available free content includes the base game and all expansions up to and including …
Read More »The Amazing Spider-Man Returns to New York City
An all-new Spider-Man is poised to bring the action back to New York City as Activision and Marvel announce The Amazing Spider-Man video game, planned to launch summer 2012 tied to Sony Picture Entertainment’s upcoming feature film of the same name. Created as an epilogue story occurring entirely after the events of the movie, the …
Read More »“Lightning Strikes” Debuts For DC Online
The second downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe Online,Lightning Strikes , is now available. Featuring the scarlet speedster, The Flash , and the introduction of the game’s eighth power set, Electricity Powers, the new DLC pack is available for download on both the PC and PlayStation 3. “The Flash is one of the premiere characters in …
Read More »EverQuest: Veil of Alaris Expansion Now Available
Sony announced that EverQuest : Veil of Alaris – the 18th overall expansion for the highly influential massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) EverQuest (EQ) – is now available at retailers worldwide. Taking off from the storyline set in 2010’s House of Thule, players are invited to journey to the continent of Alaris – a long hidden …
Read More »Marv Wolfman to Create PlanetSide 2 Backstory
Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced that award-winning author Marv Wolfman has joined the SOE team to write the historic fiction for the upcoming massively multiplayer online first person shooter (MMOFPS), PlanetSide 2. This will be the first time the PlanetSide franchise narrative has been detailed. “Marv is an extremely talented writer and was an instrumental …
Read More »Sony Unveils Playstation Network Exclusives
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced “Only On PlayStation Network,” a new program featuring a steady stream of exclusive games releasing throughout the month of October. Starting tomorrow, the PlayStation Network community in North America will find new exclusive downloadable games in the PlayStation®Store every Tuesday in October, including highly-anticipated Pub Fund …
Read More »Rochard Launches for PlayStation Network
Sony Online Entertainment and Recoil Games release Rochard, the gravity-defying, side-scrolling, puzzle-platforming, astro-mining action adventure, available exclusively on the PlayStation®Network. Rochard tells the tale of John Rochard, voiced by Jon St. John, a prominent voice actor best known for his role as Duke Nukem® in the Duke Nukem video game franchise. John is an …
Read More »DC Universe Online Goes Free-To-Play
Sony Online announced a new free-to-play business model for its popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) game DC Universe Online (DCUO) — where players have the freedom to become legendary fighting alongside DC Comics icons like Superman , Batman and The Joker in an ever-evolving online action adventure that has already …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Sells Over Three Million Units
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Mortal Kombat, the latest iteration of the legendary fighting franchise, has sold over three million units worldwide, making it the highest-selling fighting game this year. Mortal Kombat, developed by NetherRealm Studios, led by Mortal Kombat creator and creative director Ed Boon, launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox …
Read More »Activision Uncovers Plans for GoldenEye 007 Reloaded Double ‘O’ Edition
The next level of espionage is at your fingertips in the most interactive James Bond experience ever with Activision Publishing forthcoming GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Double ‘O’ Edition. The robust bundle will include the game on Blu-ray disc, PlayStation Move motion controller, navigation controller, PlayStation Eye camera and Sharp Shooter peripheral, offering …
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