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  Sony Online Entertainment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SOE is best known for producing EverQuest, PlanetSide, and Star Wars Galaxies, which have gained hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
SOE continued producing EverQuest expansions, launching The Legacy of Ykesha in March and Lost Dungeons of Norrath in September.
SOE's headquarters are in San Diego, California, with studios in Austin, Texas and Seattle, Washington (formed on February 3, 2005).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sony_Online_Entertainment   (701 words)

  
 Learn more about Radio in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The world's first regular wireless broadcasts for entertainment commenced in 1922 from the Marconi Research Centre at Writtle near Chelmsford, England, which was also the location of the world's first "wireless" factory.
In 1960, Sony introduced the first transistorized radio, small enough to fit in a vest pocket, and able to be powered by a small battery.
Before the advent of television, commercial radio broadcasts included not only news and music, but dramas, comedies, variety shows, and many other forms of entertainment.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /r/ra/radio.html   (2589 words)

  
 CNN.com - Technology - Sony Online Entertainment's president quits - April 6, 2000
SOE also launched the highly successful subscription-based online game EverQuest, from which it generates revenues from retail sales of the boxed version and from a monthly subscription fee.
Sony Online Entertainment also recently struck a partnership with director George Lucas' interactive entertainment unit Lucasarts to develop an online version of Star Wars.
Sony is one of 25 entertainment-industry defendants in a $130 million federal lawsuit dealing with violence in games and entertainment.
edition.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/04/06/soe.brain.drain.idg   (1359 words)

  
 IGN: Sony Online Entertainment Buys Out Verant
EverQuest is part of Sony Online's The Station that provides access to all of Sony's online games including the popular free games like Jeopardy that survive off of advertising, so the merge isn't really that big a surprise.
Sony also announced the addition of Kelly Flock as the president and CEO of Sony Online Entertainment.
In an exclusive article on The Standard, it was reported that one of Flock's first moves as president was to tell 50 employees, including one that was hired on Tuesday, that their last day of work would be this Friday.
pc.ign.com /articles/080/080264p1.html   (389 words)

  
 SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT’S EVERQUEST® II SHIPPING NOVEMBER 8th // GamesIndustry.biz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sony Online Entertainment is delivering a truly groundbreaking MMO game in EverQuest II with pioneering firsts in advanced 3D graphics, story, voice, production values, and gameplay.
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with a subscriber base of over 750,000 active accounts around the globe.
Used daily by magazines, newspapers, TV, radio, online media and retailers worldwide, it offers a vast, constantly updated archive of press releases and assets, and is the simplest and most cost-effective way for PR professionals to reach the widest possible audience.
www.gamesindustry.biz /news.php?aid=5123   (1185 words)

  
 EnterpriseDB goes mission critical at Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), the online games giant responsible for popular games like Everquest 2 and Star Wars Galaxies, will migrate to open source EnterpriseDB Advanced Server 8.1.
SOE will use EnterpriseDB for its online games and services infrastructure, which, in effect, will service thousands of online gamers who subscribe to SOE developed games.
Although SOE vice president of business and legal affairs Rick Herman would not say on the record which other database vendors the company looked at for the migration, he did agree that open source database players besides EnterpriseDB had been vetted.
searchopensource.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1174189,00.html   (523 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment Inc. :: Sony Online Entertainment(R) Announces Two New Titles for the PSP(TM) Portable ...
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc., is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with a subscriber base of over 800,000 active accounts around the globe.
SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets.
EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. SOE, the SOE logo and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
sev.prnewswire.com /entertainment/20050512/LAW09411052005-1.html   (703 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment Releases Planetside Reserves
BaCk1a5h, sony is sorta slow to 'new' stuff like torrents..the community isnt though heh, http://www.mininova.org/tor/262474 thats been up and running for the better part of the day, should be a good # of people seeding it for a while.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment are two different things.
I'm not the biggest Sony fan either, but they'd have to be pretty evil - as in loud cackles and horns on their heads and flames behind them evil, to install a rootkit in this download just to do it.
digg.com /gaming/Sony_Online_Entertainment_Releases_Planetside_Reserves   (4581 words)

