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    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jan 26, 2010

    MAG, a.k.a "Massive Action Game" was a PS3 exclusive, online-only FPS game developed by SOCOM creators Zipper Interactive. The game's most notable feature was its 256-player Domination mode.

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    Edited By jeff
    When it was briefly mentioned during E3 last year, I wasn't quite sure what to think of MAG, the "Massive Action Game" that Zipper has been working on instead of a proper sequel to SOCOM. 256 players just sounds like one of those pie-in-the-sky numbers that doesn't make sense when you apply it to a primarily peer-to-peer network. But the brief tidbits of information were certainly enough to put it pretty high on my list of "things I wish I knew more about."

    Today, a few more reports are creeping across the Internet from people who have gotten their hands on the thing at a recent Sony event. It sounds like it's pretty bad-ass. If you're at all interested in important first-person shooters with new and exciting online action, you'll want to check this stuff out. First, here's the new video: 

      


    And there are a couple of hands-on reports you should also check out from Joystiq and Destructoid if you want to know more about how the game will actually work.

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    #1  Edited By jeff
    When it was briefly mentioned during E3 last year, I wasn't quite sure what to think of MAG, the "Massive Action Game" that Zipper has been working on instead of a proper sequel to SOCOM. 256 players just sounds like one of those pie-in-the-sky numbers that doesn't make sense when you apply it to a primarily peer-to-peer network. But the brief tidbits of information were certainly enough to put it pretty high on my list of "things I wish I knew more about."

    Today, a few more reports are creeping across the Internet from people who have gotten their hands on the thing at a recent Sony event. It sounds like it's pretty bad-ass. If you're at all interested in important first-person shooters with new and exciting online action, you'll want to check this stuff out. First, here's the new video: 

      


    And there are a couple of hands-on reports you should also check out from Joystiq and Destructoid if you want to know more about how the game will actually work.

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    #2  Edited By RobDaFunk

    Pretty KIK-ASS.....Will it work right tho???

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    #3  Edited By Hitchenson

    Hmm, this looks pretty cool.

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    #5  Edited By RobDaFunk

    PS.....It won't be anywhere near MW2 either.... ;)

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    Eh. Too much chaos.

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    #7  Edited By Th3dz

    like battlefield... but you die alot more?!

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    Even though it looks cool.  I can't imagine 256 players being a fun and lag free experience.  Just put 256 players on a map all with grenades and see what kind of game it turns into.

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    #9  Edited By Jimbo

    Looks good, Battlefield could use some competition.

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    #10  Edited By bobpie24

    lllllllllaaaaaaaaggggggggg!

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    #11  Edited By Death_Burnout

    Im still waiting for Massive Online Radical Game.

    I dont like it when games seem realistic...but then give you slightly unrealistic bonuses like faster reload times or faster speed...that always bugs me for some reason.

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    #12  Edited By iExile

    I wonder what the haters will say when M.A.G wins FPS of the year. :)

    Will you admit that you were wrong for doubting one of the best developers out there or will you accuse Sony of buying good reviews? Either way I can't wait to see more of this.

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    #13  Edited By Thunder

    it looks amazing i really hope that Zipper gets the lag problem out of the picture though because this game has a ton of potential

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    #14  Edited By gearhead

    @Exile
    I think it's way to early to even say anything about MAG winning best FPS.

    And this game has potential for sure, but that name, is just so terrible. 

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    #15  Edited By Linkyshinks

    It looks alright.... I think the results of Microsoft's Donny Brook project, will be far better than this, given their resources.

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    #16  Edited By laticsfan

    Looks like a new Joint Operations, I wonder if it will be as good.

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    #17  Edited By Endogene

    It looks really good but is this an exclusive for the PS3? I'm having some trouble figuring out how everyone will coordinate without a microphone.

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    #18  Edited By LiveOrDie1212

    awesome

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    #19  Edited By alConn

    This better not come out anytime around MW2, because I predict that game is going to OWN my life.

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    #20  Edited By Metiphis

    In a 30 man game of Battlefield:Bad Company you can get killed multiple times even right after respawning, I can only imagine the annoyance of having 256 people in close proximity to each other...

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    #21  Edited By poser

    Wow, looks great.... shame it's not on PC...

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    #22  Edited By TheIneffableBob

    Meh.

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    #23  Edited By Mattalorian

    Without a PC release, I can't picture myself purchasing this game. Shame too, because it looks fantastic.

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    #24  Edited By killdave

    Just imagine the entire PSN population all playing MAG at the same time, all 256 with  no mics :p

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    #26  Edited By ImperiousRix

    Damn.  That looks great.
    Wish it was coming to XBLA as well. T__T

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    #27  Edited By Afroman269

    Can't wait to see

    1) PSN to explode from trying to work this.
    2) Trying to actually find a game with more that 100 people.
    3) How to live more than 3 secs without dying.
    4) People trying to organize a plan when 250/256 don't have mics.

