"Both audiences will see the latest from upcoming titles like Pirates of the Burning Sea™ and Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising™. Fan Faire guests and online viewers will also get their first looks at Secrets of Faydwer™, the next expansion for EverQuest®, and Rise of Kunark™, the upcoming expansion for EverQuest® II. In another first for Fan Faire, Smed will also unveil an all-new, SOE online game, which is set to formally launch in late August." - SOE
Was hoping the all-new game would be Pirates of the Burning Sea, but they mentioned it in the text. DAMN YOU!!!!
Ewok MMO
PoTBS = the next Eve niche style game with less pretty screen saver graphics and space station avatars already in game!
Originally posted by Airspell
Launches by the end of august, and noone knows what it is...... Yah this has failure written all over it. Teletubbies online
No, no, no! Teletubbies Online - The Cardgame!
If POTBS is anything like EVE. I won't be playing it. EVE is boring the game does half the work for you. You just sit there and watch the machines do the work. I want something that is like Sid Meier's Pirates!, but a MMORPG.
"Both audiences will see the latest from upcoming titles like Pirates of the Burning Sea™ and Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising™. Fan Faire guests and online viewers will also get their first looks at Secrets of Faydwer™, the next expansion for EverQuest®, and Rise of Kunark™, the upcoming expansion for EverQuest® II. In another first for Fan Faire, Smed will also unveil an all-new, SOE online game, which is set to formally launch in late August." - SOE
Was hoping the all-new game would be Pirates of the Burning Sea, but they mentioned it in the text. DAMN YOU!!!!
Ewok MMO
PoTBS = the next Eve niche style game with less pretty screen saver graphics and space station avatars already in game!
Originally posted by Airspell
Launches by the end of august, and noone knows what it is...... Yah this has failure written all over it. Teletubbies online
No, no, no! Teletubbies Online - The Cardgame!
If POTBS is anything like EVE. I won't be playing it. EVE is boring the game does half the work for you. You just sit there and watch the machines do the work. I want something that is like Sid Meier's Pirates!, but a MMORPG.
Wait, wait! Have you played it? lol
It won't level up your skills, that much is known...but beyond that... How much fun can it be to circle another ship until you win or lose?
It's a RTS game that allows YOU to do a better job in the MIddle East than our beloved Prez. and his Advisors. To make it edgy, they have co-branded it with The Daily Show, naming it Mess-o-potamia and getting John Stewart to do the narration voice-overs.
My hope is that they will announce the project will be lead by Ralph Koster and it will be a skill based, scifi sandbox... but without the StarWars IP attached. The extra baggage of having to please LA is too much of a burden.... 0.0000001% chance this would happen but I can dream.
Epic’s Next-Gen 3D Engine to Power Several of SOE’s Next-Gen Online Games
SAN DIEGO, CA – July 20, 2006 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to use their Unreal® Engine 3 technology for the development of content for some next-generation console and PC-based games. SOE will utilize this technology for a number of future projects, including the DC Comics-based game currently under development at SOE-Austin.
“Our development teams are very excited about harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 3,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “The combination of a top-notch graphics engine and a robust set of design tools will enable our teams to deliver incredible and innovative game content for next-generation consoles and the PC.”
This agreement allows Epic Games to include another impressive name to an already extraordinary list of licensing partners.
“Sony Online Entertainment has a reputation for delivering detailed, truly engaging, interactive online worlds” said Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games, Inc. “It is a great privilege for us that they’re using Unreal Engine 3 to help create their next generation projects.”
UNREAL® ENGINE 3 Epic’s Next-Gen 3D Engine to Power Several of SOE’s Next-Gen Online Games SAN DIEGO, CA – July 20, 2006 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), a global leader in the online games industry, today announced a licensing agreement with Epic Games to use their Unreal® Engine 3 technology for the development of content for some next-generation console and PC-based games. SOE will utilize this technology for a number of future projects, including the DC Comics-based game currently under development at SOE-Austin. “Our development teams are very excited about harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 3,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “The combination of a top-notch graphics engine and a robust set of design tools will enable our teams to deliver incredible and innovative game content for next-generation consoles and the PC.” This agreement allows Epic Games to include another impressive name to an already extraordinary list of licensing partners. “Sony Online Entertainment has a reputation for delivering detailed, truly engaging, interactive online worlds” said Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games, Inc. “It is a great privilege for us that they’re using Unreal Engine 3 to help create their next generation projects.”
