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May 15th, 2008 @ 07:03
SOE’s announced that upcoming spy MMO The Agency will come complete with real money transactions thank to a partnership with Live Gamer.
The move has sparked speculation that the game will be free to play when it releases later this year.
Press release after the link.
Live Gamer, the premier operator of a publisher-supported marketplace for real money trading of virtual items, has announced it has entered into an agreement with Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) to offer real money trading (RMT) in the upcoming titles published by SOE — The Agency™ and Free Realms™. The two companies are leading the evolution of the gaming industry into transaction-based business models that open emergent game play styles for gamers and opportunities for publishers.
Live Gamer’s service, called Live Gamer Exchange™, will provide the SOE gaming community within these new games with a trusted way to conduct real-money transactions. Earlier this year, Live Gamer incorporated SOE’s proven Station Exchange technology, the first publisher-developed and sanctioned RMT marketplace, into its own e-commerce platform. The Live Gamer Exchange is currently operating within EverQuest® II, SOE’s popular MMORPG (www.livegamer.com)
The next genre of SOE MMOGs to incorporate the Live Gamer Exchange will include:
* The Agency, a fast-paced online action shooter, will let players experience the life of an elite espionage agent with a “you are what you wear” level of customization. As they travel to exotic locales, infiltrate enemy organizations, and seek global domination for their own agency, gamers will be able to customize their characters through attire, weaponry, gadgets, vehicles, gear and aliases that tailor their game play.
* Free Realms, a whimsical fantasy adventure game targeted toward families. It will be free to play, and will also offer a catalog of items made by and for players to customize their avatars as much as they wish. The Live Gamer Exchange will provide a new and efficient mechanism for trading these items within the game.
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May 15th, 2008 at 7:19 am
I’ve never played an MMO
May 15th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I’m trying to install WoW at the moment. I’m doing it off an old retail copy and it’s taking literally days. I tried and failed to download a 1.1Gb patch last night. Gotta love PCs.
May 15th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I should hope it *is* free to play if you’re shelling out real cash for every bullet you fire.
May 15th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
from the moment i saw heard about the agency to the first videos i saw of it earlier this year and right up to now i thought it was going to be shite, now it’s just a little shittier