SOE Launches Player Studio and Sets Launch Date for Wizardry Online
SOE Launches Player Studio and Sets Launch Date for Wizardry Online
Sony Online Entertainment has been working on its new Player Studio program for quite some time now and has now introduced the first ever player-created items into the marketplaces of Everquest, Everquest II and Free Realms. Player Studio offers gamers the opportunity to design in-game items that can be sold in the marketplace. Now, for the first time players are able to contribute directly to their favorite participating online game while earning revenue from their creations.
SOE released a handful of selected player-created items into each of the games’ marketplaces with more to come in the upcoming weeks and months as submitted by players. Here are a couple of examples.
In addition to Player Studio, SOE announced that Wizardry Online is set to challenge players when it launches on January 16, 2013. Those daring enough will be able to join the action in one of the most challenging MMORPG available.
To celebrate the announcement of the Wizardry Online launch date, SOE will host a developer webcast today at 4:00 p.m. PST. The webcast will feature the official announcement of the Wizardry Online launch date and will also be the destination for hearing details on the launch and new information on Wizardry Online. We hope that you tune in for more info, and respectively encourage you to ask your readers to do the same. Those eager to hear more about Wizardry Online can tune into the webcast on TwitchTV at 4:00 p.m. today. Check out more information on the TwitchTV webcast here: http://forums.station.sony.com/wo/index.php?threads/soe-webcast-wizardry-online-update.680/.
Games mentioned in this article
- EverQuest II - EverQuest II is a 3D fantasy MMORPG published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was released back in 2004 as a pay to play game, but is now free to play.
- Free Realms - Free Realms is a kids friendly casual 3D fantasy MMORPG with bright colors, a large game world and plenty of activities to keep players coming back for more.
- Wizardry Online - Prepare for permadeath and open world PvP in the hardcore MMORPG Wizardry Online, from Sony Online Entertainment.