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Moriendor
Black Ring Leader
Joined: 19 Jul 2001
Posts: 1306
Location: Germany |
| Sony Online Entertainment's E3 Line-Up |
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We received the following press release from Sony Online Entertainment regarding its E3 Line-Up a little earlier today:<blockquote><em>SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS LATEST VIDEO GAMES AT 2003 ELECTRONIC
<br>ENTERTAINMENT EXPO -Incredibly Successful EverQuest(r) Franchise Sees New
<br>Directions While PlanetSide Prepares for Launch-
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<br>SAN DIEGO, CA - May 12, 2003 - Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a
<br>worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, introduced several
<br>new video games and provided details on soon-to-be-released titles during
<br>the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The new games announced include
<br>Lords of EverQuest(tm), a real-time strategy (RTS) game for the PC and
<br>EverQuest(r) Online Adventures: Frontiers(tm), an expansion for North
<br>America's only massively multiplayer online (MMO) game for the
<br>PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system. Additionally, SOE provided
<br>new information for upcoming titles PlanetSide, the first massively
<br>multiplayer action game set in a persistent world and EverQuest II, the
<br>parallel universe to the original EverQuest PC MMO role-playing game (RPG).
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<br>"The coming year is going to be huge for us," said John Smedley, president,
<br>Sony Online Entertainment. "The launch of PlanetSide is happening within
<br>days of E3 and the reactions to the game during Beta have been incredibly
<br>strong. EverQuest II will be happening later this year, with a whole new
<br>universe for both those new to MMOGs and hardcore EQ fans to explore. We're
<br>also taking the EQ brand in new directions, both on the PlayStation 2 and on
<br>the PC." Sony Online Entertainment is located at Booth 846 in the South Hall
<br>of the Los Angeles Convention Center during E3 from May 14-16.
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<br>A brief synopsis of each title follows:
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<br>PlanetSide
<br>Release: May 19, 2003 Platform: PC Genre: MMO Action Game
<br>
<br>PlanetSide(tm) will make history when it launches on May 19, as the world's
<br>first massively multiplayer online first-person action game. The
<br>groundbreaking game will allow hundreds of thousands of players to fight
<br>online in an all-hours-of-the-day massive war. Characters gain experience
<br>with every conflict, and can become one of the best in more than 30 combat
<br>specialties, including infantry, sniper, stealth commando, engineer, hacker,
<br>medic, pilot, driver and more. The company also announced that it will
<br>partner with Team Sound to add squad-based voice chat functionality to
<br>PlanetSide, further enhancing the experience of fighting together with your
<br>squad and growing as a team.
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<br>EverQuest II
<br>Release: Winter 2003 Platform: PC Genre: MMORPG
<br>
<br>Scheduled to launch in Winter 2003, EverQuest II is a parallel online
<br>universe to the hugely successful gaming phenomenon EverQuest. Featuring
<br>breathtaking graphics and a vast, beautiful game world to explore, EverQuest
<br>II sets new standards in graphical realism as players are immersed in the
<br>game's powerful epic storyline with thousands of players online. Not only
<br>will current EQ fans enjoy the new game, but players new to both the world
<br>of Norrath and MMO games will find the game much easier to navigate and
<br>play. Based 500 years after EverQuest, EverQuest II is a new and different
<br>game experience in a changed world marred by a fantastic life changing
<br>event. Players enter this world by creating their own unique character from
<br>16 races and 48 classes and using a powerful facial customization system for
<br>unprecedented player individuality.
<br>
<br>Lords of EverQuest
<br>Release: Fall '03 Platform: PC Genre: Real-Time Strategy
<br>(RTS)
<br>
<br> Lords of EverQuest is the next-generation of real-time
<br>strategy game. Inspired by the lore of the online gaming phenomenon
<br>EverQuest, Lords of EverQuest features an enthralling storyline drawing you
<br>into the world of Norrath to change the fate of the world. Take command of
<br>one of 15 Lords from the dawn of Norrath and lead an army against your
<br>enemies in a race to claim a lost artifact. Featuring three different unique
<br>factions with which to do battle, and a beautiful game world filled with
<br>breathtaking environments, you are able to command more than a hundred
<br>troops comprised of Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Fiends and even Dragons! After
<br>the story is over, the game has just begun as players take the game online
<br>and play via SOE's upcoming matchmaking service.
