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The Agency E3 Video

From IGN a long video for The Agency, PlayStation 3

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himdeel5078d ago

This is totally different from what I remember it being last year.

Focker4205078d ago

Last year they showed a teaser trailer that had no gameplay footage at all.

HolyOrangeCows5078d ago

ANYTHING would be an improvement over the weak gameplay we saw of this game last year.

I hate how the title is so close to Agent, the one from Rockstar.

MysticStrummer5078d ago

I've been reading about this game since the summer of 07. It's always been an online 1st/3rd person shooter with some stealth elements, depending on how you want to play and which agency you join. I was so damn into this concept when I read about it way back when. Text messages or emails from your operatives sounded so cool to me. Over time I've just become more and more convinced that the whole thing is a cruel joke by SOE and this game will never launch. I'll believe it when I see it.

Pennywise5078d ago

WOW.... What an improvement from the last time I saw this. I have been CRAVING a MMO on the PS3 and this is it.

Good graphics, 3rd person shooter with down the scope view, MMO, Different classes with unique abilities, cover system... you know there will be some killer drops and customization too. This game looks HOT.

I didn't see a release date...

Redempteur5078d ago

is this still an mmo ?? because i doubt it after watching the video ....

Christopher5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

This looks to be a huge change from their previous showings. It's like an espionage TF2 game based on that video.

I'm assuming they're going to go the F2P route with this game in order to draw in a large crowd considering they'll be competing with the huge bevvy of multiplayer TPS/FPS games already out there.

@Orange below: my first thought as well.

MiloGarret5078d ago

Really? I clicked on the video thinking it had something to do with "Agent", not the agency because I had forgotten it existed, so much dissapointment...

Cold 20005078d ago

Same here thougt it was Agent.

IdleLeeSiuLung5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

ahhh... that explains it! I thought it was the Agent as well. Then I saw the SOE logo and was confused.

One of them should change the name, otherwise people might get confused in marketing like me!

Orange5078d ago

I thought you were supposed to be a spy, not a soldier.

Chubear5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

you can do both. All out guns blazing or slick finesse spy work a la Bond depending on which spy agency you're aligned with

Up coming MMOs on the PS3 are all looking great

The Agency
DC Online
Free Realms

... what exclusive MMOs do other consoles have coming out soon? Could someone give me some info?

klado5078d ago

I could...None, add there FF xiv too, even though not being an exclusive, it still a console exclusive for sony ps3, haven't heard of a release for xbox so!

Game was...not my stuff, but it is ok nonetheless, another sony exclusive, another hurray.

morgan1jones5078d ago

brilliant!!! probably buy the pc version tho

Commander TK5078d ago

disagrees for not buyin it on the PS3. God, these fanboys on this site

xTruthx5078d ago

just because someone disagrees with you their a fanboy ?. If you have a pc, you'll want people to play it on pc, but if you have a ps3 then you'll want people to play it on ps3.

Greysturm5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

Its both spies and mercenaries if i understood some of the first info on the game.

Guessing this vid shoes the mercs aproach to a mission.

WrAiTh Sp3cTr35078d ago

Its a good thing I'm not that much of a graphics whore.

Mr Logic5078d ago

I'm just hoping all these MMOs don't require the PSN+ service.

DMason5078d ago

Can honestly say that this looks average. Hate me all you want, but I guarantee I dont even rent this game.

ABizzel15078d ago

WOW.

This looks a lot better than the previous stuff they showed, just because of the sheer amount of action. But hopefully they keep plenty of spy stuff as well. They need a good balance of both.

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knightdarkbox5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

This game looks so lame...makers of this game obviously don't know what means: AGENT GAME. Splinter Cell and James Bond games, and also Bourne game and Alias game are the AGENT GAMES.

deadreckoning6665078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

Like, I'm happy with the HUGE graphics improvement, but..wasn't this game supposed to be about more than just shooting?

zootang5078d ago

Is there many Shooter MMO's out there?

mrv3215078d ago

It's really hard to show leveling up, quests, raids and other stuff in a one minute video.

