Thirteen years after the original game came out and nine years after its sequel, Sony Online Entertainment is finally unveiling details of its upcoming massively multiplayer online game, EverQuest Next. The big game has been years in the making and is widely anticipated by fans who are gathered today in Las Vegas for Sony’s annual fan appreciation event SOE Live.
An environment from EverQuest Next.
If fans like it, the game could grow from a niche title to a mass market phenomenon, much like the original groundbreaking game. It represents Sony’s bid to stay relevant as the leading company in online game worlds. It is nothing less than Sony’s stake in the ground to define the modern MMO in an age when gamers are flocking to other types of entertainment such as tablets and smartphones.
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