Recently we had the incredible opportunity to share with you a first look for the MAG project at the SCEA E3 Press Conference. We’re thrilled with the early responses from everyone and have been amazed at all the creative speculation about the game. If you haven’t seen the news, MAG is a new online shooter coming in 2009 where up to 256 players wage battles as 8-person squads in a new and unique World. You can watch the press event here or download it from the PLAYSTATION Store.
Though it’s early to talk in depth about MAG, we can definitely quell some fears we’ve already heard from you about how MAG will need to compromise on gameplay to support its size. Well, it may be massive but it is an action shooter at its core. You can run around and shoot enemies, throw grenades, and drive vehicles just like any other shooter except with MAG you’ll do it with up to 256 players. The team at Zipper was one of the pioneers of online gaming on consoles with the SOCOM franchise and they’ve used this knowledge to create a brand new server architecture to make an original game like MAG possible.
Here’s a sneak peak from one of our internal play sessions:
We’re anxious to talk more about MAG and all its features as soon as we can. Until then, stay tuned to the PlayStation blog for more details and official news.
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Kedaro | July 23rd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
@199 DTS MAN
I hear you there, add me to the pile of people asking the same question.
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Trieloth | July 23rd, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Is there going to be a Beta for me to try?
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xplosneer | July 23rd, 2008 at 7:25 pm
You know I want to see this. I don’t know if it’ll stay “MAG” but looks sweet. You got servers that can handle this Sony? Zipper, I trust you guys :P see ya online
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Tyranax | July 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 pm
The concept of this game sounds interesting but let’s hope the actual game is good.
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Kill-A-Plenty | July 23rd, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Great! this game seems to have a lot of potential I really hope that its gonna be the sheit!
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Spyder25000 | July 23rd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
There is a trailer guys
Link:http://au.gamespot.com/ps3/action/mag/index.html?tag=result;title;0
The only downs side is the name
but i would like to see how they handel all them players… i doubt they’ll release it if its laggy they probably got some new tech or engine or something
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Prince_Serlith | July 23rd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Very cool…. though the concept is over my head
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Iv | July 24th, 2008 at 1:27 am
man i cant wait for this game to come out this is going to be the best game ever…
one question plz someone answere me this
wen is home coming out ?
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njohan | July 24th, 2008 at 3:13 am
These pictures are from the E3 conferansens the gametrailer, so do not think there photos directly from the game, but I clearly think the PS3 is able to show the 256 players with beautiful graphics at all “fireworks” and environments that the game seems to have.
There is much force in the PS3 and programmers around the world start to learn it more and more. Just like as long it took to learn the PS2 hardware force, that even today can show relatively good game graphics, even today.
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faun1 | July 24th, 2008 at 5:15 am
This has a LOT to live up to. 250 players online, good draw distance, hi res graphics, no lagging and most importantly a GOOD GAME that we want to buy and is actually released on time.
Good luck guys, I hope this is great title for the PS3…Wee need more!
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Darth_Ash_ | July 24th, 2008 at 7:30 am
There is the Good the Bad the Ugly and then there is the Beautiful! I think this helped shed a lot of the fear that we had. Thank you, it is truely a thing of beauty! Now add a gun that shoots zip-lines. Hurray!!!
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Darth_Ash_ | July 24th, 2008 at 7:31 am
It Glorious!!! Now add a gun that shoots zip-lines! Hurray
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Darth_Ash_ | July 24th, 2008 at 7:32 am
It’s Glorious! Now add a compression gun that shoots zip-lines!
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Darth_Ash_ | July 24th, 2008 at 7:33 am
oops
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DTS MAN | July 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
@ 201 Kedaro thanks dude i was beginning to think i was the only one…..please answer this question.
Cheers.
DTS MAN
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zepi20 | July 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
1942: Joint Strike does this have offline coop?
does the siren full game have all the episode?
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MrCamo | July 24th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
My buddy watched the video with me… He said it would be remebered as L.A.G. i hope he is wrong. I am sure that Sony would not open their mouth about 256 players unless they were sure.
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undeadbol | July 25th, 2008 at 3:38 am
i reakon respawn should be allowed once ur whole squad is dead or all remaining members of your squad are in a safe area
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undeadbol | July 25th, 2008 at 3:39 am
i reckon respawn should be allowed once ur whole squad is dead or all remaining members of your squad are in a safe area
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Azured_Scorpio | July 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
MAG! Seriously though, those are my name initials M.A.G. I’m even happier to know that!
:P
This game is going to ROCK!!!
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bingo420 | July 31st, 2008 at 2:09 am
so many people are about to get owned in the air and the ground in that shot. at first i thought the paratroopers were dropping in away but they’re incoming i figured out, and im glad someone mentioned the rpg guy cause i thought he was rifle infantry beforehand.
and for sure, it’ll integrate first and second perspectives, the vehicles will rock, the gadgets, equipment, varied grenades/&secondary weapons will kill everything we know.
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bingo420 | July 31st, 2008 at 2:18 am
and the shots we’ve seen, if anyone else has seen the screenshot of the edge of a middle eastern complex with a barren pitch between our soldier and them, have all been in TPS with the crop leaving our soldier on the immediate left of the frame. that is all.
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Major-Sam | August 1st, 2008 at 4:44 am
omg LAG!
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