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Bullet Run was announced less than a year ago, but Sony Online Entertainment and Acony Games are shutting down the free-to-play FPS. As of today, billing for the game has stopped. Players with accounts in good standing will be able to continue playing until March 8, at which point the servers will go... More

Sony Online Entertainment is expanding its offering of free-to-play games with a new competitive multiplayer shooter entitled Bullet Run. The game's fiction places players in a near-future deathmatch style TV game show (a plot we're pretty sure has never been previously used in any movie or game... More

In December of last year, EverQuest II went free-to-play, and according to publisher Sony Online Entertainment, the move has paid off. The company says that new subscriptions have jumped almost 300 percent since the switch, and daily logins have also increased by 40 percent. While SOE didn't give... More

Recoil Games' gravity defying 2D space action/puzzle/platformer was one of this year's most entertaining downloadable titles, but not enough people played it. Let’s fix that. Okay, look, here’s the deal. We’re professionals over here at Game Informer, but we live busy lives... More

It appears going Free-to-Play is the best way if you have a struggling MMO game on your hands. Since removing the monthly subscription costs earlier this month, DC Universe Online continues to see growth in its revenue and active players. Sony Online Entertainment recently announced it gained one million... More

Are you looking for a fun MMO that doesn't cost any money? Sony Online's DC Universe has now joined the world of free-to-play. As promised , the superhero-themed online game now has three tiers of access (one of which costs no money). This should be especially interesting to PS3 gamers, given... More

Sony Online Entertainment confirmed a new release date for Payday: The Heist. The game was delayed earlier this month for a last-minute clean up and is now scheduled for release on October 18 through PlayStation Network for $19.99. "Once again, SOE would like to thank the loyal community for your... More

Marv Wolfman doesn’t just have a great name; he’s a legendary figure in the comic’s industry, famous for his extraordinary run on and The New Teen Titans and for creating Marvel’s character Blade. Wolfman recently helped craft the story for DC Universe Online, but he’s not... More

The fast-paced, bank-robbing shooter Payday was supposed to come out on PSN today. Instead, Sony and developer Overkill have delayed the game until later in the month. The team at Overkill apparently needs a little more time to ensure "overall game quality," and since the game isn't coming... More

Sony Online Entertainment announced today that the "Fight for the Light" DLC pack for its PC/PS3 MMO DC Universe Online is getting a price cut from its original $10 cost down to nothing. All U.S. DCUO subscribers can download it for free when it goes live on September 6. The Green Lantern-themed... More

We heard about the first paid content pack for DC Universe Online a couple of weeks ago, but at San Diego Comic-Con I had a chance to go hands-on with the new Green Lantern-focused power set that the pack introduces. I got to play as a Green Lantern-esqure character using the new "hard light"... More

Sony Online's upcoming sequel to its long in the tooth MMO shooter began life as a mere graphical upgrade to accompany the game's planned switch to a free-to-play model. Why the change of heart? The project formerly known as PlanetSide Next was just too darn promising. Speaking with PC Gamer... More

Sony Online announced the first downloadable add-on for its PC/PS3 action/MMO today. The "Fight for the Light" pack will include a new Light power set and three new Green Lantern-themed scenarios in its $10 price tag later this summer. Players will get the chance to nerd out over the Green... More

If the monthly fee associated with playing MMOs is a big problem for you, Sony Online Entertainment may have a convincing argument for going with their games. The monthly fees for all SOE MMOs have been lowered as well as the fee for their SOE Station Pass, which grants access to all of its games. As... More

After eight years of fighting for survival, the troubled first attempt at a Star Wars MMO will finally go offline this year in December. Gamasutra reports on this news, which publisher Sony Online Entertainment described as a "mutual business decision" between itself and LucasArts. With a newer... More

It seems that the folks at Overkill Software are fans of The Dark Knight, because their newly-announced Payday: The Heist greatly resembles The Joker's bank robbery from the film. We're not sure if clown masks are a necessity, but this squad-based team shooter will have you picking classes, robbing... More

After nearly a month of being offline (and taking fire from all corners of the industry), Sony is beginning to restore PSN back to functionality today. In a press release, Sony announced that PSN service is coming back to America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East today. Japan and the... More

Sony continues to come under the microscope of government for its handling of the PSN/Sony Online security breach. Yesterday we reported that Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Kaz Hirai submitted -- in lieu of attending -- an eight-page document to the Congressional subcommittee on Manufacturing,... More

UPDATE: While Japanese newspaper Nikkei.com claims that Sony fell victim to a second attack, a recent press release from Sony states that the recent credit card theft took place during the original attack on April 16. Unfortunately, Sony didn’t discover that its security had been compromised on... More

Sony Online Entertainment has disabled its online games temporarily in response to a perceived threat. This means fans are going to have to take a break from MMOs like DC Universe Online, EverQuest, and Star Wars Galaxies and Facebook titles like Dungeon Overlord, Poxnora, and Wildlife Refuge. SOE posted... More