  
 Sony Launches Online Entertainment Division
Sony said the new company will combine the online distribution network of Sony Online Ventures Inc. and the entertainment brands of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Sony Online Entertainment will reportedly expand The Station@sony.com, a branded entertainment Internet site that claims an audience of one million registered users.
According to Forrester Research, the online game population is expected to grow to over 15 million players by the year 2000, with online game revenues reaching $866 million.
www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/19841   (256 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment Future Vision - Beyond3D Forum
However, it was important to note that these online games would not be separate games, they would all be the same game, using the same character, across different platforms, where you can play with the same people online.
Sony talked about an AIM client for the PS2 (as well as email and browser) as well but they never delivered.
In Sony's case, I doubt they or any other competing firm would have skipped right on over what was previously layed out in favor of something entirely new and revolutionary without one single similarity favoring the other.
www.beyond3d.com /forum/showthread.php?t=19135   (2678 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment :: Sony Online Entertainment Announces Official Online Game Auction Site
SOE is in a unique position to help guide the industry, just as we have since we first opened the world of EverQuest to the public six years ago."
Interested buyers will be able to browse through all auctions, and will have the comfort of seeing exactly what they are bidding on and knowing that once an auction is complete, the item or character will be placed in their account.
EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Station Exchange is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. SOE, the SOE logo and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
sev.prnewswire.com /multimedia-online-internet/20050421/LAW06320042005-1.html   (621 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment at E3 2003
The small online PS2 market is going to grow by leaps and bounds as every PS2 will soon ship with an online adapter, so it’s no surprise that Sony Online Entertainment decided to go ahead with Frontiers.
Sony has managed to update the graphics with new character models and extra terrain features.
SOE has decided to include many more quests on Frontiers, and designed new epic quests for people approaching the new level limit — level 60.
www.firingsquad.com /features/e3_2003_soe/page2.asp   (427 words)

  
 Linux News: E-Commerce: Sony Online Entertainment Launching Game Auction Site
Sony said the difference between Station Exchange and third-party, non-sanctioned sites can be summed up in one word: security.
As the online gaming business has grown, so, too, has the "secondary" market, which is based around the buying and selling of in-game characters, items and coins.
Sony Online Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Digital Inc., puts out such franchises as EverQuest, EverQuest II and PlanetSide.
www.linuxinsider.com /story/42464.html   (597 words)

  
 Environment Artists- SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT - Board Index
Sony Online Entertainment produces and distributes online entertainment targeted to mainstream consumers and game enthusiasts.
SOE also works with Sony's U.S. operating companies in the area of online advertising and sponsorship sales.
SOE is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
www.highend3d.com /boards/index.php?showtopic=206722   (337 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment's Everquest(R) II Shipping November 8th
EverQuest II is the highly-anticipated follow-up to Sony Online Entertainment's original EverQuest, the most successful and longest-running 3D MMO role-playing game in North America.
About EverQuest II EverQuest II is the next generation of massively multiplayer gaming, a huge online world where thousands of players come together for adventure and community.
SOE, the SOE logo and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2004/0002308367&EDATE   (1114 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SAN DIEGO and BURBANK, CA – June 17, 2005 –; Sony Online Entertainment Inc., and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced exclusive long-term licensing agreements allowing SOE to develop a DC Comics massively multiplayer online game for PC and next generation consoles, as well as the acquisition of The Matrix Online game by SOE.
SOE, a worldwide leader in MMO gaming, will work with WBIE, a major creator, developer and licensor of key game properties, to create a next generation online game based on the vast universe of DC Comics.
SOE will be creating a DC Comics game for the PC and next generation gaming platforms, and is currently planning on a fourth quarter release in 2007.
www.sonyonline.com /corp/press_releases/061705_warnerbros.html   (582 words)

  
 Shake-Up At Sony Online Entertainment - Kotaku   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The massively-multiplayer online version of the popular George Lucas films has been a fiasco, costing SOE players and money.
I am by no means agreeing with the decisions made by SOE, but the fault does not lie in their 'lack of attention' to the fanbase.
Perhaps it is their listening to the fans that have caused such drastic changes to the game, or rather to the fans that aren't playing, which they are trying to attract.
kotaku.com /gaming/sony/shakeup-at-sony-online-entertainment-162338.php   (484 words)

