{"id":38886,"date":"2012-06-02T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38886"},"modified":"2012-06-04T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T12:27:37","slug":"sony-online-entertainment-confirms-eight-titles-for-e3-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38886-sony-online-entertainment-confirms-eight-titles-for-e3-showcase","title":{"rendered":"Sony Online Entertainment confirms eight titles for E3 showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online developer Sony Online Entertainment<\/a> has released its line-up of titles it\u2019ll be putting under the spotlight at this year\u2019s E3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This list includes an impressive eight titles, to be headlined with a hands-on of Planetside 2. Check out the full official list, with descriptions.<\/p>\n

PlanetSide 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

First hands-on play with PlanetSide 2, the highly-anticipated MMOFPS<\/a>. PlanetSide 2 takes all the groundbreaking features from the original game – massive multiplayer battles, distinct empires to rally around, and enormous continents where intense ground and air combat unfolds – and adds features that modern gamers have come to expect of the FPS and MMO genres.<\/p>\n

To dial up the E3 experience to epic levels, PlanetSide 2 has enlisted video game personality TotalBiscuit to live cast directly from the SOE booth at 3 p.m. PT on Tuesday, June 5, and Wednesday, June 6, as well as at 11 a.m. PT on Thursday, June 7. Featured live on TwitchTV<\/a>, TotalBiscuit will take PlanetSide 2’s massive combat beyond the E3 show floor. To sign up for beta, players can visit the PlanetSide 2 beta sign-up page<\/a>..<\/p>\n

DC Universe Online<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands-on demo with The Last Laugh (DLC<\/a> 4), featuring an all-new weapon, hours of multiplayer gameplay in the Safe Houses and Headquarters, and new Legends PvP characters.<\/p>\n

EverQuest II<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands-on demo of the game and an introduction to SOEmote, a new innovative facial recognition and voice technology feature that give players the ability for personal expression and role playing in EverQuest II. Featuring facial recognition software created by Image Metrics, and integrating Vivox’s voice font technology, SOEmote was designed to truly bring the roleplay back to roleplaying games.<\/p>\n

Bullet Run<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands-on demo with this new free-to-play first-person shooter (FPS). Developed by ACONY Games and available later this summer for the PC, Bullet Run is a team-based multiplayer game that puts players in the ultimate reality TV game show, where contestants showcase their deadly talents in the name of fame. To sign up for beta, players can visit the Bullet Run beta sign-up page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Free Realms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gameplay demo of the all-new Sunstone Valley, the long awaited regional content expansion for Free Realms. Opening later this summer, players will have an entirely new desert landscape to explore, desert monsters to battle and a whole slew of exciting new quests and rewards.<\/p>\n

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gameplay demo of the new Clone Wars Adventures Card Assault Trading Card Game. Clone Wars Adventures is a free-to-play, action-packed, direct to content online world where you can live out the thrills and excitement of the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” animated TV series.<\/p>\n

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands-on demo with Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, which is the final SOE title to transition to free-to-play. Vanguard is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the vast world of Telon, an ancient world of magic, intrigue and adventure.<\/p>\n

Wizardry Online<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hands-on demo with the new free-to-play MMO based on the classic Wizardry computer games. Produced by Gamepot, this latest game features countless traps and fiendish monsters that will hinder players’ adventures as they cross the most difficult dungeons ever seen. Wizardry Online retains the characteristic elements of the original Wizardry and merges them with modern MMORPG functions.<\/p>\n

Related articles<\/strong><\/h5>\n

All E3 coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Biggest games of E3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PlanetSide 2: what you need to know<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Everquest is going free-to-play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sony Online Entertainment begins MMO service restoration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DC Universe Online is going free-to-play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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