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May 21, 2008

Sony Online seeks to reinvent online gaming

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - Sony Online seeks to reinvent online gaming

Not long ago, before "World of Warcraft" became the 100-pound gorilla of online games, there was "EverQuest."

It wasn't the first massively multiplayer online role-player game. But in 1999, when Sony Online Entertainment released the "EverQuest," it was the first to break through in a big way to the U.S. market.

Players went crazy for the fantasy-themed game set in the fictional world of Norrath. "EverQuest" won many awards, legions of fans and nicknames such as "NeverRest" and "EverCrack." It spawned a sequel, "EverQuest II" and many imitators, including, some say, "World of Warcraft."

But Sony Online has seen its online gaming market leader position erode in recent years. "WoW," which launched in late 2004, now commands the lion's share of the MMORPG market.

John Smedley, one of the original creators of "EverQuest" and the president of Sony Online since 2000, has watched the rapid changes in the space his company once owned, and he believes it's time for a change.

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May 19, 2008

PS Blog : Meet SOE, The Agency

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - PS Blog : Meet SOE, The Agency

Posted by Matt Wilson, Director of Development, Sony Online Entertainment on the Playstation Blog.

Hello! Matt Wilson here - I am the Director of Development for Sony Online Entertainment's Seattle studio where we are working on development of The Agency for the PS3 and PC. This is my first entry here on the PlayStation.Blog and I just wanted to give a quick introduction to our studio in my first post.

We get a lot of questions about how the SOE Seattle studio got started¿ In 2005, a few of the core Mythica development team broke away from the Microsoft games group to form a startup company called "FireAnt Games." Our primary goal when we founded the company was to bring the MMO space to more of the mainstream gamer audience. Specifically, we wanted to target the shooter audience and the console gamer. Well, it happened that SOE was thinking the same thing, and they asked us to start up their Seattle studio. More than 3 years and 80 people later, we are well into building The Agency. Our goal is to deliver an online world where players can "live the life of an elite agent," full of the over-the-top action, exotic locales, and extravagant lifestyles the spy genre is known for.

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May 15, 2008

ION 08: John Smedley keynote shows off Free Realms and The Agency

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - ION 08: John Smedley keynote shows off Free Realms and The Agency

Massively writes: "When you think of Sony Online Entertainment, what comes to mind? I'm sure that Everquest, Everquest 2, Star Wars Galaxies and Planetside are some of the titles which most people think about. From what I've recently seen in John Smedley's keynote at ION 08 that's all going to be changing in the near future. While he did tease the audience with a hint that, "There's more Everquest in our future." Smedley left the topic of EQ at that. I've certainly had my thoughts on what the next Everquest experience should or could be like, but it's just my own personal wish.

So why are we going to be looking at SOE in a different light in the near future? Two games are the reason why: Free Realms and The Agency."
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May 14, 2008

Real money trading in The Agency

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - Real money trading in The Agency

The Agency - the spy-themed massively multiplayer action game being developed for PS3 and PC by Sony Online Entertainment - is to feature officially supported real money trading.
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Apr 19, 2008

SOE Dates 2008 Fan Faire

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - 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 held August 14th through the 17th at the Las Vegas Hilton.

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.
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Mar 21, 2008

How the Agency and SOE are Good for Women

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - How the Agency and SOE are Good for Women

1UP writes:

"During GDC we were somewhat impressed when Sony Online Entertainment announced the new G.I.R.L. Scholarship, the most recent effort in a collaboration with the Art Institute aimed at getting more women involved in videogame development. We still had some important questions that a press release alone could not answer, though.

To find those answer, we turned to Laura Naviaux, SOE's director of global brand marketing and one of the women behind The Agency introduced during the scholarship announcement. She explained the details of the scholarship, life at SOE, and how The Agency will be more than your average adrenaline-soaked action game."
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Mar 19, 2008

New details of The Agency emerge

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - New details of The Agency emerge

Sony Online Entertainment has said it wants newcomers to stand a chance against veterans in its MMO The Agency.

Speaking exclusively to Eurogamer MMO, lead designer and writer Matt Staroscik said the game was a shooter first and foremost, so would use skill to level the playing field rather than time invested.
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Feb 13, 2008

Cross-Play Unlikely for The Agency

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - Cross-Play Unlikely for The Agency

The odds are against PlayStation 3-to-PC cross-platform play for Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming spy MMO, The Agency, CEO John Smedley tells Next-Gen.

"If I was a betting man, I'd bet that we don't allow it," said Smedley of cross-platform play. "You'll still be able to log in with your character on either [PS3 or PC]."

SOE still plans on giving cross-platform play a shot, but the shooter mechanics of The Agency make for a tough translation between a console's controller and a PC's mouse and keyboard setup.
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Jan 11, 2008

SOE on PS3 Plans - DC Comics, The Agency, Home, PSN and More

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - SOE on PS3 Plans - DC Comics, The Agency, Home, PSN and More

The PlayStation Store has opened up a lucrative new business model for SOE, which is the number two publisher of games for the PS3 digital distribution store with 10 games available. Looking ahead to this year, SOE is developing both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy as downloadable games.

SOE is also developing a downloadable game based on Sony Pictures July tent pole movie, Hancock, starring Will Smith. This marks the first time the company has worked with the film division on a property, but it won't be the last.
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Dec 22, 2007

Sony to bring demos of upcoming MMOs to CES 2008

PS3 News from N4G | The Agency

PS3 - The Agency - Sony to bring demos of upcoming MMOs to CES 2008

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is going to the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January in Las Vegas, Nevada. SOE is bringing along the demos for these upcoming MMOs: The Agency, Free Realms and Pirates of the Burning Sea. The demos are only available for the press. In addition, SOE will also bring some old favorites: Legends of Norrath, EverQuest, and EverQuest 2.

[ Posted on QJ.net by Isaac C. on Dec 22, 2007 ]
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