+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 21, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted December 21, 2009 On behalf of everyone at Zipper Interactive, I'm proud to announce that following our successful series of beta programs this past fall, our 256-player first-person shooting spectacular, MAG, has gone gold in North America, Japan, Korea, and the rest of Asia. It is now headed off to manufacturing so that the game can make it from store shelves to PlayStation 3s all over the world. Expect MAG to drop on January 26 in North America and Asia, January 28 in Japan, and January 29 in Korea. The European discs are finishing up final quality assurance rounds right now and we expect to see those editions go gold sometime in the next few weeks. We realize that the wait is still more than a month away, which is why we're also pleased to announce a cool little surprise (or should I say, a "great, big surprise?") to tide you over. In an effort to give you a taste of what to expect with the final version of MAG, Zipper and Sony Computer Entertainment will team up on January 4 to bring you our final and 100% open PSN beta. But what's so great about MAG Beta 5? Well, to start, it will take place worldwide ? so if you're in a territory with a PlayStation 3 and an Internet connection, you qualify to be a part of it. What's more is that you won't need any special permissions or code keys to participate, you'll just get it and go! Complete access to the game's 64-player sabotage and 256-player Domination modes are pretty good reasons to get excited too. Of course, the best news about MAG Beta 5 is that you'll be able to download the client in North America starting tomorrow, December 22! Additionally, PS3 owners in Asia can start downloading the file on December 25, while the European store will make it available on January 4. Check back for details on Japanese PSN store access in the near future. Now that you know where to get the MAG Beta, your path to playing it is a simple three-step process: Log on to the PlayStation Store (tomorrow) and download the MAG Beta file like you would any other freely-available PSN video or demo (298 MB) Launch the MAG Beta program from your XMB to download a special patch that will restart MAG once the update has been received (another 38 MB) After the reboot, the beta will reconnect and download the actual game data so that you can play (1.8 GB ? 2.3 GB depending on your region) Complete the steps above and you'll be ready to rock 'n roll ? and shoot things and blow stuff up ? until the beta ends on January 10 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Keep in mind, though, that you won't actually be able to play the MAG beta directly until the servers go live at 5 am Pacific on January 4. But hey, look at the bright side: this is the last time you'll ever have to download a MAG file this big (since the data will already be on the retail disc when it ships next month), and you'll save a whole lot of extra shooting time by downloading what you need early on; thus allowing you to jump into the action immediately on the 4th. Oh, and one last thing before I go: I know I speak for everyone here at Zipper Interactive when I say that each and every one of us wishes you and yours a happy and safe holiday season. Thank you very much for supporting our community and our game in 2009, and we look forward to giving you exactly what you've been waiting for in 2010! Source: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/12/mag...-everyone-soon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy-Kill Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Japan, Korea, etc. are Asia, so why the discrepancy in release dates over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoredBozirini Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I hope I don't have to re-download the client again. I haven't deleted the old beta file yet with hopes of playing again quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Japan, Korea, etc. are Asia, so why the discrepancy in release dates over there? Could be a lot of reasons! Technical, language, license...who knows. Although it's a beta...the process of downloading it is so silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted December 22, 2009 MVC Share Posted December 22, 2009 That is cool that are letting the beta go that close to release. Kudos to Zipper for all the fine tuning. The long running beta is actually a good thing considering what is trying to be accomplished. Best to let Zipper fine tune the crap out of this game before we get a full game of 256 going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Is that the final box art? Really not liking the Sniper placement at the bottom! I still think the name is a bit silly, they are going to have to market the hell out of this for it to even sell well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted December 22, 2009 MVC Share Posted December 22, 2009 Is that the final box art? Really not liking the Sniper placement at the bottom! I still think the name is a bit silly, they are going to have to market the hell out of this for it to even sell well. Well even if they have to, Sony's marketing department will have a pretty easy job thanks to the inclusion of 256 players. I'm sure we'll see plenty of TV adverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 That is cool that are letting the beta go that close to release. Kudos to Zipper for all the fine tuning. The long running beta is actually a good thing considering what is trying to be accomplished. Best to let Zipper fine tune the crap out of this game before we get a full game of 256 going. the 256 games i played a few months back were great, less lag than your average mw2 game, at the time though they were mostly running sabotage mode which is only 128 players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Well even if they have to, Sony's marketing department will have a pretty easy job thanks to the inclusion of 256 players. I'm sure we'll see plenty of TV adverts. Aye, problem is, a lot of people are going to be very disappointed when they actually see how dumbed down and generic this game is underneath - Even graphically it fails to impress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokthraka Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 wasnt the beta for everyone already? I didnt have to signup for anything just signed in to my PSN and it gave me a code. but my brother gave me some long URL. I dont think it was supposed to give me a code but IDC but yeah I must say I did not really enjoy the game much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 wasnt the beta for everyone already? I didnt have to signup for anything just signed in to my PSN and it gave me a code. but my brother gave me some long URL. I dont think it was supposed to give me a code but IDC That's exactly why; because it was code based. I mean, every man and his dog were able to get a code from somewhere but a Beta isn't really "for everyone" until it's freely available without having codes, invites and all that. That's basically the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokthraka Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 That's exactly why; because it was code based. I mean, every man and his dog were able to get a code from somewhere but a Beta isn't really "for everyone" until it's freely available without having codes, invites and all that. That's basically the difference. oh I see. I got my code from play stations website so maybe it was just some thing they where doing IDK. but either way it was boring and really generic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 MAG is Gold? It played more like it was Brown, to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 i was in the beta, played it for like a couple of hours and had no idea what was going on... i gave up on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Will be nice to finally get a hands-on to see what the game is like for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LingeringSoul Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 At first I was enthusiastic about trying the beta, but there seems to be a lot of negativity regarding the game in here. I'll give it a shot nonetheless. Worst case scenario is that it convinces me not to buy the game, lol. Although I must say that the box art is rather bland. It's like they just took a bunch of concept renders and stitched them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted December 22, 2009 MVC Share Posted December 22, 2009 Aye, problem is, a lot of people are going to be very disappointed when they actually see how dumbed down and generic this game is underneath - Even graphically it fails to impress. That has never stopped some games in the past. They have got one aspect they can over emphasize while ignoring the rest. As long as they keep the real in game shots quick with a lot of text on screen about 256 players, the average person won't notice the graphics. Pretty typical marketing commercial if you think about it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I really want to buy this game, as the youtube videos I have seen look awesome. :D I hear some negative stuff from you guys, but as always I want to try it before I say anything bad about a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 23, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted December 23, 2009 Beta is now Live for everyone, not sure if it's beta 4 from the testing stages or another new build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted December 23, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2009 that stupid beta would never load for me.... the splash screen would load w/ the 3 soldiers, and that was it. i gave up after several attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerino Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 MAG itself was like 350 MB, the updates are just under 2 GB, downloading now, Ill let you know if its open beta or not, its says public beta, so most likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerino Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 downloaded and everything, servers will be like starting january 4 for everyone, guess they are stress testing, servers come up at 5 AM PST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshadow Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Will be nice to finally get a hands-on to see what the game is like for myself. yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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