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MAG Trailer.

The first next-generation game for Zipper Interactive (creators of the online phenomenon SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs), MAG offers a sweeping battle experience for a total of 256 players online. Eight player squads combine together to form a tactical military experience like no other. Genre: Online Shooter Online Play: 256 Versus Exclusively on PlayStation 3 Release Date: January 26, 2010

Release date announcement and info on the meet up can be found HERE.



The game will contain three different private military company factions:

• Seryi Volk Executive Response/S.V.E.R. (pronounced "Sever"), a ragtag military force with personnel drawn from war-torn countries in the Middle East and Russia.
• Raven Industries, a faction with high-tech weapons and armor, comprising of West European soldiers.
• Valor Company, whose soldiers are equipped with more standard-styled gear.They comprise of seasoned veterans from the United States, United Kingdom and Mexico.

2010 "Beta" info.

Hey everyone! This is just a friendly head’s up that our new MAG Beta program launches tomorrow, August 24, on the PlayStation Store. All you have to do to participate is download it when it becomes available, put your MAG disc into the PlayStation 3, and start the beta client from the “Game” section of the XMB. Please Note: You MUST have a MAG retail disc in your PlayStation 3 in order for the MAG Beta client to work Once you’ve logged on to the server and your pre-existing MAG character has been copied to its universe (don’t worry, the copy-over won’t affect your main character), you can then access our beta server in two separate sessions per weekday — with each session lasting four hours apiece every Monday through Friday. Listed below are the session times for multiple time zones. Session 1 Hawaii: 5am-9am Alaska: 7am-11am Pacific: 8am-12pm Mountain: 9am-1pm Central: 10am-2pm Eastern: 11am-3pm GMT: 3pm-7pm Session 2 Hawaii: 1pm-5pm Alaska: 3pm-7pm Pacific: 4pm-8pm Mountain: 5pm-9pm Central: 6pm-10pm Eastern: 7pm-11pm GMT: 11pm-3am We will limit the number of players that can access the beta environment for the first few days of launch to track stability and increase that player limit as we progress. If you get a message that the server is full, try back again later! Now that you’re here, there are a number of areas that we’d love for you to test: An increased level cap The new economy system Our revamped skill tree To deliver feedback and report bugs, visit our official MAG forums at forums.mag.com. Go to the “MAG Beta Program 2010″ subsection and choose to discuss your experience with fellow fans in the “Beta General Discussion” board, or describe any problems you may be having in the “Beta Issues and Bug Reports” board. During this testing period, we’re looking for as much feedback as possible — specifically in regards to the new Economy and Skills systems; including… Economy feedback items Basic pricing of items — is it too cheap or too expensive? Level requirements for items — is it too low or high? Basic usability and layout — do you like/dislike it and why? Skill feedback items Do any skills seem overpowered or underpowered? Skill placement – any skill branches too late/early in a tree? Escalation Game-type Is it fun? If it isn’t, why not? If it is, why is it? On behalf of everyone at Zipper Interactive, thank you for your time and participation in the MAG Beta program. We hope you have fun!

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BETA Phase Info:

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Originally Posted by MisterBee xtended Server Hours This Week: EDTs ADDED BY ME: Monday 9/21 8:00am - 9:00pm PDT 11:00am-12:00 EDT Tuesday 9/22 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT, 4:00pm - 9:00pm PDT 1:00pm-4:00pm, 7:00pm-12:00am EDT Wednesday 9/23 7:30am - 1:00pm PDT, 5:00pm - 9:00pm PDT 10:30am-4:00pm, 8:00pm-12:00am EDT Thursday 9/24 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT, 5:00pm - 9:00pm PDT 1:00pm-4:00pm, 8:00pm-12:00am EDT Friday 9/25 10:00am - 1:00pm PDT, 5:00pm - 9:00pm PDT 1:00pm-4:00pm, 8:00pm-12:00am EDT Here is the game schedule for the next two weeks or so: (From the EU moderator) 9/22/09 Domination 9/23/09 Domination 9/24/09 Acquisition 9/25/09 Acquisition 9/28/09 Acquisition 9/29/09 Acquisition 9/30/09 Acquisition 10/01/09 Domination 10/02/09 Domination 10/05/09 Acquisition 10/06/09 Acquisition 10/07/09 Acquisition 10/08/09 Acquisition 10/09/09 Acquisition

The event is scheduled for Friday, September 4th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM PDT. 200 lucky PS.Blog readers are invited to attend the 256-person function and get hands-on with a new MAG map.

