Zipper Interactive's MAG for PS3 (Massive Action Game)

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Sony saved the final announcement of its E3 keynote for a concept using the placehold title of "MAG: Massive Action Game," Unveiled by Andy Beaudoin from Zipper Interactive, MAG — whose trailer looked like "SOCOM set 15 years into the future," according to our eyes on the scene, will immerse players in large online battles of up to 256 players. The trailer featured multiple terrain types, complex tactics, and sounds very much like a SOCOM MMO at this stage.


Character growth will be accomplished through an advancement tree, which allows players to fine tune their players throughout massive campaigns. "MAG will deliver an intense and long lasting shooter experience," said Beaudoin, who also described the game as "a workout even for the PS3 architecture."

The first next-generation game for Zipper Interactive (creators of the online phenomenon SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs,2,3 and CA), MAG offers a sweeping battle experience for a total of 256 players online. Eight player squads combine together to form a tactical military experience like no other.

Genre: Online Shooter
Online Play: 256 Versus
Exclusively on PlayStation 3
Release Date: December 31, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4nxx4nPXEE

[VQ35 Star]

That looks bad ass, but with the amount of lag the ps3 network has, wonder how this will effect the gameplay with 256 players.