Sony Online Entertainment Detail Pre-Order Incentives For EverQuest Expansion House Of Thule

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that players can now pre-order the seventh expansion for EverQuest, House of Thule, from the Station Store. there are 2 versions you can get, Standard pre-order edition and Collectors Edition. Sony Online Entertainment have also released a trailer showing in-game footage from House Of Thule.

The Standard Edition is available for $39.99 and comes with:

• Includes HoT and All Previous Expansion Packs
• Includes all of the following in-game items
• HoT Live Topiary Mount
• 16 Slot Item Bag
• 2 Bag Slots
• Wailing Contract Mercenary
• House of Thule Key Art Painting

The Collectors Edition is available for $69.99 and comes with:

• Includes HoT and All Previous Expansion Packs
• Includes all of the following in-game items
• HoT Live Topiary Mount
• 16 Slot Item Bag
• 2 Bag Slots
• Wailing Contract Mercenary
• House of Thule Key Art Painting
• House of Thule Dead Topiary Mount
• Gnoll Pup Leash
• Sword of Truth Template
• 20 Slot Bag
• Discordant Contract Mercenary
• House of Thule In-Game Painting

Press Release

What:
Starting today players can pre order the landmark seventeenth expansion to Sony Online Entertainment LLC’s epic adventureEverQuest® House of ThuleTM. Now in EverQuest’sunprecedented twelfth year, House of Thule brings more immersive gameplay, captivating storytelling and exciting worlds to the EverQuest legacy, set in a never-before-seen dreamland full of mystery and adventure. House of Thule is a content-rich expansion, packed with game-changing features including a level cap increase and the addition of player housing, which new players, veterans and MMO fans will relish. Additionally, House of Thule new content includes 18 raids, 13 zones, 17 missions and more than 120 quests!

House of Thule and the House of Thule Collectors Edition include all previous expansion packs along with several in-game items. Players who pre-order and purchase the House of Thuleexpansion will receive exclusive in-game items including a Wailing Contract Mercenary. Players who choose to pre-order and purchase the House of Thule Collectors Edition will receive all of the standard edition items along with a second mount, 20 slot item bag, additional mercenary, and a House of Thulepainting to decorate your characters home. Players who pre-order and purchase the Collectors Edition will save $20.00 USD from the launch price of $89.99.


About the Pre Order:

EverQuest House of Thule Station Store Digital Download Pre-Order $39.99 USD
· Includes HoT and All Previous Expansion Packs
· Includes all of the following in-game items
o HoT Live Topiary Mount
o 16 Slot Item Bag
o 2 Bag Slots
o Wailing Contract Mercenary
o House of Thule Key Art Painting

EverQuest House of Thule Station Store Digital Download Pre-Order Digital Collector’s Edition $69.99 USD
·   Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
·   Includes all of the regular edition items plus the following
o  House of Thule Dead Topiary Mount
o  Gnoll Pup Leash
o  Sword of Truth Template
o  20 Slot Bag
o  Discordant Contract Mercenary
o  House of Thule In-Game Painting

*Items listed above are one per account and non-transferable

WHEN:
Players can pre-order EverQuest House of Thule beginning today in the Station Store at https://store.station.sony.com/ and the offer concludes on October 11, 2010.

House of Thule is scheduled for release on October 12, 2010.

For assets, log on to www.soepress.com

ABOUT SOE:
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®,EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold LegendsTM, andPlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars GalaxiesTM, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered inSan Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin,TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; and Tucson, AZ , SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce The 17th Expansion For EverQuest is House Of Thule And Its Coming Out 12th October

Sony Online Entertainment have revealed that the 16th expansion for EverQuest Is House Of Thule. Your role in the expansion is to defeat the overloards of the House of Thule, the Lords Of Dreams, and stop reisdents of Norrtah falling into dream induced comas. but, with the dream world taking form in Norrtah, the challenge that lies in wait is huge.

