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EverQuest II News
Latest Headlines for EverQuest II
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Wayback Wednesday with the EQII Team
On a previous episode of Wayback Wednesday Grakulen had the opportunity to cover Everquest and talk to the team from Sony Online Entertainment. This week after some begging, pleading, and promising SOE Rob would do a better job (joke), they agreed to show up for another episode and talk about Everquest II. Check out Wayback Wednesday: EverQuest II Edition.
Reported on Apr 25, 2012 -
Holly Longdale Talks Update 63
EverQuest II players were treated to the latest update to the game that brings the Skyshine zone into the game. We recently caught up with EQ II Producer Holly Longdale to talk about Game Update 63. See what we discovered and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Reported on Apr 18, 2012 -
Skyshrine Update Deployed
Sony Online Entertainment and the EverQuest 2 team have announced that the latest update, Skyshrine, has been released. Skyshrine includes a level cap raised to 92, an outdoor zone in Withered Lands with over 100 quests, solo, small groups, and raid content, and storyline events. Players can now get their hands on an all new Drake mount, new tradeskill quests and new items as well.
Reported on Apr 17, 2012 -
Destiny of Velious Update 63 Detailed
Sony Online Entertainment has laid out details about EverQuest II Update 63: Skyshine. In Skyshine, the Destiny of Velious storyline continues as players head into the Withered Lands, seeking entrance to Skyshrine, the ancient dragon city. The new content will feature a level cap increase, a new zone to explore and over a hundred new quests. The team has released a new trailer to show off the Withered Lands.
Reported on Mar 13, 2012 -
SOTW: EverQuest II Edition Winner's Announcement!
We've pored over your many awesome EQ2 screenshots for this week's "Screenshot of the Week," and today we're excited to announce the winning entry!
Reported on Feb 28, 2012 -
Screenshot of the Week: EverQuest II Edition!
Everyone loves to take screenshots of their favorite games, and we want you to share them with us and the rest of the MMORPG.com community! To that end, we're back with our latest Screenshot of the Week feature, and we're looking to give out some cool swag. This week, we'll be focusing on EverQuest II screenshots!
Reported on Feb 21, 2012 -
Erollisi Day Screens
Sony Online Entertainment and the EverQuest II development teams have sent out a cool half dozen screenshots featuring the annual in-game event called Erollisi Day.
Reported on Feb 06, 2012 -
Critical Mitigation to Be Removed
Everquest II executive producer Dave "Smokejumper" Georgeson has posted on the official forums some big news for players: Critical mitigation will be removed entirely from the game. The upcoming changes will first head to the test server and then to all EQ2 servers afterward.
Reported on Feb 01, 2012 -
On F2P Success and EQNext
It's been nearly two months since the free to play launch of EverQuest II. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Executive Producer Dave Georgeson about the success of the new version of EQII and the future of EQ as a whole... including EQNext. See what he's got to say in our exclusive interview.
Reported on Jan 24, 2012 -
Wings Over Norrath
Everquest II players now have the ability to fly with the addition of the new Pegasus Feather Flight Wings or Nightmare Flight Wings. To celebrate the momentous occasion, the team has released a new video showing off the new flight mode. Check it out!
Reported on Jan 11, 2012 -
Stats Show Impressive Growth Since F2P
According to a pair of 'tweets' by Sony Online Entertainment's John Smedley, EverQuest II has shown impressive growth since going free to play in early December.
Reported on Jan 10, 2012 -
Age of Discovery Review
In early December, EverQuest II officially went 'free to play' and the "Age of Discovery" expansion was released at the same time. In our latest combo video and text review, we take a look at EQ II: AoD to see how it measures up to the glory days of the franchise. Check it out in your favorite format and then let us know what you think in the comments.
Reported on Dec 29, 2011 -
The Dungeon Maker
One of the most highly touted features in the latest EverQuest 2 expansion is the Dungeon Maker. The Dungeon Maker allows players to, well, make and publish their own dungeons using assets discovered and awarded during game play in the EverQuest 2 world. Check out this introductory video.
Reported on Dec 22, 2011 -
Expansion & F2P Launch Trailer
Sony Online Entertainment and the EverQuest II team have released a brand new trailer to celebrate the official launch of the latest expansion, Age of Discovery. The video also celebrates the F2P conversion of the game and the Freeport Reborn content upgrade. Check it out!
Reported on Dec 08, 2011 -
Age of Discovery & Freeport Reborn Trailer
Sony Online Entertainment has put together a new trailer featuring a recent tour of some of the new locations and content that will arrive in EverQuest II on December 6th. Both the Age of Discovery expansion and the Freeport Reborn content update are featured in the trailer. Check it out!
Reported on Dec 06, 2011 -
Age of Discovery & Freeport Reborn Coming December 6th
Sony Online Entertainment has announced the release date for the Everquest II: Age of Discovery expansion pack that will coincide with the F2P version release as well. The expansion pack and the new free content for all players will be released on December 6th. Included for all players when Age of Discovery goes live is the Freeport Reborn content.
Reported on Nov 30, 2011 -
Age of Discovery & Freeport Reborn Preview
Recently, Sony Online Entertainment announced that EverQuest II will be moving to a hybrid free to play revenue model on December 6th and that Age of Discovery, the game's latest expansion, would be launching near then as well. We recently had the opportunity to check out the Age of Discovery, including a look at Game Update 62 "Freeport Reborn" and the new Beastmaster. Check it out and then leave us your reaction in the comments.
Reported on Nov 28, 2011 -
Double XP Weekend & Black Friday Sale
The Everquest 2 team has announced that players will be able to take advantage of a double XP weekend beginning on Thursday, November 24th. In addition, the Marketplace will be giving players some hot deals for Black Friday.
Reported on Nov 23, 2011 -
Freeport Revamp Trailer
EverQuest II's Nathan "Kaitheel" McCall and Jonathan "Prakun" Caraker walk us through the upcoming revamp of EverQuest II's city of Freeport in this latest trailer.
Reported on Nov 21, 2011 -
F2P Announcement Trailer
Sony Online Entertainment announced earlier this week that EverQuest 2 would finally be going free to play in early December. To celebrate the announcement, the dev team produced a nifty new video showing off the epic scope of EQ2. Check it out!
Reported on Nov 11, 2011
