Det har ikke skortet på rygter og man kan næppe kalde Sonys online actionspil med mmo-elementer for en hemmelighed. Firmaet valgte dog i går at stå frem og levere den første beskrivelse af The Agency samt de første tre screenshots. The Agency låner fra diverse spion-film og forsøger en genre-blanding som er ganske modig. Spillet låner fra MMO-genren og er under udvikling af Sonys Seattle-afdeling i USA. Spillet har endnu fået påklistret en udgivelsesdato og vil udkomme til både PC & PlayStation 3. Nu kan vi bare håbe at Sony har fået styr på deres MMO-visioner, da det ikke er gået helt godt de seneste år. Mon ikke The Agency er mere action end MMO-spil trods alt.

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – June 11, 2007 – Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, announced it is developing The Agency™, a fast-paced online action shooter filled with espionage, intrigue and betrayal. The Agency is being developed at SOE’s Seattle studio for both the PC and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The Agency is a pick-up-and-play experience where players assume the role of elite agents in a modern-day world. Both solo players and groups will enjoy a wide variety of cooperative and competitive story-driven missions set in exotic locales across the globe.



“The inspiration for The Agency came from the spy and espionage genre. We want to put players in the heart of the action to experience what it’s really like to live the life of an elite agent,” said Hal Milton, Lead Designer, Sony Online Entertainment. “Players will jet set around this virtual world to exotic locales, infiltrate enemy organizations to steal secrets and perpetrate sabotage, all the while building their own agency with an eye towards global domination.”

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Persistent character development allows players to supplement their gear with exotic and powerful skills that make them feel like the elite agents they’ve always dreamt of becoming. Additionally, in lieu of the typical class systems in many other games, The Agency’s approach is simply, “You Are What You Wear.” Players will customize their character’s attire based on the mission at hand, emphasizing combat, support, stealth, or even cover identities.

8 KOMMENTARER

  1. Sony .. det er dem som bruger en stor bloatware installer, og installere en ton lort på C drevet uden at give brugeren mulighed for hvor han installere det, samt hvis spil ikke er portable? Dvs, endnu en ting jeg ikke skal prøve.

  2. så tror jeg Global Agenda bliver meget federe, og lidt similar koncepter. Desuden har Global Agenda intet med sony at gøre som er et stort plus, da Sony er den absolutte skurk i spil universet..
    (check http://www.hirezstudios.com/)
    Key Planned Features
    * Create, extensively customize, and develop an agent character that is unique within the world. Protect your secret identity through covert activity while increasing your skills and influence.
    * Join a player-created agency, compete in a technology race for advanced weaponry, and advance your own agenda.
    * Engage in solo, co-op, and team objective-based missions against non-player and other player-created agencies.
    * Experience a dynamic world of espionage and intrigue, where in-game events and locations are influenced by the actions of players and agencies.

    Lyder som en blanding af precub SWG og SplinterCell :-), jaja det er langt ind i fremtiden (Langt), MEN jeg tror det vil være vente tiden værd

  3. #5 sagen er at SONY ikke er som en service medarbejder der bare gladeligt står og trisser rundt, og ikke har noget at sige.

    SONY udvælger deres samarbejdspartnere nøje, og alt efter hvor meget de ejer af en spiludvikler, så har det mere el. mindre at sige.

    Det er således deres udvælgelse og prioritering af support jeg afskyr.

  4. #6 forstår ikke helt hvad det har med min post at gøre…. Global Agenda har ikke noget med Sony at gøre, så vidt jeg ved.. Jeg er personligt også meget anti Sony, da de næsten er lodrat imod kundeservice, da det er en nedprioritering, som du selv siger ..