This Expansion Brings:

• +5 Level Increase – Achieve a New Max Level of 90 and set a new standard of gameplay
• More than 800 AAs – Elevate your power and abilities beyond the norm
• In-game Housing Addition – Make your permanent mark on the world! Collect and display treasured items
• New Housing Trophy System – Display your trophies and receive statistical benefits
• Hundreds of new housing items to decorate your house to your own style
• 18 Raids – Collect valuable rewards from all new adventures
• 13 Zones – Be the first to discover untouched lands of Norrath
• 450+ Spells – Exponentially add to your caster’s arsenal
• 17 Missions – Experience intriguing lore and immersive Missions
• 120+ Quests – Challenge your skills and gather useful loot
• Inventory increase – Indulge the packrat in you and collect even more game goodies

Screenshots


Concept Art


Sony Online Entertainment have also detailed the pre-order incentives for The House of Thule. they are:
EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store Digital Download – Pre Order

• Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
• HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
• 16 Slot bag
• 2 extra bag slots
• Wailing Contract Mercenary
• HoT key art in-game painting

EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store Digital Download – Pre Order Digital Collector’s Edition

• Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
• HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
• HoT in-game Item “Dead” Topiary Mount 2 (mount)
• Gnoll Pup Leash
• Sword of Truth Template
• 20 Slot bag
• 2 extra bag slots
• Wailing Contract Mercenary
• Discordant Contract Mercenary
• HoT key art in-game painting
• House of Thule in-game painting

EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store, D2D, Amazon, Steam Digital Download - Live

• Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
• HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
• 16 Slot bag
• 2 extra bag slots
• HoT key art in-game painting

Required Specs:
Windows® XP
Pentium® II 400 equivalent or greater
256 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 7500/NVidia GeForce 1 equivalent or greater*
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
28K + Internet Connection
4X Speed DVD-ROM
500 MB Hard Drive Space – 8 GB Available Hard Drive Space (depending on how many expansions are installed)
DirectX 9.0
Classic EverQuest and a valid EverQuest Subscription are Required

Recommended Specs:
Windows® 7, Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows® Vista
Pentium® 4 equivalent or greater
1 GB RAM
NVidia GeForce FX 5700/ATI Radeon 9500 equivalent or greater*
DirectX compatible Sound Card
56.6K + Internet Connection
8X DVD-ROM*
10.0+ GB Available Hard Drive Space
DirectX 9.0

Fact Sheet

House of Thule Product Description:
EverQuest® House of Thule™ is the seventeenth expansion of the groundbreaking EverQuest franchise. Now in its unprecedented twelfth year, House of Thule continues to add immersive gameplay, captivating storytelling and exciting worlds to the EverQuest legacy, now set in a never-before-seen dreamland full of mystery and adventure. House of Thule offers an expansion rich in content and packed with game-changing features including a level cap increase and the addition of player housing, which new players, veterans and MMO fans will relish.

House of Thule Storyline:
Across Norrath prominent figures are falling into dream-induced comas. The clerics and mystics of the land are powerless to wake their leaders from their unnatural sleep, evidence that something is deeply wrong in the world of dreams.

A strange home has appeared in the Feerrott jungle, its look sinister, its purpose, unknown. Upon entering the house, the air is thick with tension, caused by an ensuing conflict between the Thule deities; Cazic, Terris and Morell; the Lord of Dreams. Their turmoil has affected the world of Norrath, clashing reality with delusion, and around every twisting passageway, dreams and nightmares take on their physical forms. Unhinged by imagination, there’s no way of knowing what beings lay in wait for intrepid explorers. Prevail over the overlords of the House of Thule. Unravel its secrets and prevent Norrath from being consumed by the power of its dreams.