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Death24945078d ago

i'm going to have to disagree with you on that. That trailer was intended to bring some of the shooter guys on board. They still have all the espionage gameplay we've seen in the past, but they are also showing that can be some thrilling firefights as well. Remember they are going to be scenes in the game where you have to attack another guild(Fairy Tale), and i'm guessing that is what that trailer was showing off. Looks like they've updated their code alot. Looking alot like WOW meets TPS/FPS espionage. Day one buy for me.

Christopher5078d ago

I'm hoping this is true as well, but I'm skeptical since it's been a year since we've seen anything and there's been a lot of talk about changing the direction since it didn't get big hits.

Greysturm5078d ago

Because you already saw the whole game.

Boody-Bandit5078d ago

knightdarkbox doesn't like a PS3 game?
Im shocked, just simply SHOCKED! /s

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Rip-Ridah5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

The game certainly looks better than past showings. I'm intersted in console mmo's and this along with DC Online and Free Realms should fill that void nicely. Espionage seems like an interesting take on an mmo. Bring it on Sony.

*Edit* Care to share why you disagree with my opinions o' holy Phantom Disagreer?

Pennywise5078d ago

The disagree is because they are scared. I am pumped for some console MMO's. Looks like they will be delivering this year.

Christopher5078d ago (Edited 5078d ago )

I didn't click the disagree button, but I do disagree about it looking better than past showings. I personally preferred the RPG elements from the past showings with goals of infiltrating various locations for various purposes. This looked just like a normal multiplayer shooter experience without any RPG elements.

@below: I get that RPG elements may still exists, but I'm personally not looking for another PlanetSide and I highly doubt any shooter MMO will be able to compete with the CoD, Battlefield, MoH, SOCOM, GoW, Halo shooter games out there without something truly different and special from those games.

Obviously, my opinion on maintaining RPG elements so far is something people disagree with, though. Guess I might be one of the very few here who think there's enough shooter-focused games out there already, let alone standalone ones that do more than enough that we don't need an shooter-focused MMO.

But, honestly, it would be more unique to do an espionage RPG focused MMO like they were originally doing than turning it into the typical shooter. Especially after Alpha Protocol failed to deliver the game many of us were hoping for.

GrooveChampion5078d ago

I'm sure the RPG elements are still there. If it isn't then it's going to be a game like Planetside. If that were the case, be happy, Planetside rocked. :)

Orange Juice5078d ago

Good trailer, we get to see some of the gear and a bunch of guns. The graphics improvement is nice too, all in all I'm still as excited to play this game with my buddies as I was last year.

gtamike5078d ago

im not sure thats the truth

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5 Games Sony Needs To Bring Back or Reboot For The PS4

DefaultPrime writer Mike Patuleia takes a stroll down memory lane, looking at some PlayStation titles gone to the wayside that Sony should take a second look at bringing back into the fold with the advent of the PlayStation 4.

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Godmars2904063d ago

I'd like to see a Legend of Dragoon which features some flying, as well as some other things, but that's just me.

SuburbanHell4063d ago

Yeah, I had Legend of Dragoon on my initial list, but decided to cut it down to 5.

Hicken4063d ago

I would have had that instead of Blasto, but that's just me, I guess.

Freak of Nature4063d ago

Not just you, me too....

Legend of Dragoon
MediEvil
Jak 4
Dark cloud
Legacy of Kain (soul reaver)

Also something new from Oddworld in a big way...

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4063d ago (Edited 4063d ago )

Heavenly Sword is always a given when these lists pop up.

I'd like to see a new Lair. That game could've been better than Drakengaurd (did is spell that right?), had it not been for the poor execution. But i know Sony wouldn't allow it.

Game was an unpolished gem. We'll prolly never see another game like it.... what a shame.

SuburbanHell4063d ago

I'm still curious to what the original trilogy Ninja Theory had planned for Heavenly Sword was, could've been epic, still could be if Sony would green-light it again...

Games I was going to include but ultimately got cut:
Alundra
Ape Escape
Arc The Lad
Dark Cloud
Jet Moto
Legend of the Dragoon
MediEvil
Primal
Wild Arms

Jaqen_Hghar4063d ago (Edited 4063d ago )

Sir Dan is due for a return and given his appearance in PSallstars I'd say it's actually likely. Whether on Vita or PS4 is the question. Also a man loved Ape Escape 1 but haven't played the series since.