  
 Kotaku - sony online entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SOE will be developing and publishing a game based on the DC Comics universe for next generation gaming platforms and the PC.
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman.
Gamedaily Biz has an interview with Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley in the wake of his comments that Sony would be developing a fee-free MMO.
www.kotaku.com /gaming/sony-online-entertainment/index.php   (1478 words)

  
 Access Communications Public Relations Case Study: Sony Online Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1999 Sony Online Entertainment created one of the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games, EverQuest.
While the current players are extremely loyal, Sony Online wanted to reach out to a new, “hip” audience since the player base had stagnated at about 430,000 niche players.
Sony Online tasked Access Communications with not only sustaining the momentum of EverQuest, but increasing its exposure in the 18-30 year old demographic and encouraging more mainstream adoption.
www.accesspr.com /sonyonline.html   (411 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment Announces Hollywood Voiceover Talent for Lords of EverQuest(TM)
Known for its blockbuster franchises, EverQuest(R) and PlanetSide(TM), as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies(TM): An Empire Divided(TM), SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms.
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX and St. Louis, MO, SOE has an array of cutting-edge online games in development.
SOE and the SOE logo are registered trademarks and PlanetSide is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-22-2003/0002021883&EDATE=   (331 words)

  
 GamerFeed : News : Sony : Sony Online Entertainment Announces Matching Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
SOE is in the final stages of launching SOEGames.net, so everyone can find someone to battle...
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online gaming, announced today that it is finalizing plans to create SOEGames.net, an online game matching service that will allow gamers to find each other and battle it out across the Internet.
For the basic service, there are no additional subscription fees required (players must provide their own internet connection for online gameplay modes).
general.gamerfeed.com /gf/pr/4053   (421 words)

  
 Sony Online Entertainment - Press Releases - 182725 - GamersHell.com
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.
With massive online battles and up to thousands of people from around the world in the game, PlanetSide: Aftershock delivers a unique online action gaming experience in a hostile futuristic world.
Experience frenetic online action in the form of infantry assaults, ground-based vehicle mobilizations, dynamic air battles, and new giant robot assaults, as you join one of three empires and engage your enemies in large-scale battles and tactical base assaults for total control of Auraxis(TM).
www.gamershell.com /companies/sony_online_entertainment/182725.html   (816 words)

  
 Shacknews - Sony Online Entertainment Interviews (Part One)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sony Online Entertainment held a press event here in NYC recently, and I was lucky enough to attend and sit down with members of the various development teams that were there.
What follows is the first interview of the batch, in which I cornered Dave Georgeson, the former producer and now senior designer of PlanetSide.
Some of them could be transferred over into PlanetSide as well as some of the ideas we have on our own, but like you mentioned it’s kind of low priority.
www.shacknews.com /extras/soe/soeinterview1.x   (1079 words)

  
 MobileTechReview.com Faces Behind the Games: our interview with Rob Hill of Sony Online Entertainment
On the eve of the EverQuest for Pocket PC release, we chatted with Rob Hill, Producer at Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) which is the home of EverQuest.
SOE is always looking for new avenues in which to extend our product lines.
Rob Hill: The environment for doing online gaming on these devices doesn't seem to be developed enough yet.
www.mobiletechreview.com /interviews/SonyOnline.htm   (738 words)

  
 EverQuest II - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
EverQuest EverQuest Prophecy of Ro Champions: Return to Arms EverQuest Online Adventures EverQuest II EverQuest II Kingdom of Sky Frantix GripShift Field Commander PlanetSide Star Wars Galaxies Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code The Matrix Online
While members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences select the nominees for both awards, the online community determines the winners of The People's Voice Awards by voting for the sites that you believe to be the best in each category.
In that time, we've seen everything from the death of Morpheus to a move to Sony Online Entertainment.
eq2players.station.sony.com   (6294 words)

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