New House of Thule Game Features:
+5 Level Increase – Achieve a New Max Level of 90 and set a new standard of gameplay
More than 800 AAs – Elevate your power and abilities beyond the norm
In-game Housing Addition – Make your permanent mark on the world! Collect and display treasured items
New Housing Trophy System – Display your trophies and receive statistical benefits
Hundreds of new housing items to decorate your house to your own style
18 Raids – Collect valuable rewards from all new adventures
13 Zones – Be the first to discover untouched lands of Norrath
450+ Spells – Exponentially add to your caster’s arsenal
17 Missions – Experience intriguing lore and immersive Missions
120+ Quests – Challenge your skills and gather useful loot
Inventory increase – Indulge the packrat in you and collect even more game goodies

30 days of game time included with purchase (new accounts only; excludes existing game and Station Access accounts)

EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store Digital Download – Pre Order
Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
16 Slot bag
2 extra bag slots
Wailing Contract Mercenary
HoT key art in-game painting

EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store Digital Download – Pre Order Digital Collector’s Edition
Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
HoT in-game Item “Dead” Topiary Mount 2 (mount)
Gnoll Pup Leash
Sword of Truth Template
20 Slot bag
2 extra bag slots
Wailing Contract Mercenary
Discordant Contract Mercenary
HoT key art in-game painting
House of Thule in-game painting

EverQuest®House of Thule™ Station Store, D2D, Amazon, Steam Digital Download - Live
Includes HoT and all previous expansion packs
HoT in-game Item Live Topiary Mount (mount)
16 Slot bag
2 extra bag slots
HoT key art in-game painting

System Specs:
Required Specs:
Windows® XP
Pentium® II 400 equivalent or greater
256 MB RAM
ATI Radeon 7500/NVidia GeForce 1 equivalent or greater*
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
28K + Internet Connection
4X Speed DVD-ROM
500 MB Hard Drive Space – 8 GB Available Hard Drive Space (depending on how many expansions are installed)
DirectX 9.0
Classic EverQuest and a valid EverQuest Subscription are Required

Recommended Specs:
Windows® 7, Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or Windows® Vista
Pentium® 4 equivalent or greater
1 GB RAM
NVidia GeForce FX 5700/ATI Radeon 9500 equivalent or greater*
DirectX compatible Sound Card
56.6K + Internet Connection
8X DVD-ROM*
10.0+ GB Available Hard Drive Space
DirectX 9.0

*Note: All Direct 3D cards not supported. DirectX 9.0b or greater is required for all XP/Vista.
System requirements subject to change as the game progresses and you may need to upgrade your current system (or obtain a new system) to play the game over its lifetime.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce New EverQuest Destrier Mounts Are Available For Purchase

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that EverQuest players are now able to download Destrier mounts for 2500 Station Cash. The mounts on offer are Armored Planar Ardennes Saddle, Armored Royal Ardennes Saddle, Armored Battle Shire Saddle, or Armored Royal Shire Saddle.



Screenshots


Press Release

WHAT: EverQuest® players no longer need to wait to receive the status and performance boost that comes with roaming Norrath on a mount. Fueled by player demand, Sony Online Entertainment is bringing EverQuest players the opportunity to purchase four new Destrier mounts for 2500 Station CashTMavailable now from the Marketplace! Users can choose from the Armored Planar Ardennes Saddle, Armored Royal Ardennes Saddle, Armored Battle Shire Saddle, or Armored Royal Shire Saddle directly from the Marketplace, no waiting in line!

ABOUT THE STATION CASH DESTRIER MOUNTS: Each of the Station Cash Destrier mounts offer a significant speed boost, and if players have another faster mount, it will match speeds with that mount. Additionally while users are mounted on this horse, they will receive extra AC, Mana and Health.

MORE INFO: For more info on the EverQuest Station Cash Mounts
http://www.eqplayers.com .

Sony Online Entertainment Announce A New Zone For EverQuest Underfoot Zone Is Live Now

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that a new exclusive zone in EverQuest Underfoot is now live. The Convorteum Zone is a free add on to EverQuest Underfoot that also has a new bonus item.

