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Much talked about, not really examined deeply, Sony has come through with their promise to reduce the price of Station Pass. Starting today, players can gain access to the entire Sony Online Entertainment library for $19.99 USD. In addition, players who purchase longer term plans will find that the prices have come down on 3, [...]
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What Happened This Week: Macrotransaction Edition
June 27th, 2011 
Omali I skipped This Week in Review last week because I only had three days worth of posts for the previous week. This week, I want to continue the Week in Review articles by starting out with a question, and it pertains to Star Wars Galaxies. It’s always a downer to hear that an MMO you [...]
PSN and SOE: They’re Coming Back Today!
May 14th, 2011 Omali By the time you view this video, PSN may be activated in your area. Today begins phase 1 of Sony’s restoration services for the Playstation Network, rolling out in various countries and states one by one. Players will be able to sign into the Playstation Network and download a patch and reset their passwords (this [...]
SOE Compensation Details
May 13th, 2011 Omali While Sony expects to have services returned soon™, the company has detailed their plans for compensation on the official SOE website. As mentioned previously, all players will receive 30 days free game time, plus one day for every day the service is offline, plus the following items. These offers hold for both PC and PS3 [...]
[DEVELOPING] The “Sony Hacked” Mega Article
May 4th, 2011 Omali I’ve decided to sticky this article and use this instead of creating more articles on the same issue. The most recent news will be up top, and to stop clutter, any previous news will be below the “read more” link. [5/8/11]: PSN services remain offline due to a planned attack for this past weekend. [5/7/11]: Sony Europe [...]
Sony Station Offline Today Pending Investigation
May 2nd, 2011 Omali Good morning, folks. Those of you attempting to log into any of Sony Online Entertainment’s games may be asking yourself, “why can’t I log into my favorite SOE game?” or “why am I asking a non-Sony blog why their services are offline?” Of course those of you who came here before checking Sony’s website will [...]
Major Layoffs At Sony Online Entertainment
March 31st, 2011 Omali Word that Sony Online Entertainment Seattle is having layoffs and that studio closure is possible. http://bit.ly/eSxtvq -George Broussard on Twitter This was reported by Kotaku, although there has yet to be an official statement, Kotaku reporter Owen Good (who reported on the story) has confirmed it with a more involved source than George. It has yet [...]
No, Vanguard Isn’t Top Priority…Or Middle…Or Low…
January 31st, 2011 Omali As if we didn’t know… “The monthly subscription fee means players can expect a lot of new content from us. And I say a lot — I really mean that. This is something that we feel obligated to the players, because they are paying a monthly sub fee.“ Sure, John Smedley was referring to DC [...]
Vanguard Server Mergers Ahoy!
June 8th, 2010 Omali Despite my hope that this announcement won’t come for another few years, I don’t think there will be many shocked faces when the shut-down notice is given for Vanguard. Late last year, Sony announced in a pretty solemn notice that several features had been canned completely, including alternate advancement and various dungeons, among other things. [...]
What Does the Better Business Bureau Say?
February 18th, 2010 Omali The triple-B, or Better Business Bureau, is quite an interesting outfit. One one hand, the organization has absolutely no authority over any business anywhere at any time, ever. On the other hand, its advice is taken very seriously by many consumers, by some as gospel, and by others who believe that the BBB actually has [...]
