MASSIVE Magazine to Collaborate With Sony Online Entertainment [Archive]

Raijinn

07-19-2006, 02:53 AM

<DIV> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>MASSIVE Magazine to Collaborate With Sony Online Entertainment </H1> <H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>To Distribute Exclusive Gaming DVD<xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" ></H1> <H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" ><st1:stockticker>DVD</st1:stockticker> To Include <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> MMO Games, Movie Trailers and Bonus Features for Gamers</H2> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place><st1:City>Fort Lauderdale</st1:City>, <st1:State>Fla.</st1:State></st1:place>— July 18, 2006—MASSIVE Magazine, published by the theglobe.com and the editorial staff of Computer Games Magazine, today announced a collaboration with Sony Online Entertainment LLC (<st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker>), a global leader in the online games industry, to release an exclusive gaming <st1:stockticker>DVD</st1:stockticker> which will be included in the premier issue of MASSIVE Magazine, set to launch in September 2006. <o:p> </o:p> The <st1:stockticker>DVD</st1:stockticker> will include free trials of some of the most popular Sony Online Entertainment massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and services. Trials will include EverQuest II, EverQuest, Star Wars Galaxies, <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> Comic Book Creator, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide and more. <o:p> </o:p> In addition to trial MMO games, the co-branded <st1:stockticker>DVD</st1:stockticker> will also include special offers, trailers and videos, including access to the Beta test of Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising™, Medieval Weapon (the EverQuest II-powered Machinima series produced by g-<st1:stockticker>NET</st1:stockticker> for Spike TV) and a trailer for the upcoming Sony Pictures Animation release Open Season. <o:p> </o:p> The new publication along with the exclusive <st1:stockticker>DVD</st1:stockticker> will be available at all major retailers, including Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. For more information about MASSIVE Magazine, please visit <A href="http://www.massive-magazine.com/" target=_blank>http://www.massive-magazine.com</A> . <o:p> </o:p> About Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment LLC (<st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker>) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games, with hundreds of thousands of subscribers around the globe. <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> 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™, <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> 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 <st1:place><st1:City>San Diego</st1:City>, <st1:State>CA</st1:State></st1:place>, with additional development studios in <st1:place><st1:City>Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State>TX</st1:State></st1:place>, <st1:place><st1:City>Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State>WA</st1:State></st1:place>, and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> has an array of cutting-edge games in development. <st1:stockticker>SOE</st1:stockticker> is owned by Sony Pictures Digital and Sony Computer Entertainment America. <o:p> </o:p> <o:p>SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest and PlanetSide are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Untold Legends is a trademark of Sony Online Entertainment LLC. Star Wars Galaxies is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. THE MATRIX ONLINE, characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners.Entertainment Inc. Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising is a trademark of Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. Copyright 2006 Perpetual </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p>About Strategy Plus (Computer Games Magazine)</o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Strategy Plus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of theglobe.com (OTCBB: TGLO-News), a publicly traded internet communications company. <o:p> </o:p> Strategy Plus publishes Computer Games Magazine, a consumer print publication for online games. Strategy Plus also operated Computer Games Online (<A href="http://www.cgonline.com/" target=_blank>http://www.cgonline.com</A>), the online counterpart to Computer Games Magazine. Computer Games Online is a source of free computer games news and information for the sophisticated gamer.</DIV>Message Edited by Raijinn Thunderguard on 07-18-2006 03:56 PM