The Convorteum Zone delivers a new fortress which is a target for the rage of The First Creation. there are also 6 new raids, new quests, and a new mission to play.

Sony Online Entertainment have also announced that current and inactive EverQuest subscribers, who have not purchased UnderFoot, can play the expansion for free for three days from 10th March till 12th March.



In-Game Convorteum Screenshots


Press Release

WHAT: Beginning today, Sony Online Entertainment will debut the new exclusive Convorteum zone add-on for EverQuest® UnderfootTM. Players can login and experience the latest and greatest expansion content with the never before released zone and a new bonus item. The Underfoot expansion has officially just become bigger and better.

The Convorteum add-on delivers a new fortress constructed in effort to resist the wrath of Brell. Fueled by the resentment of his creator, The First Creation is plotting his vengeance, and it is up to the players to overcome this challenge. Convorteum includes six new raids, multiple new quests, and one new mission for players to enjoy in addition to the previously released Underfoot content.

ABOUT THE SPECIAL OFFER: Current and Inactive EverQuest subscribers who have yet to purchase Underfoot can enjoy a free three-day trial of the expansion from March 10, 2010 through March 12, 2010. Additionally, EQ subscribers who have already purchased Underfoot can login to experience Convorteum on March 10, 2010 and will receive an exclusive Gnomework Mercenary Skin if redeemed prior to March 31, 2010.

For a limited time, the Underfoot expansion is available from the Station Store for a discounted price of $34.99 plus applicable taxes. Offer ends March 31, 2010. Included with the purchase of Underfoot, players will receive 500 Station Cash, Legends of NorrathTM Loot Scenario and the Mark of Brell In-Game item.

MORE INFO: For more info on EverQuest Underfoot visit http://www.everquest.com/everquest.vm

Sony Online Entertainment Announce EverQuest Expansion UnderFoot Is Out Now

Sony Online Entertainment have announced that the new ExverQuest expansion ,Underfoot, is out now. you can buy the expansion at www.everquest.com. It has a suggest retail price of $39.99.

EverQuest Underfoot Brings:
New Content: New areas for adventurers to explore including Brell's Rest, Pellucid Grotto, The Underquarry, Brell's Arena, The Foundation, The Cooling Chamber, Arthicrex, Lichen Creep, Kernagir the Shining City, Fungal Forest, Volska's Husk, and Brell's Temple. Players can travel into Underfoot solo, with a group, or in raids to complete new quests, tasks, and events to acquire new items, spells, tradeskill recipes, and abilities.

New Achievement System: Users can display and manage their progress through the world of Norrath. The achievement system allows players to track various categories of their advancement such as levels, Alternate Advancements, quest completions, and other progression tracking events. At the launch of Underfoot, players can track their General, Tradeskill and Underfoot progression Achievements.

Extended Target Window: Players can now track friends and foes with greater accuracy. The target window now lets players assign people or group roles to specific locations on the window for easy re-targeting. Users can track main tank, raid tanks, main target, main assist, puller, etc., or just put a specific player or NPC in the window.

Master Tradeskilling: Tradeskillers can create powerful new weapons, armor, food and drink items, poisons and more.



UnderFoot


Press Release

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – DECEMBER 15, 2009 – Online gamers can now immerse themselves in EverQuest® Underfoot™, the latest expansion from the genre-defining massively multiplayer online game by Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE). Underfoot is the unparalleled 16th expansion for the EverQuest franchise, and is available today via digital download at www.everquest.com for the suggested retail price of $39.99.

“Celebrating a decade of EverQuest throughout this year has reinvigorated our community and development team alike, and that passion is clearly on display with the latest expansion,” said Thom Terrazas, Producer, Sony Online Entertainment. “Underfoot presents a world unlike anything you've experienced in Norrath, providing a deep and fun experience for all our players.”

To further demonstrate SOE’s commitment to its player community, on December 17th, the online resourcewww.EQPlayers.com will be included at no additional cost for EverQuest players with an active, paid subscription in good standing.

