PS3 DC Universe Free Realms players promised a 'make good' EverQuest II The Children of War 60th Game Update Coming May 17 SOE expects to hit 100m Interview SOE's John Smedley closes studios and cancels Agency Sony is closing 3 games cutting 205 jobs News Online Entertainment axes 200 Sony’s Virtual Cherry Blossoms Raise Relief Funds Gameplay Movie Slam Bolt Scrappers Available Exclusively on PlayStation Network annexing March 29 China Cablecom Holdings Ltd. announces new G.I.R.L. scholarship Opens Applications for 4th Annual Design Scholarship Valentine’s Day Lineup Aung San Suu Kyi be guest director Brighton festival First content update drops late Feb. Announces New PSN Titles Upcoming Revealed; Up Plants vs. Zombies fastestselling title ever

In light of PSN downtime, SOE says its personal information databases are secure, promises redress for outage; details to come later. Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced the landmark 60th game update for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), EverQuest®II (EQII) The Children of War. Scheduled to arrive to the world of Norrath on May 17, 2011, the update will continue the storyline introduced to players in the recently released EQII: [...] SOE president John Smedley believes FreeRealms could reach 100 million users Last week Sony Online Entertainment made the move to port its hugely popular kids' MMO FreeRealms over the the PlayStation 3 platform. Just ahead of that launch, GamesIndustry.biz caught up with SOE president John Smedley to find out how smooth a transition it had been - what the company hard learned from DC Universe Online, what the ultimate potential for the game was and did it spell a new industry gold rush? [Editors note: This interview took place the day before Sony Online Entertainment announced a decision to close three studios and make 205 staff redundant.] Read more... Sony plans to refocus on EverQuest and PlanetSide Earlier today we posted about a rumor first aired by 3DRealms' George Broussard that Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) was about to make big cuts to both its staff and studios. That rumor has turned out to be true with SOE confirming the news in an e-mail to Gamasutra. In total, 205 jobs will be lost with [...] Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that over 200 jobs are to be axed across its studios. The company is cancelling work on the long-in-development PC and PlayStation 3 title The Agency and closing three of its studios in Denver, Tucson and Seattle. "As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and close its Denver, Seattle and Tucson studios. Read more... Combining game-playing and philanthropy, Sony Online Entertainment has created in-game virtual items that players can buy to support those affec… Today On The Spot, Ryan Wells from SOE drops by with a demo for Free Realms on the PlayStation 3. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. and SAN DIEGO - Mar. 15, 2011 - Slam Bolt Scrappers, the brawling and building mash-up from Fire Hose Games, published by Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), is now available exclusively on the PlayStation®Network for US $14.99. Slam Bolt Scrappers is the ultimate mash-up of crazy, beat-em-up brawling and fast-paced, [...] SOE's family-friendly MMORPG arrives on Sony's console later this month; PC edition hits 17 million players. China Cablecom Holdings, Ltd. is a joint-venture provider of cable television services in the People's Republic of China, operating in partnership with a local state-owned enterprise ("SOE") authorized by the PRC government to control the distribution of cable TV services. Serving the largest cable TV market in the world by subscriber volume, China Cablecom currently [. Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has begun accepting applications for its fourth annual Gamers In Real Life (G.I.R.L.) scholarship in the U.S. The selected student will win $10,000 (£6,100) toward tuition fees and educational expenses and a paid internship of up to 10 weeks at one of SOE's development studios (not including room, board, transportation and living expenses not included). "The most recent industry studies show that although a large percentage of the game playing population is female, they make up only about one in every 10 game developers," said Laura Naviaux, vice president of global sales and marketing at SOE. Read more... SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced today it is now accepting applications for the fourth annual Gamers In Real Life (G.I.R.L.) scholarship at https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/gamersinreallife. The winning student will be awarded up to $10,000 tow Love is in the Air and Online with SOE's Gaming Catalog this Valentine's Day. Sony Online Entertainment is love-struck! This February, SOE brings Valentine's related updates and special items to Free Realms™, Star Wars®: Clone Wars Adventures™,EverQuest®, EverQuest® II and Star Wars Galaxies™. Free Realms™ Tales of love abound in Merry Vale with the return of the Festival [...] Event will include host of arts commissions inspired by Burma opposition leader, who was released from house arrest last year Aung San Suu Kyi is to be honoured at this year's Brighton festival with a series of arts commissions inspired by and intended to reflect her "extraordinary spirit". Burma's opposition leader was named as this year's guest director, following Brian Eno last year and Anish Kapoor in 2009. For obvious reasons – Aung San Suu Kyi was only released from house arrest last November and has to remain in Burma – she will not be director in the strictly conventional sense. But her presence will be deeply felt at the festival, from 7-29 May. Organisers were in close contact with the Burma Campaign and members of her family, and her tastes and passions will be reflected during the festival. "It is a great honour to build a festival around Aung San Suu Kyi and to take our inspiration from her," said Andrew Comben, chief executive of the festival. "I hope this programme reflects some of her extraordinary spirit." Aung San Suu Kyi sent the festival this statement: "It is especially pleasing for me to see, albeit ... Free first add-on will add Catwoman missions, Valentine's day content to SOE's superhero MMORPG; game shortages easing, PS3 version more popular. PlayStation Network publisher reveals new development plans Top PlayStation Network Publisher Reveals New Development Plans and Extends Collaboration with PopCap Games. SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - January 27, 2011 - Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced a line-up of new titles for the PlayStation®Network, including the hugely popular Plants vs. ZombiesTM, Acceleration of Suguri X Edition, Slam Bolt Scrappers, Akimi Village, [...] PS3 version doing very well
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