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Everquest II Sees A 300% Surge In New Players After Going Free-to-Play

3:45AM January 12, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

In video game years, Everquest II‘s like the great grandpa to newer MMOs like The Old Republic or Rift. Launched in 2004, it’s got a faithful community that’s still questing around on its servers but the game’s days of accruing new players month after month seems to have ended a while back. More »


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The Is The Very Best Reason To Go Back To EverQuest II

5:20AM December 23, 2011 | Mike Fahey

EverQuest II ushers in a new age of player-created content with its new Dungeon Maker system, a ridiculously easy and entertaining way to amaze and kill your friends. More »


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This Is The Most Evil EverQuest II’s Freeport Has Looked In Years

10:20AM November 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

From the generic fantasy city of the original EverQuest to the grungy spires of EverQuest 2, the city of Freeport has never quite captured the spirit of being the home to everything evil on Norrath. Until now, that is. More »


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EverQuest II Fully Commits To Free-To-Play

8:40AM November 11, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Last year EverQuest II dipped its toes in free-to-play waters splitting its services into two separate games: the regular EverQuest II and the limited free-to-play EverQuest II Extended. Next month the game puts that silliness behind it and dives in head-first. More »


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Playing Everything Sony Online Entertainment Has To Offer Just Got Cheaper

3:40AM June 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With the impending demise of Star Wars Galaxies and perhaps the dawning realisation that the best games it has to offer are free-to-play, Sony Online Entertainment ditches the Station Pass in favour of SOE All Access, allowing players to access nine online games starting at $US19.99 a month. More »


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Sony Online Entertainment Loses Development Chief To Zynga

1:04PM May 12, 2011 | Owen Good

John Blakely, a nine-year veteran of Sony Online Entertainment and most recently its vice president of development, has apparently left the company for casual-games behemoth Zynga. More »


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The Family That Plays (Online) Together, Stays Together

12:00PM May 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Research suggests that family communication improves if the group are playing online video games together, but if a single member is gaming, it suffers greatly as the gaming becomes a substitute for healthy communication. More »


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More Than 12,700 Credit Cards Stolen From SOE

7:30AM May 3, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Sony’s security problems continue to mount, as the intrusion that brought down Sony Online Entertainment this morning is linked to the theft of more than ten thousand customer credit card numbers. More »


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Everquest 2 May Be Getting Its Own Cataclysm Soon

4:00AM December 4, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Next week’s world-changing expansion for World of Warcraft may not be the only cataclysm to hit a major massively multiplayer online game soon. More »


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EverQuest II Goes Free-To-Play In A Different Way

4:00AM July 28, 2010 | Mike Fahey

Continuing a trend started by D&D Online and Lord of the Rings Online, Sony Online Entertainment is launching a free-to-play version of EverQuest II, completely separate from the existing game. EverQuest II producer David Georgeson explains why. More »