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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that it is now accepting applications and submissions for its 2013 Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Game Design Competition. Now in its sixth year, the G.I.R.L. Scholarship prides itself as being an active catalyst for inspiring women's involvement in the video game industry, as well as for providing an open gateway for those pursuing careers in the field of creative and applied arts. SOE...

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced that its annual community fan event, SOE Live, will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 1 - Aug. 4, 2013. An annual SOE-sponsored event, SOE Live is set to be the ultimate gathering for the SOE community, and provides players an opportunity to celebrate their favorite free-to-play SOE games, including: DC Universe((TM)) Online, Dragon's Prophet(TM),...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that Wizardry Online, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) rebirth of the classic fantasy franchise, is now available for PC players in North America and Europe. This free-to-play game offers new players and franchise veterans a fully re-imagined Wizardry game that stays true to the franchise's trademark features: hardcore gameplay, intense difficulty, party-based...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heroes and villains must prepare to defend their territory today as Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) released Home Turf, the sixth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe(TM) Online (DCUO). Available now for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Home Turf introduces a customizable Base system for the first time to the popular massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. Players can now customize their...

SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE), and Major League Gaming (MLG), the world's largest eSports league, today announced a robust partnership to introduce PlanetSide®2 to MLG's burgeoning competitive gaming audience. The year-long collaboration will span all of MLG's properties including original broadcast programming, online competition and presence at MLG events. Over the next few months, the PlanetSide 2 and MLG teams will...

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The war is inevitable. Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced the availability of its award-winning, highly anticipated massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) PlanetSide 2 in North America and Europe. Players must enlist in one of three Empires - Terran Republic, New Conglomerate or Vanu Sovereignty - to fight in an epic war for control of the planet of Auraxis. An unparalleled gaming experience, players...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night at its annual fan event, SOE Live, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) announced a new licensing and publishing partnership with Runewaker Entertainment to bring the fantasy massively multiplayer online game (MMO) Dragon's Prophet(TM) to North America. Developed by Runewaker Entertainment, Dragon's Prophet transports players to the dragon-filled, beautiful world of Auratia, where they can capture, train and ride dragons. "As one...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced a new partnership with the leading publisher of client-based MMO games in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Innova Systems (Innova), to bring the award-winning massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) PlanetSide(®)2 to Russian-speaking territories. This new partnership was revealed at the Igromir 2012 expo in Moscow. The international partnership...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced that Hand of Fate, the fifth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe(TM) Online (DCUO), is now available for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. At the bidding of Doctor Fate or the evil sorcerer Felix Faust, players will undertake Operations - six intense new episodes designed for group play featuring three Heroic and three Villainous - that will...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced that Vanguard® Saga of Heroes, the fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now officially free-to-play worldwide. Players can join guilds, level up, battle creatures and explore the vibrant world of Telon for free on PC systems. Vanguard Saga of Heroes' transition to a free-to-play model marks the beginning of the game's exciting new direction, including...