About EverQuest Underfoot:
New Content: New areas for adventurers to explore including Brell's Rest, Pellucid Grotto, The Underquarry, Brell's Arena, The Foundation, The Cooling Chamber, Arthicrex, Lichen Creep, Kernagir the Shining City, Fungal Forest, Volska's Husk, and Brell's Temple. Players can travel into Underfoot solo, with a group, or in raids to complete new quests, tasks, and events to acquire new items, spells, tradeskill recipes, and abilities.
New Achievement System: Users can display and manage their progress through the world of Norrath. The achievement system allows players to track various categories of their advancement such as levels, Alternate Advancements, quest completions, and other progression tracking events. At the launch of Underfoot, players can track their General, Tradeskill and Underfoot progression Achievements.
Extended Target Window: Players can now track friends and foes with greater accuracy. The target window now lets players assign people or group roles to specific locations on the window for easy re-targeting. Users can track main tank, raid tanks, main target, main assist, puller, etc., or just put a specific player or NPC in the window.
Master Tradeskilling: Tradeskillers can create powerful new weapons, armor, food and drink items, poisons and more.
For more information and in-game rewards EverQuest players are encouraged to signup for SOE ConnecDing at http://www.station.sony.com/promotions/

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, PlanetSide, and Champions of Norrath are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Untold Legends is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce That EverQuest Underfoot Is Now Available For Pre-Order

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Sony Online Entertainment have announced that EverQuest Underfoot, the 16th expansion for EverQuest, is now available for pre-order. you can pre-order the game from http://everquest.station.sony.com/expansions/underfoot/index.vm.
it has a release date of December 15th 2009, and has a pre-order price of $39.99.

EverQuest Underfoot has all previous 15 expansions for EverQuest, and content, and brings 12 new zones for the Underfoot Expansion. there are also new weapons and armor, a special in game item called the Mark Of Brell which gives users the ability to teleport to the Underfoot Zone, and an achievement system which displays and manages you progress in Norrath.

Press Release

WHAT: The legendary journey continues into the undiscovered depths of Norrath with EverQuest® Underfoot™, the 16th expansion from the groundbreaking EverQuest franchise. The expansion, scheduled to launch on December 15, 2009, is now available for pre-order for the suggested retail price of $39.99 (plus applicable taxes).

ABOUT EVERQUEST UNDERFOOT: EverQuest Underfoot presents a mysterious world unlike anything previously experienced in Norrath, providing the ultimate MMO gaming experience for players. This all-in-one compilation is the next volume of Norrathian adventure following last year’s success of EverQuest® Seeds of Destruction™. Now in its unprecedented tenth year, EverQuest takes its tradition of exciting worlds, challenging dungeons, inventive new creatures and thrilling monsters underground!

EverQuest Underfoot features:
* All Previous Expansions - Includes the new expansion pack and all 15 previous expansions and content
* Amazing new zones – Players can dig into 12 new zones throughout the realm of Brell Serilis
* New Alternate Advancement Abilities - Optimize your character's power and strength with all new alternate advancement abilities
* New weapons and armor - Outfit characters with hundreds of new options
* Master Tradeskilling – Players can create powerful new weapons, armor and more with thousands of new recipes
* Extended Target Window - Track friends and foes with greater accuracy
* Achievement System - Display and manage your progress through the world of Norrath
* Mark of Brell in-game item – Users can teleport directly into the Underfoot zone (one per account, non-tradable)
* Legends of Norrath™ - Includes digital card game client and game scenario
* 500 Station Cash™ - Select unique virtual items from the in-game EQ Marketplace (no trade/non-transferable; no cash value)
* 30-day subscription included for New EQ Accounts - Included with valid purchase for new EQ accounts only (excludes existing EQ and Station Access accounts)

WHEN:
EverQuest Underfoot is available for pre-order beginning today athttp://everquest.station.sony.com/expansions/underfoot/index.vm

For more details, new screenshots and the latest information on the
Road to Underfoot events visit www.roadtounderfoot.com.