Exclusive Beta of Highly Active Community Members *ENDED*

Featured at GamesCom Starts: August 17th Ends: September 7th Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 5-8 GMT & 5-8 PST Includes GAP & SCEE Beta Community Objectives: Base game system and level tuning, server load & patch testing

Official Public BetaStarts: September 17th

Ends: Additional phases of the Beta TBA Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 5-8 GMT & 5-8 PST Includes SCEE lottery winners / Active forum members / Qore annual subscribers (subscribed by 17 September) / select media Objectives: Progression & Shadow War tuning, matchmaking, gameplay, and community feature refinement, server load testing

MAG Public Beta Access Starts: October 12th

If you’re not a Qore subscriber, but you’re ready to try out the most anticipated new shooter on the market before the game launches, here’s your chance to pre-order now and get into the final big Public Beta window that starts 10/12/2009. All of you that pre-order through this method will get an exclusive window of playing time after 11/9…and the Beta window will be open 24/7.

Sony is zapping out emails to customers inviting them to SIGN UP for the MAG beta. Go and check your email account (guessing using the one you signed up on the PSN with or playstation.com), but don't worry if you don't see one now. They are sending these emails out in "waves", so you might find it later.

Also as they shift into a more open beta they will also be adding more players in "waves" if you do not get in the first round.

Should find the above image, a link to a quick survey, along with special code (entered on their site to unlock the survey) in the invite email. Just have to fill that out and submit it... and wait to see if you have been selected.

NO details on when they will be accepting anyone.

>>>Update!



The first round of invite emails have started to show up. Check for this SECOND email (if you applied with the 1st one), which will contain a code to use on the PSN to download the BETA to your PS3. Follow the instructions in the email on how to do that. Plus there are some details on getting access to the MAG Beta section of playstation.com (forums, polls, news, etc.).

"Qore subscriber beta phase" details:

Here’s an update about the status of the MAG Public Beta email vouchers. The first wave of voucher codes for the MAG Beta will be e-mailed to all current Qore subscribers beginning today and continuing over the next few days. Follow the instructions so that you’ll be ready to download the Beta and jump in when the test starts this Thursday, September 17. The email subject line will be:

“You’re in: Welcome to the MAG Beta”

And, the email voucher will look like this:


Remember, you only have 4 days left to get in on the action as the Public Beta entry deadline for Qore subscribers is this Thursday, September 17. Please allow at least 5 business days for delivery once you subscribe.
Qore subscribers will have access to the MAG Beta Test from September 17 through November 8. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 10am-1pm and 5-8pm Pacific (PDT).
Once again, here are the eligibility requirements:

• The Qore MAG Beta offer is open to Qore subscribers only, not to single episode purchasers.
• All Beta invitations are restricted to persons 18 years and older.
• We must have your current, valid e-mail address on file.
• You must be opted in to receiving communications from PlayStation.
• Vouchers will be sent to the e-mail associated with the PSN account that purchased the Qore subscription, not to any sub-accounts.

You can update your e-mail address and check your notification preferences via your profile on PS.com or on the PS3 itself under Account Management/Account Information. Be sure that you have “opted in” to receive our communications.

We hope you enjoy the MAG Beta, and don’t forget to leave your feedback at Beta Central by following the instructions in the voucher e-mail. As this is a Beta is a work-in-progress and not representative of the final game, your input is vital.



Magazine Scan/details:

-2 to 256 Players -'hopes' for 30FPS when all the action is going down at all times -Dedicated servers with new network architectures to help reduce lag -Streamline matches to reduce need to wait. -All audio cues (planes flying by, air raid sirens) are actual players causing it or player triggered actions. This can happen in other regions and you can hear in distance. -PunkBuster quality cheating detection. System tests for things like rate of fire/movement/damage to keep things in check -First Person view (better sense of scale and immersion into game) -20 years in future, 3 major PMCs bid for war. The power struggle of these 3 dubbed Shadow War 3 Factions, only 2 announced now: Raven(high tech weapons, most trained soldiers on planet. Will appeal to Halo/Resistances fans). Sver(fierce fighters from middle east/central Asia area. Battle harden warriors) -256 Domination mode. Attackers and defenders. Out layer of defense and inner layer. Once gone through the out layer 'hell breaks loose'. Anti-aircraft and radar are vulnerable. If your faction wins alot it gets the contract for that game mode and gets XP bonuses and perks. -3 other game modes: Acquisition(128 player escort-style mode. Steal 2 prototype armored transports and bring to extraction zone). Sabotage(64player, control 2 points for X time then a demolition objective is revealed which must be destroyed). Suppression(64 player team deathmatch) -Customize face, voice, armor. -No soldier class system, but has a free-form kit creation. Can save 3 different load-outs. Depending on your choice of weapons, it can be told by looking at you so others can tell. Change your load-out to match how the battle is going. -Snipers can get more than normal XP for killing people in designated areas of importance -Ranking up gives access to new weapons/perks/leadership positions. -Recognizes issues with large scale maps and the traveling. -8 player into a squad, 4 squads into a platoon, 4 platoons into a company (US Military) -Certain goals for each squad/platoon etc. Have 2ndary goals like blowing bridges. -Veteran ranks can enlist into leadership roles, give orders to squad, then platoon, then the company(OIC) -Officer only communication channel to help organize the battle -Want to be approachable to casual yet have alot of features for the hardcore. -Been running 256 player tests since Nov. 08 and plans to have closed/open betas.

