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MAG gold, open US beta tomorrow
MAG’s gone gold, Zipper just confirmed on the US PS Blog, and Americans will be able to openly play the beta as of tomorrow. “Beta 5″ will go global on January 4. The online shooter launches on...
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MAG open beta goes live
Sony just confirmed that MAG’s open beta is now live. The game servers are online now, so if you’ve already downloaded the new patch and data set you start playing straight away. If you haven’t, get...
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Sony to fix MAG Beta connection issues
SCEE’s Elliott Martin has stated on the EU PS Blog that connection issues with MAG’s open beta are to be sorted before the game launches. “We have seen a few connection issues today, which the team...
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SCEE confirms January 29 UK date for MAG
SCEE has just confirmed the European dates for MAG. UK community leader MusterBuster posted the news just now. The massively multiplayer Zipper shooter releases in Europe on January 27, Australia and...
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Zipper Interactive thinks XBL is more “juvenile” than PSN
Zipper Interactive’s Ben Jones has revealed he feels Xbox Live is “more juvenile” than PSN, which is why MAG is a better fit for the PS3 audience. “I actually consider Xbox Live the more juvenile of...
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PS3: It only does 256 players MAG commerical
Sony has released another fun PS3 commercial, this time it’s advertising MAG, which is set to launch next Tuesday. The 256 online shooter has been in Beta for a while, so hopefully there won’t be any...
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MAG released today along with sizeable patch
Zipper Interactive has released an update for MAG, which launched in the US today, and it will automatically patch when you log into the game. According to Zipper’s Jeremy Dunham, the sizable patch...
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NPD top 20 shows how MAG, Bayonetta, others fared
A certain BioWare blockbuster may have hogged the sales spotlight last month, but – as a list provided by the NPD has conveniently reminded us – there were other games too. And people bought them! We...
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First MAG DLC is free, coming next week
MAG’s first add-on content will hit globally on March 25 for zero cash, Zipper’s confirmed. The Trooper Gear Pack will include flashbangs, new “light” and “dark” uniforms, new SMGs and three new LMGs....
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Free DLC hitting MAG next week
Zipper Interactive has announced that free DLC is on the way for MAG, and it’s slated to hit next week on April 29. Called the Fast Attack Pack, it comes with Special Edition Sniper Rifles and...
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MAG patch info “next week,” DLC info “before E3″
Zipper Interactive community manager Jeremy Dunham has said the developer will be releasing information on the next MAG patch very soon. Posting on the game’s official forums, he had this to say:...
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MAG goes Faction Neutral, more DLC coming this summer
Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the US PS Blog the developer has added Faction Neutral to the Sabotage maps in MAG. Faction Neutral went live on...
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MAG v1.07 coming in early August
Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the US PS Blog that the next MAG patch, version 1.07, is due in early August. With it, players will be “treated to...
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MAG gets Move support, brand new beta program
War is hell. Win it using this wand that looks like a lollipop. Over on the PlayStation Blog, Zipper senior community manager Jeremy Dunham announced that – come this “autumn” – MAG will be updated to...
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Extra MAG character slots now available
Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the official MAG blog that extra character slots are now available. As promised last month, starting today, those...
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MAG 2 listed online by US retailer
US retailer Walmart’s listed up on its website something called “MAG 2″. Who knew? We didn’t. The store has a placeholder down for a January 2011 release. Tip: the date “may not be true.” A sequel not...
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MAG 2.0 patch detailed by Zipper Interactive
Jeremy Dunham, senior community manager for Zipper Interactive, has announced over on the game’s official blog some information regarding the next update for MAG. Dubbed MAG 2.0, the patch is less...
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MAG joins Greatest Hits line up
If you live in North America, own a PS3 and haven’t got around to trying out 256-shooter MAG, then now may be the time. Sony’s announced the PS3′s FPS is about to join the Greatest Hits line-up, and...
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MAG, COD4, World at War added to PS3 Greatest Hits
SCEA’s announced a couple of new additions to its Greatest Hits collection for PS3 in the US, including two Call of Duty titles. Both Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and World at War will join MAG,...
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PSA: MAG 2.0 patch with Move support goes live
Zipper Interactive has announced the MAG 2.0 patch is now available on PSN. The patch adds Move support, an increased level cap, a revamped skill tree, a new economy system, and a clan deploy feature....
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Zipper Interactive releases dev diary showing how Move works with MAG
Zipper Interactive has released a developer diary, showing how MAG works with Move. It’s rather interesting to watch, and you can do so below. A patch adding Move support, an increased level cap, a...
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MAG Escalation pack hits PSN next week
Zipper Interactive’s announced that all-new MAG DLC, known as the Escalation pack, will release next Tuesday. The content includes the release of new game mode Escalation, which sees all three PMCs –...
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Zipper: MAG still “amongst the most played online PS3 games out there”
Thought MAG was dying following news of Zipper Interactive working on a new SOCOM game? Think again. Speaking via the game’s official forum in response to a user who said the game was struggling even...
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MAG v2.10 expected to hit next week
Zipper Interactive has announced an update for MAG, which is expected to be released next week. Patch 2.10 includes “gameplay and technical amendments” along with new game-queue functionality. Full...
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MAG getting version 2.10 today, adds multiqueue feature
Zipper’s announced massive online shooter MAG will get updated to V2.10 later today. The big new feature from the update will be the multiqueue feature, where you can line-up several game modes or...
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MAG turns one year old
As announced by Sony, MAG turns one year old this week. The game released a year ago tomorrow in the US and a year ago on Satuday in the UK. To celebrate, Zipper’s having all of its in-queue and happy...
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DICE: 256-player Battlefield 3 is possible, but “not fun”
Long before MAG or, er, this thing were throwing around numbers large enough to make calculators blush, the Battlefield series ruled the multiplayer shooter roost. So, why not make a move to reclaim...
View ArticleReport – 33 staff laid off at Zipper Interactive
According to a Kotaku report, 33 people have been made redundant at Zipper Interactive. Sony said that the layoffs from the SOCOM and MAG developer was “normal business practice and a result of cutting...
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The Mag II Gun Controller will arrive later this month
All Interactive Entertainment has announced that the wireless, motion sensing Mag II Gun Controller will be available in North America on November 13. Compatible with the PC and PlayStation 3, the...
View ArticleMAG and SOCOM: Confrontation shutting down, SOCOM 4 losing online features in...
Come January 28, 2014, the SOCOM series will essentially be over as Sony will be shutting down online functionality for Slant Six’s SOCOM Confrontation and Zipper’s SOCOM 4, both of which were PS3...
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