Sony Online Entertainment Announce Halloween Events In Their Online Games

Sony Online entertainment have announced this years Halloween events for their online games.

Free Realms is getting a Spooktacular in its latest update. there will be new decorations, trick or treating, mini games, 14 new quests, 2 new trading game packs, and more than 35 new costumes. The Spooktacular will run from October 14th through to November 11th.

Everquest has a Harvester Haunt. there will be new quests and awards. also, players have to track down a gravedigger called Edmund Strangeways in the Plane Of Knowledge. this even is scheduled to run from October 24th to November 7th.

Everquest II has the Nights Of The Dead. there will be a new Haunted Hedgemaze in Nektulos Forest, a Haunted Mansion in Loping Planes as well as buildings decorated and trick or treating in Qeynos and Freeport. there will also be new quests and ghosts wondering around. this event is set to run from October 16th to November 9th.

Legends of Norrath players will have to save the citizens from Riverale from a Zombie invasion. the new scenario, called Brraaaaaainss!, will be open to new and existing players, and will be free. those who are successful in defeating the zombies will receive promo cards to EverQuest or EverQuest II. this scenario runs from October 15th to November 11th.

Star Wars Galaxies have a Galactic Moon Festival to take part in at either Moenia or Mos Eisley. there will be new costumes as well as the return of the Burning Ewok Costume. this will begin on October 20th.

Free Realms Costumes


Free Realms Spooktacular


Everquest


Press Release

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – October 15, 2009 – From ghosts, goblins and creepy cobwebs to candy corn costumes, Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) gears up for its biggest virtual Halloween event of the season. Today, the hit online game Free Realms™ introduces its latest game update, Super Spooktacular, featuring decorations, daily trick-or-treating, mummifying minigames, 14 new quests, 2 new trading card game Quest Packs and more than 35 new costumes for players and their pets.

“We are celebrating the first Halloween in Free Realms, with weeks of spooky activities and festive live events,” said Andy Sites, senior producer at Sony Online Entertainment. “After a night of trick-or-treating the fun doesn’t have to end. Dressed as a chicken, mummy, witch or any of the other crazy costumes available, kids can explore virtual neighborhoods with millions of friends from the safety of their own home.”

Super Spooktacular is scheduled to run from October 14th through November 11th. For detailed information on Super Spooktacular, please visit www.FreeRealms.com.

Along with Free Realms, SOE’s online titles, EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Legends of Norrath® and Star Wars™ Galaxies are also scheduled to host a variety of in-game Halloween events:

EverQuest: Hungry halflings, wandering vampires and necromancers unite! Harvester’s Haunt has arrived with brand new quests and holiday-themed rewards. Players can track down the gravedigger, Edmund Strangeways in the Plane of Knowledge who’s been asking the brave to venture into Norrath and dig up corpses. Adventurers who seek more fun can try making candy apples or see a holiday merchant for costumes and special treats. Harvester’s Haunt is scheduled to run from October 24th through November 7th. For detailed information, please visit www.eqplayers.com.

EverQuest II: Nights of the Dead returns to EverQuest II with an all new Haunted Hedgemaze zone in Nektulos Forest which also includes a new holiday collection! Get lost in the Haunted Mansion in Loping Planes, trick-or-treat in the big cities and enjoy decorations and haunted homes in both Qeynos and Freeport. Players can buy a costume illusion from holiday merchants and reap great rewards from Nights of the Dead events, including Ponchy’s quest line in Antonica. Experience the midnight banquets and groovy ghoulies that wander the streets during Nights of the Dead. You may get more than you bargained for! Nights of the Dead is scheduled to run from October 16th through November 9th. For detailed information, please visit www.eq2players.com.