Interviews: NOWGamer Pt1
NOWGamer Pt2
Gamespot Dev interview video

Previews: IGN 1
Destructoid 1
Joystiq 1
Gamespot 1
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I don't understand why no one believes that this is possible, or why everyone thinks that it doesn't really exist. If Resistance 2's 60 man battles will work, then why not 256 in basically the same way? I'm terrible at these games, so I will probably not play it, but it's nice to know that Sony is releasing some ground-breaking stuff in the future. Didn't someone else say that this could come out as early as next spring?

I don't think they've said anything about early 09, but I'd bet it'll be a fall 09 release.

Here ya go. This is where I saw it.

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2008...i-end-of-2009/

Also, FT, do you really have the records for various Road Rules in Burnout Paradise, or is that just the record for my friend's list? I gotta beat you!

I think it's just friends list-based, but I'm sure either one's reason enough for you to try to beat them.

Is MAG just a working title? Or is that the actual name?

It's the name right now.

MAG huh?

what would have been a better title for this game.

I bet it gets changed. MAG reminds me of JAG. I definitely wouldn't buy a JAG game. It will probably be changed to a SOCOM title. Not SOCOM 4 but something like SOCOM: Some Other Subtitle.

http://kotaku.com/5027094/insider-de...d-of-sonys-mag

This should clear up some of the name stuff. Apparently this is not the final name; at least I hope not. Maybe they'll make it part of the SOCOM brand.

I'm still wondering if the 256 players will all be in the same area or spread out on a large map in different skirmishes.

That is kind of how it worked in Planet Side. You had different zones where you could send your squad to accomplish goals which helped break up the players.

Originally Posted by NamPaehc I'm still wondering if the 256 players will all be in the same area or spread out on a large map in different skirmishes. That is kind of how it worked in Planet Side. You had different zones where you could send your squad to accomplish goals which helped break up the players.

That seems to be the idea, groups of 8 that have different objectives, but two teams overall, so if one group is getting crushed another may be ordered in to help them. That's my understanding at least.

If it works well I could imagine an experience similar to single player in COD where you get a series of objectives, however it will change every time and everyone else is a real person. My main question is respawning, if you die are you out till your entire team dies then the team comes back in some sort of safe area or even better gets airdropped into a new area.

game should be called MAG: Global Assault

Look's interesting. I hope there is specific/different roles. I've always wanted a huge army game like that.

Screen shots of MAG has been posted on the SCEA Blog Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3704480...7616227223753/

Pretty sure most of that is just artwork. None of them looked real to me this morning

Kind of upset that they went back to it not being "another iteration of Socom". As long as its no respawn, Ill be a happy man

I remember when it was first announced, I went a while thinking it was called Big Ass Game for some reason.

Originally Posted by smiggity Pretty sure most of that is just artwork. None of them looked real to me this morning Kind of upset that they went back to it not being "another iteration of Socom". As long as its no respawn, Ill be a happy man

Yeah, I think no re-spawn is a good thing; however, there are too many who complain they'll get bored if they have to wait for others to finish, so it usually doesn't happen for games. But then having too much re-spawning can lead to a huge cluster.

Originally Posted by The Mana Knight Yeah, I think no re-spawn is a good thing; however, there are too many who complain they'll get bored if they have to wait for others to finish, so it usually doesn't happen for games. But then having too much re-spawning can lead to a huge cluster.

The reason why I never really "got" CounterStrike was that I get ADD waiting to respawn, which was long by my standards.

Maybe if they could implement a "reinforcement" feature, where the teams could respawn either on a global timer (like, reinforcements spawning on every 1-5 minute mark), or as a "bonus" or sorts. I really doubt they'll allow a no-respawn feature on a really "big" multi-player game.

MAG = MassIVE Action Game

get it right