Tag: The Agency
News Sony Online Entertainment Confirms The Agency Cancellation, Lay-Offs
Following a flurry of rumours earlier in the week, Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it has cancelled its PlayStation 3 spy MMO, The Agency, laying off over 200 staff in the process
"As part of a strategic decision to reduce costs and streamline its global workforce, SOE announced today that it will eliminate 205 positions and...
Rumour Sony Online Entertainment Hit With Crippling Cuts
There's some bad news funneling out of Sony Online Entertainment right now
According to reports on Kotaku, the developer has shut down its Seattle, Tuscon and Denver studios, laying off around a third of its entire workforce. But that's not all. Apparently SOE's Austin and San Diego studios have also been hit hard, with around half the staff from...
Rumour The Agency Is So On For The Second Half Of 2011 (Maybe!)
Remember The Agency? No, not Agent, The Agency -- Sony Online Entertainment's spy-inspired MMO? According to Kotaku it's due out in the second-half of 2011
Apparently the game was delayed because it still "needed work", but it would appear SOE's nearing a conclusion on the game. It's interesting, because if The Agency were to make next...
E3 2010 Sony Online Entertainment Release New Trailer For The Agency
We've been talking about The Agency for a long time now, but this latest trailer finally shows the game in a polished state
Just basing it against other trailers SOE have revealed for the game, this E3 trailer looks slightly redesigned and hella spunky. We daresay it will make a big presence at E3 — whether that presence will come under the...
News THE AGENCY FINALLY LAUNCHES! (On Facebook, Yo!)
Sony Online Entertainment's ambitious James Bond-esque MMO has finally launched
On Facebook. So it's free-to-play social network game that's not really all that fun at all - but c'mon - this has to exude hope that the real The Agency can't be too far behind. Right? Right?!?
News Sony Online Entertainment Actually Mention The Words "The Agency" Again, Universe Flips Out
About 18 months ago, we posted numerous stories about Sony Online Entertainment's upcoming James Bond-esque MMO The Agency
In fact, at the time, people were talking about a PS3 MMO revolution. But as time's passed, the spearhead of that revolution - The Agency, Free Realms and DC Universe Online - have all but disappeared. Well, until today that is...
News The Agency Cancellation Rumours Are Purely "Ridiculous"
A few months back we reported the departure of several top-tier employees from Sony Online Entertainment
This news brought with it a ton of speculation that The Agency was in a state of disrepute and on the verge of cancellation. Thankfully, those rumours have been quashed. Joystiq have just posted an exclusive report with SOE's president John...
News Top Level Employees Leave Sony Online Entertainment, SOE Claim The Agency Will Be Unaffected
Bad news for Sony Online Entertainment's Seattle Studio
They've lost some of their top guys in the form of art director Corey Dangel, studio director Matt Wilson and producer John Smith - the latter two founding members of the development house. With The Agency still unfinished, Eurogamer are reporting rumours of a total reboot or overhaul for the...
News The Agency Trailer Lacks British Accents & Gameplay Footage
As Brits ourselves, we're a bit disappointed that in the trailer for their upcoming PC/PS3 MMO, Sony Online Entertainment have taken the entire concept of a James Bond movie and removed the British accents
Still, while there's no gameplay in the trailer, The Agency continues to sound like a really quite inspired concept. We're tired of MMO's being...