Legends of Norrath: Save the Halfling citizens of Rivervale from an invasion of brain-eating zombies. Anticipated to run between October 15th and November 11th, players will face a horde of zombies and their leader, Eater of Brains, in an all-new Legends of Norrath scenario, Brraaaaaainss!, created just for Halloween. New and existing players alike are invited to bring their best decks and try this free scenario that rewards with Halloween treats. Players who successfully keep the Halflings alive and destroy their opponent's avatar or who complete the four quests to win the game will receive powerful promo cards and helpful loot cards for EverQuest or EverQuest II. For detailed information, please visitwww.legendsofnorrath.com.

Star Wars Galaxies: When the crypt goes creak and the tombstones outside the cantina quake, you'll know it's time for the Galactic Moon Festival! Scheduled to begin on October 20, residents of Star WarsGalaxies can take a shuttle to Moenia and Mos Eisley and celebrate the Galactic Moon Festival in style...if you dare. That's right fright fans, the Festival has returned! We have added several new costumes this year including Salacius Crum, Gamorrean Guard and that’s right – by popular request the Burning Ewok costume! For detailed information, please visit http://starwarsgalaxies.station.sony.com.

All throughout the month of October, Halloween-themed events are scheduled to take place in the virtual worlds of your favorite SOE games. Exact dates vary by title. Please log on to respective game sites for more information.

About Free Realms
Free Realms is a free-to-play, family-friendly online video game that has more than five million registered players engaged in the whimsical virtual world. In Free Realms, players can customize their characters and play a wide variety of minigames in a safe, online environment, packed with stunning visuals, distinctive environments, and social networking capabilities. Fun for the entire family, players are free to do or be anything: Become a ninja, cook a yummy meal, battle goblins, set out on epic quests or connect with friends through a safe, social networking page. Free Realms also features a trading card game playable both digitally within the Free Realms online game and through a physical game available in the US wherever trading cards are sold!

Free Realms is rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and up with content descriptors of Crude Humor and Fantasy Violence. To play Free Realms, visit: http://www.FreeRealms.com.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

About Star Wars Galaxies
Star Wars Galaxies, developed and published by LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment, is one of the longest-running and most popular online experiences, bringing gamers of all ages and skill levels together in the ultimate Star Wars journey. Begin aboard the Millennium Falcon helping Han Solo and Chewbacca fend off the notorious Darth Vader. Along the way, join with Star Wars characters on missions that span the galaxy. Ally with the Rebels to fight against the Galactic Empire, or join forces with the dark side and crush the Rebel scum. Heroic adventurers can seek their fortune in space or on the ground as a bounty hunter, smuggler, Jedi or a host of other unique Star Wars professions.

About LucasArts
LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd., is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game console systems, computers and the Internet. Based in San Francisco, Calif., as well as on the Internet at www.lucasarts.com, LucasArts was created in 1982 by George Lucas to provide an interactive element to his vision of a state-of-the-art, multifaceted entertainment company.

LucasArts and the LucasArts logo are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Star Wars Galaxies is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. © 2002-2009 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

Star Wars™ and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. TM & © Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

Screenshots, Artwork, And A Trailer For UpComing EverQuest Expansion UnderFoot.

Sony Online Entertainment have released artwork, Screenshots and a trailer for the Road To UnderFoot Event, the frist of 3 events in EverQuest before the launch of the UnderFoot Expansion.
By participating in all 3 events before the launch of the UnderFoot Expansion, pre-ordering the expansion, and buying the expansion, you can get early access to the UnderFoot Expansion.



EverQuest Path To Under Foot


Press Release


WHAT: Sony Online Entertainment is proud to announce that the 16th expansion to the legendary EverQuest® franchise, EverQuest UnderfootTM, is scheduled to launch November 24, 2009. In anticipation of this EverQuest milestone, SOE is also kicking off the first of three “Road to Underfoot” in-game events.