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    #28  Edited By inkeiren

    Do you guys see anything remarkable about this game besides it's player number?
    It's neat to have that many people fighting at once on a map, and I am a bit interested, but that seems to be it's only selling point.

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    #29  Edited By randiolo

    geez it only takes one video for everyone without a ps3  to start shitting on it. I dont think they would develop this if they knew it was impossible to accomplish.

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    #30  Edited By LiveOrDie1212

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    i know right?? its like they're jealous or somethin. They want this game to fail so they won't have to feel bad about themselves.

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    #31  Edited By Ishoturface

    i smell epic failure on the horizon

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    #32  Edited By swamplord666

    i think people are confusing things a bit. They said this was essentially an FPS MMO so most battles will probably only be around 20-30 player fights spread out in the game world. not 256 people on the same map

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    #33  Edited By Nasar7

    The whole "fight through the ranks, earn the right to command" bit sounds interesting. I love how FPS fans criticize the supposed lack of innovation in new games of the genre, as if any FPS games that came out in the last 5 years have been all that innovative.

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    #34  Edited By MachoFantastico

    Sweet, I laughed at the idea when it was announced. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong!

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    @ randiolo and LiveOrDie1212

    I own and love the ps3.  It has nothing to do with people wanting it to fail.  Its just the fact that 256 players in a match is just too much.  There are already lag problems with 16 player games on consoles.  peer to peer networks are not going to support that many players without lag problems.  Now if they hosted the matches on their own servers then it would work.  Otherwise its just going to be nearly impossible to find lag free matches with 255 other players.

    I also agree with some other comments saying it will be hard to communicate with other users because the lack of mics.  Usually about 5 to 10 of 32 player matches in killzone 2 have mics.  Thats just not enough.  Its frustrating not being able to communicate with your teammates. 

    If they want this to be a great success, they need to host the matches on their own servers(Which would cause subscription fees), package headsets with all copies, and make the maps massive enough so players will not be constantly spawning on top of each other.

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    #36  Edited By SpaceInsomniac
    randiolo said:
    "geez it only takes one video for everyone without a ps3  to start shitting on it. I dont think they would develop this if they knew it was impossible to accomplish. "
    To be perfectly fair, I don't have a PS3 and I was shitting on it before any videos were released.

    256 players = clusterfuck, just as OnLive = lag filled gameplay.  It's not that these things can't be done, it's that the first attempt out of the gate rarely gets it right.  PS3 has plenty of exlusive titles to be excited about--Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 come to mind--but this game still has a lot to prove.




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    #37  Edited By CL60

    I can sense that this game will be laggy at most times.

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    #38  Edited By Gmanall

    Mind = BLOWN Looks super cool

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    #39  Edited By sjschmidt93

    I doubt lag will be an issue. R2 was fine, obviously this is 4 times the amount of people, but god knows how much work they've put into this. They could be done besides the polishing and tweaking of the online stuff.

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    #40  Edited By Unholyburger

    Hopefully this will be good, I was always a fan of battlefield like games. Ill probably wait a month or two to see if it's stable or not.

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    #41  Edited By Hector

    Nah...I'll skip this.

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    #42  Edited By Media_Master

    lets see if it holds up

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    #43  Edited By randiolo

    i agree that a head set should be packed in with MAG. But i dont agree that people are giving it its last rights b4 its had a chance to prove anything. no one knows how much untapped potential is left in the ps3, im assuming their is a fair amount and that we should just wait n see..

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    #44  Edited By Krenor

    I could see how lag could destroy this game, but if they do it right it could be fun except for the dying a lot more thing. I just wonder why no one tried this on PC before.

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    #45  Edited By MjHealy

    Wait, is this a PSN game? Because that would be a big ass download.

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    #46  Edited By eclipsesis

    wow looks good
    alot of people are condeming this game already,
    i don't think lag will be an issue zipper made a statement declaring that they have developed technology to eradicate problems with connection,

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    #47  Edited By FLStyle

    Oh wow, if there's the slight chance that this'll work without lag I'm totally there.


    I'm gonna be Leeroy Jenkins' it all over the place!
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    #48  Edited By artofwar420

    It kinda looks like Warhawk, but more massive.

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    #49  Edited By IncredibleBulk92

    If this works and is as good as the Joystiq preview makes it out to be then I might just have to buy a PS3.  The scale and squad combat emphasis make it sound very interesting

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    #50  Edited By randiolo
    FLStyle said:
    "Oh wow, if there's the slight chance that this'll work without lag I'm totally there.

    I'm gonna be' it all over the place!
    "
    lol Leeroy Jenkins.. that was the funnest video

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