Myst4063d ago

These people know what I want :)

Thatguy-3104063d ago

Haze is another game they should try to revive again. Think GG could handle it pretty well.

maniacmayhem4063d ago

Bloody Roar
Toshinden
Rogue Galaxy (serious, ONE GAME?! Criminal)

Williamson4063d ago

Please make a heavenly sword 2!

koehler834063d ago

With or without Nariko?

I always thought the best way to make HS a franchise would be by having the sword found and used by a new protagonist each time, likely at a different point in the world's history. Every game ending with the protagonist dying in sacrifice to the sword against whatever evil they must face.

Unfortunately franchises tend to revolve around the character. I'd love to see this one revolve around the titular sword.

xXBlondieVanHarlowXx4063d ago

*****HEAVENLY SWORD SPOILERS*****

I always thought a HS2 would have Kai as the protagonist (a grown-up Kai). At the end of HS Kai promises Nariko that she would take protect the sword. Heavenly sword was such a great game because eventhough Nariko was looked down on (an underdog) she still fought a died for what she believed in, and it was beautifully told. I think Kai fighting off baddies, trying to keep her promise to her dying friend would make for an equally beautiful sequel.

jc485734063d ago

I rather have a reboot or something. I simply didn't like the direction of HS.

Williamson4063d ago

I would of prefered if Nariko would of somehow returned for the sequel, but you make a great point and I too would love to see a new protagonist.

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5 PS3 Games That Should Appear on the PS4

Junkie Monkeys: With the PlayStation 4 set to release later this year we take a look at PlayStation 3 titles that should release on the PlayStation 4 instead.

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adorie4090d ago

I want to see VS XIII(placeholder title?)
and I want to see a new Silent Hill, done on the Fox Engine. Here's why;

Hideo Kojima:
'"Silent Hill" movie that I borrowed from Murashu as the next sequel is coming out. It would be a scary game if we make Silent Hill game on FOX engine.!(◎_◎;)'

'"Silent Hill" is in closed room setting and doesn't require full action so that we can focus on the graphic quality. Enemy doesn't have to be a lot or move fast. It only requires scariness by graphics and presentation. As being a creator making action game in open world, such game is very enviously attractive. Wish someone could create this on FOX engine'

Treezy5044090d ago

Sounds good to me, I would like to see the next Uncharted game on the FOX engine if it could be done. Kojima did state that they wanted other studios to use the engine and I think an Uncharted game would look really amazing with the FOX engine behind it.

Jakens4090d ago

"The Lost Playstation Games"

you sir are correct.

GiantFriendlyCrab4090d ago (Edited 4090d ago )

my suggestion are these games; syphon filter, medievil, Lifeforce Tenka, G-Police, and wipeout

clintagious6504090d ago

Syphon Filter on ps4 is a must.

WillGuitarGuy4090d ago

It's been a while since I've played a good Syphon Filter. We need a new one!!!

whamlollypop74090d ago

I think the globe would rejoice at a Last Guardian no matter the console.

dafegamer4090d ago

dark cloud 3
parappa reboot(platformer)
the legend of dragoon(probably the most requested sequel game)
jak 4

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What is an Image of The Agency Doing in the PSN Store?

GOS: "As expected, Sony updated the Playstation Store today but what awaited me while I was browsing could either be a mistake on their part or an unintentional leak."

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sinncross4219d ago

IF it is back on then great. I mean, even if it is not an MMO maybe it could make a great multiplayer esque FPS experience, maybe be a bit like Borderlands.

hay4219d ago (Edited 4219d ago )

Some weeks back, one of the SOE managers was asked about possibility of Everquest 3 on PS3. The reply was that he cannot comment on EQ3, but he said Sony is really happy with direction of DC Universe and The Agency being multiplat MMOs.

This would mean they still working on it, and plan on expanding the library of console MMOs.

CharlesDCI4219d ago

I really hope they bring this game back one day!

pupa4219d ago

The Bourne conspiracy! (wink)

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