Scheduled to begin on August 12th, the Road to Underfoot commences with the first event, Giants, Giants, Giants, which features:
• New adventures in Norrath: gather friends and slay some of Norrath’s most fearsome giant creatures.
• Encounter the greatest "big" foes of Norrath, from the Ancient Cyclops to the powerful Lord Brekt. Seek out Tzudani, Emissary of Veeshan, in the Plane of Knowledge to heed the call.
• Gain valuable rewards: the farther you get through the Giants event, the better your reward!

EverQuest subscribers who timely pre-order and purchase the Underfoot expansion and participate in all three Road to Underfoot in-game events prior to November 10, 2009 will receive early access into the expansion*!

The other two Road to Underfoot events are slated for September and October to give adventurers a taste for what’s to come in the next expansion.

*Check out www.theroadtounderfoot.com for more details, new screenshots and the latest on the Road to Underfoot events!

WHEN: The first Road to Underfoot event is scheduled to begin on August 12th ; the second event is scheduled to follow in September and the third event in October.

EverQuest Underfoot is scheduled to launch November 24, 2009.

ABOUT SOE: Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

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Sony Online Entertainment - Everquest Celebrates its 10th Anniversary with Documentary By Jace Hall - Press Release

Sony Online Entertainment have announce4d a collaberation with The Jace Hall show to celebrate the 10th anniversary of EverQuest. EverCracked! Will debut in Las Vegas at the 2009 Fan Faire Film Festival.
This is the trailer for EverCracked!



Press Release

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – June 10, 2009 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) and The Jace Hall Show are pleased to announce the creation of the epic documentary based on the monumental entertainment property, EverQuest®. EverCracked! The Phenomenon of EverQuest chronicles the trials and tribulations leading to the development, launch and success of the hit massively multiplayer online game which celebrated its tenth anniversary in March 2009. The full-length film will debut at the 2009 Fan Faire in Las Vegas, NV on June 26. The film’s trailer is available for download online at: www.soepress.com.

“When we began mapping out ideas for EverQuest, we never anticipated it would endure to create such a powerful cultural impact over the next decade and beyond,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment. “As part of the continued 10th anniversary celebration, this film does a fantastic job at revealing the story behind the game and how the team created a franchise that forever changed the landscape of online entertainment.”

EverCracked! celebrates EverQuest’s legacy by taking a look at the past, present and future of the franchise. The film, hosted by veteran video game developer and personality Jace Hall, includes never-before-seen footage and interviews with industry moguls and longtime players. EverCracked! details the events, products, personalities and art that graced the world of Norrath over the years, with many tongue-in-cheek moments that befit EverQuest’s own sense of fun and humor.

“EverQuest was such an influential title; many people don’t realize just how daunting of a task it was to create,” said Jace Hall, President of HD Films. “With this documentary we were able to tell the epic story of the game and the people behind it while incorporating the light-hearted signature of the Jace Hall Show.”

In addition to the film’s premier screening, SOE will host numerous EverQuest 10th Anniversary activities throughout Fan Faire in Las Vegas, NV from June 25-28. Online registration is open now. Please visithttp://www.soefanfaire.com for more information.

To download the trailer visit http://www.soepress.com.

About Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. SOE creates, develops and provides compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchises and hit titles including EverQuest®, EverQuest® II, Champions of Norrath®, Untold Legends™, and PlanetSide®, as well as for developing Star Wars Galaxies™, SOE continues to redefine the business of online gaming and the creation of active player communities while introducing new genres on various entertainment platforms. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, with additional development studios in Austin, TX; Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Tucson, AZ and Taiwan, SOE has an array of cutting-edge games in development.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Untold Legends and Legends of Norrath are trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.

About HD Films
HDFILMS, Inc. is a production company with a first-look producing deal with Warner Bros. Studios devoted to creating film, television, videogame and online content spanning multiple mediums. Founded by Jason “Jace” Hall, HDFilms works closely with writers, directors and actors to develop concepts utilizing the most cutting-edge techniques, equipment and formats. www.hdfilms.com for more info.