The next-generation First Person Shooter, Massive Action Game or ‘MAG’ takes place in the year 2025 where a global war — The Shadow War — is in full swing.   Three Corporations battle for the same concepts… resources and global dominance.  Each network has their pros and cons and you’re asked to join one of them.  But choose wisely because this will be the only corporation you can play for going forward.  One character per PSN account.  Stripped of a single-player campaign and only playable online, just how will this FPS and their “claim to fame” of 256 online multiplayer hold up?

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MAG. Massive Action Game will be a new exclusive First Person Shooter making it’s way to the PS3 tomorrow. Why will it be “different”? Up to 256 online players will be able to fight each other in groups on one map. Testing the Beta, I can tell you the game has potential to compete in the FPS genre.

“The game will utilize a new server architecture to support online battles with up to 256 players, with users divided into 8-player squads, with 4 squads forming a platoon, and 4 platoons forming a company. Each squad will be led by a player who has advanced through the game’s ranking system. Character statistics and development will also increase with frequent gameplay. The players most advanced in rank will be able to either direct the battle or participate directly in combat.

Basic battles will take place within ongoing, faction-based campaigns to encourage the player to actively play. The game’s E3 unveiling trailer featured large landscapes, tactics such as air strikes and parachuting, and a variety of vehicles, from tanks and APCs to airplanes.

Players will be able to customize the face, voice, and armor of their characters, as well as what weapons and kit they carry into battle.”

Sony’s Media Manager of SCEA, Jeff Rubenstein, answers “Why the lack of MAG reviews?”  His answer makes sense:

“Reviews can’t be written until the game is actually out. I mean, you can’t pass pre-release judgment on a game whose major, industry-leading feature (256 players in a single battle) can’t be tested until release day.”

MAG will be released in North America on January 26th.

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Now this is just getting crazy.  We’ve been having so many caption contests people are beginning to believe we’re just a “giveaway” site.  While that is true for now, we have bigger fish to fry.  Thanks to Sony we’re please to announce that we will be handing out 25 PlayStation 3 MAG Beta codes to the first 25 captions.  It’s that simple.  Do I need to type of the rules again?  Ok, here they go.

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MAG = Massive Action Game.  By far the largest playing field of 256 players on one map.  That’s a lot of potato’s peeled.  Unfortunately, MAG has decided to enabled the feature to “vote/kick player” .  While I personally believe this will abused by players, developers needed some sort of ban hammer.  For those lucky enough to get a MAG PSN voucher, you’ll be pleased to know that there will be a massive update today.  The update (2681.67 MB) includes over 8,000 fixes and you can begin downloading them now.  The MAG Public Beta server will open at 10 AM PDT (1PM EDT).

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All 2’s (sequels) on the last day of E3. The final day of E3 is approaching.  While E3 will be coming to a close today the games that were announced, demo’d and trailer’d will continue in development until their release date.  But let’s not allow the conclusion of E3 affect our heads that much.  There are some great games worth checking out today and we have today’s and previous day’s schedule below.

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Sony’s upcoming massive FPS shooter is conveniently named, MAG. Massive Action Game. The game (developed by Zipper Interactive) will feature up to 256 players online. At 2008’s E3, this was Sony’s big announcement, yet it’s been a quiet storm since then. Well, here’s some screens to hold you over until the games release THIS YEAR, Fall ‘09. VG247 spoke with SCEA hardware marketing boss John Koller about the anticipated title, MAG. Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say:

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