<br>
<br>EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers
<br>Release: Fall '03 Platform: PlayStation(r)2 Genre:
<br>MMORPG
<br>
<br>EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers expands the rich, vibrant fantasy
<br>world of Norrath with uncharted territories to explore, new items and spells
<br>to acquire, fierce creatures to battle, and a new playable race, ogres. The
<br>game also adds graphically enhanced player models and armor, allowing for
<br>greater character customization than ever before. Using the Network Adaptor
<br>for the PlayStation 2, EverQuest Online Adventures: Frontiers connects
<br>seamlessly via modem or broadband to the Internet,
<br>directing players to dedicated EverQuest Online Adventures servers. Gamers
<br>simply insert the disc and the adventures of Tunaria are just a few button
<br>pushes away.
<br>
<br>EverQuest: Evolution
<br>Release: Fall '03 Platform: PC Genre: MMORPG
<br>
<br>EverQuest: Evolution is the perfect starting point for players new to the
<br>world of EverQuest. This boxed collection gathers everything a gamer needs
<br>to enter the world of Norrath in a single package. The original EverQuest
<br>and the first five expansions, The Ruins of Kunark, The Scars of Velious,
<br>The Shadows of Luclin, The Planes of Power, and The Legacy of Ykesha, are
<br>gathered together, along with two maps of the various continents.
<br>
<br>About EverQuest
<br>
<br>Developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), EverQuest
<br>launched in 1999 and has since become both a gaming and cultural phenomenon.
<br>The game has sold more than 2 million copies while continuing to grow with
<br>award-winning expansions The Ruins of Kunark(r), The Scars of Velious(r),
<br>The Shadows of Luclin(tm), The Planes of Power(tm), and The Legacy of
<br>Ykesha(tm), making it the largest online 3D fantasy world ever created.
<br>During peak periods, more than 118,000 simultaneous adventurers have
<br>explored the fully detailed world of Norrath, filled with monsters, magic,
<br>adventure and more. The active global EverQuest subscriber base of more than
<br>430,000 players is comprised of people from 40 different countries including
<br>North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Sony Online Entertainment is
<br>committed to bringing EverQuest to various entertainment platforms,
<br>releasing titles such as EverQuest(r) Online Adventures(tm) for the
<br>PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system, EverQuest for the Pocket PC
<br>and EverQuest: Hero's Call for wireless phones. This Fall, SOE will launch
<br>the highly-anticipated sequel, EverQuest(r) II, on PCs around the globe.</blockquote></em> |
Tue May 13, 2003 12:41 am |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
So this means that Star Wars Galaxies is either being ignored purposefully, or that SWG is not even going to release this year. What the hell is going on. |
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Tue May 13, 2003 12:42 am |
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Moriendor
Black Ring Leader
Joined: 19 Jul 2001
Posts: 1306
Location: Germany |
I was wondering about the same thing. It's strange that SWG is not even mentioned.
There may be a very simple reason. The press release was already written up prior to April 15 (when SWG was supposed to go live). They forgot to reassign SWG to the list of unreleased games. Wouldn't be unusual for a big company like SOE  .
OK, not very likely. Another reason may be that they want to leave it to Lucas Arts to hype the game at E3.
One last reason could be that SWG is not really going to be presented at E3. At least not to the public. It will be entirely shown behind closed doors and they'll just show screens/trailers on a big screen in one of the halls. |
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Tue May 13, 2003 12:54 am |
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Originally posted by Moriendor
Another reason may be that they want to leave it to Lucas Arts to hype the game at E3.
One last reason could be that SWG is not really going to be presented at E3. At least not to the public. It will be entirely shown behind closed doors and they'll just show screens/trailers on a big screen in one of the halls.
The last couple years, SWG has been behind closed doors in the Lucas Arts booth, with some movies playing on big screens. As far as i know, it will be the same this year, so both these reasons are pretty much right.
Baff |
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Tue May 13, 2003 1:17 am |
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Moriendor
Black Ring Leader
Joined: 19 Jul 2001
Posts: 1306
Location: Germany |
Thanks for clearing that up and good to see you here, Baff  . |
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Tue May 13, 2003 2:21 am |
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Ammon777
Warrior for Heaven
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 2011
Location: United States |
You would think they would try to make as much hype in public as possible right before release... Well anyway, thanks for the info... |
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Tue May 13, 2003 2:33 am |
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