Hmmm, I guess It will be the combination of Vanguard + SWG:
"Starguard Van Wars"
"In this far away galaxy you can build your own van, and destroy the competition."
TBH I don't believe it will be another fantasy MMORPG since they have their hands full with EQ2, and to some degree Vanguard: SoH (especially when they will do a "relaunch" before the end of the year). Having loads of MMO's of the same genre would be as idiotic as it could get.
Having loads of MMO's of the same genre would be as idiotic as it could get.
Keeping this in mind, I think it highly likely that SOE would release another fantasy MMO. :P
From a buisness perspective it doesn't make any sense at all for me but since it's SOE we're talking about... We will never know until they announce it
Edit: how far 'til they do announce it? I mean, it's 4th of August (at least here in Sweden)
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PoTBS = the next Eve niche style game with less pretty screen saver graphics and space station avatars already in game!
No, no, no! Teletubbies Online - The Cardgame!
If POTBS is anything like EVE. I won't be playing it. EVE is boring the game does half the work for you. You just sit there and watch the machines do the work. I want something that is like Sid Meier's Pirates!, but a MMORPG.
PoTBS = the next Eve niche style game with less pretty screen saver graphics and space station avatars already in game!
No, no, no! Teletubbies Online - The Cardgame!
If POTBS is anything like EVE. I won't be playing it. EVE is boring the game does half the work for you. You just sit there and watch the machines do the work. I want something that is like Sid Meier's Pirates!, but a MMORPG.
Wait, wait! Have you played it? lol
It won't level up your skills, that much is known...but beyond that... How much fun can it be to circle another ship until you win or lose?
It's a RTS game that allows YOU to do a better job in the MIddle East than our beloved Prez. and his Advisors. To make it edgy, they have co-branded it with The Daily Show, naming it Mess-o-potamia and getting John Stewart to do the narration voice-overs.
:-)
I think it'll be a movie game....maybe "300 Online" or "Narnia Online".......or "Springfield Online"
30 minutes until we find out what new ga
me we're going to be waiting 3 years for (potentially)
My hope is that they will announce the project will be lead by Ralph Koster and it will be a skill based, scifi sandbox... but without the StarWars IP attached. The extra baggage of having to please LA is too much of a burden.... 0.0000001% chance this would happen but I can dream.
So... Anyone knows..?
It will be DC Comics the MMO.
It is public knowledge they are working on that, talk about a huge dissapointment if that's the case.
*edit* I think the wording was something like "never before seen" not never before announced, so this very well could be todays announcment.
Was kidding- sorry about that. I hope its a sci fi.
maybe its a zombie mmo?
You fail at jokes
Quoted for absolute truth.
That would be WTFPWNAGE but I honestly doubt it
It's probably going to use the UE3.
http://www.epicgames.com/press_releases/sony_ue3.html
He said it was based in Norath.. probably a free to play model EQ game
Hmmm, I guess It will be the combination of Vanguard + SWG:
"Starguard Van Wars"
"In this far away galaxy you can build your own van, and destroy the competition."
Everquest 2,5
sounds like planetside²
EQ3 then cuz SOE is gonna use UE3 engine
Norath?!
Great! Just what the genre needs..... more damn elves.
TBH I don't believe it will be another fantasy MMORPG since they have their hands full with EQ2, and to some degree Vanguard: SoH (especially when they will do a "relaunch" before the end of the year). Having loads of MMO's of the same genre would be as idiotic as it could get.
Keeping this in mind, I think it highly likely that SOE would release another fantasy MMO. :P
Keeping this in mind, I think it highly likely that SOE would release another fantasy MMO. :P
From a buisness perspective it doesn't make any sense at all for me but since it's SOE we're talking about... We will never know until they announce it
Edit: how far 'til they do announce it? I mean, it's 4th of August (at least here in Sweden)