by Rainier on June 5, 2013 @ 5:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on May 2, 2013 @ 3:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Feb. 4, 2013 @ 3:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2012 @ 9:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2012 @ 1:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Nov. 2, 2012 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2012 @ 1:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on July 30, 2012 @ 6:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on March 7, 2012 @ 7:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Jan. 21, 2012 @ 4:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2011 @ 9:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2011 @ 1:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on July 19, 2011 @ 11:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on July 8, 2011 @ 12:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinctive empires to rally around, and enormous continents to support intense ground and air combat – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect out of the FPS and MMO genres.
by Rainier on Dec. 17, 2010 @ 5:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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SOE's 2003
Planetside was the first real MMOFPS, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions with first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents. While PlanetSide Next is
currently in development, no details have been released yet, but
according to CEO John Smedley that will change early 2011, "Early next year we will have announcements about Planetside Next followed by a beta."
by Rainier on Oct. 11, 2009 @ 3:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOE's 2003
Planetside was the first real MMOFPS, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions with first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents.
Last month current
Planetside players have received a survey from SOE asking for help with the design for a new Planetside game, and now SOE CEO John Smedley
revealed that it plans to "make it a lot better. Massive battles on a scale no other FPS will touch. None of this 64 player stuff. REALLY MASSIVE. With much better organization, and a tight focus on making sure the action is always going on, with awesome graphics.'
by Rainier on Sept. 26, 2009 @ 6:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SOE's 2003
Planetside was the first real MMOFPS, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions with first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents. Current
Planetside players have received
a survey from SOE asking for help with the design saying "We plan to expand the
Planetside universe with another game."
by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 3:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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To celebrate 4 years of planetary combat, the PlanetSide Anniversary Update introduces a slew of new artillery to the live game. Instituting three New Pistols (one for each empire) and a Missile Launcher with Propelled Explosives, every player can obtain these new weapon types, while an experimental Flamethrower weapon has also been added for those 3 year veterans (based on your character’s creation date).
by Rainier on March 22, 2007 @ 2:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With Advanced Engineering players who choose the Engineers class can now expand their armory with a multitude of new weapons and deployables! Soldiers who have completed their Combat Engineering certification can further advance their skills to include Fortification and/or Assault Engineering, with the ability to advance in both.
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 6:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Well almost... Sony Online has
announced that it will give new Planetside, SOE's MMOFPS, players the chance to play for free for a period of 12 months. Essentially, new players will be able to have access to any part of the game but will have limitations on the BattleRank, which affects the diversity of their arsenal. The UI will also get an overhaul to make it easier for newcommers and plenty of new items and weapon variants are getting added. Expected launch, February 14.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2005 @ 8:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Massive Incorporated today announced that Sony Online Entertainment has joined Massive's video game network. SOE's MMO action game, PlanetSide, will now be part of the Massive network and is scheduled to begin running in-game billboards in mid-August.
by Judy on Oct. 19, 2004 @ 7:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online Entertainment today announced that it has shipped PlanetSide: Aftershock, the definitive PlanetSide collection. Featuring PlanetSide (the original game that defined the massively-multiplayer online action genre), the PlanetSide: Core Combat expansion pack, and the new BattleFrame Robotics (BFRs) action pack, PlanetSide: Aftershock is the ultimate adrenaline rush for any online action enthusiast.
by Judy on Sept. 27, 2004 @ 7:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony Online today announced PlanetSide: Aftershock, featuring PlanetSide, the original game that defined the massively-multiplayer online action genre, PlanetSide: Core Combat expansion pack, and the recently announced BattleFrame Robotics (BFRs) action pack. PlanetSide: Aftershock is expected to ship to North American retail stores on October 18, 2004.
by Judy on July 7, 2004 @ 11:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week, it was reported that another company's title had set a "world record" by having 160 simultaneous players in an online FPS server. Not only is this not a record, it's not even an average play session in PlanetSide, the world's first (and only) MMO first person title.