MAG or Massive Action Game as the name suggests is a game with enormous action never seen before in gaming. MAG is an upcoming MMO (massively multiplayer online game) exclusively for PlayStation 3. It is under development of SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs fame Zipper Interactive. It was first announced in a press conference at E3 2008. Release date is not sure but developers are promising MAG will be driving fans crazy till Q3 2009. Since the game is exclusive for PlayStation 3 it will be published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Genre for the game will be a MMO played from First Person Shooter perspective. Just like the release date name for the game is also not confirmed many name are under consideration of the developers. This includes MAG: Global Assault, MAG: Shadow War, MAG: Final Hour.

MAG is said to use completely new architecture for the gameplay. Architecture for the game is completely changed from the traditional First Person Shooter game. Reason for such heavy change was to provide support for online battles with up to 256 players. These players will be further divided into 8-player squads, with 4 squad forming a platoon and 4 platoons further forming a company. A single player advanced through the game’s ranking system will led each squad. With frequent gameplay character static’s and development will also increase. Most advanced player in the game will either lead the battle or participate directly in the combat. Recent development in co-op mode in the FPS games like Call of Duty: World at War are moral for the games like MAG.

To encourage the player to actively play basic battles will take place in ongoing faction based campaigns. There are three factions featuring in the game S.V.E.R. (pronounced Server) it’s a group from war hit countries like Afghanistan and Iraq. Second group is Raven, they use advanced weapons and wear black armor and high tech weaponry. They portray like futuristic warriors. Third and the final group is Valor, they look more like military then faction. In the E3 trailer it featured large landscapes, military tactics like air strike, parachuting, and using variety of military vehicles like APCs to airplanes to tanks. The game is designed in such way that it will boast complete ground up class creating with weapon attachments and additional assessments like explosives. One more thing not widely seen in First Person Shooters is customization of the character. Customization will include voice, face and armor.

Michael Guttman VP of Zipper Interactive has confirmed that there will be a public beta for MAG. According to Michael Guttman “MAG will certainly have a beta version. More information about the Beta version will soon be announced. We’re really excited for the beta version and will try our best to set up the experience to greatest extent as you are expecting it tot be.” Alive blog dedicated to MAG was started on May 6 2009 by ED Byrne creative director with Zipper and Ed Guttman. On this blog fans could submit their suggestions and suggestions about the game.

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