EverQuest II's community team will be looking to celebrate Halloween with players via 'Night of the Dead' parties scheduled for later this week.
Reported on Oct 25, 2011Everquest II devs and Sony Online Entertainment have announced that closed beta applications are being accepted for the upcoming expansion, Age of Discovery.
Reported on Oct 19, 2011The Everquest II team has announced the release of the Dungeon Finder tool. Saying, "You asked. We delivered.", the new feature is live across EQ II servers as of today.
Reported on Oct 06, 2011Norrath, as MMORPG.com's Robert Schroeder says, has been the MMO "home" of countless players for many years. Everquest II is an enduring classic game that continues to attract new players. In our ongoing effort to re-review games that consistently show progress and improvement, MMORPG.com takes a look at Everquest II. Read what Robert has to say and then leave us your thoughts in the comments.
Reported on Oct 02, 2011Everquest II players will want to head in game to update their clients with Update 61: War of Zek. Among other things, War of Zek includes dynamically scaling dungeons, a house rating system, a new dungeon and raid and much more.
Reported on Aug 25, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has released a keyring authenticator for $9.99. The authenticator functions with all SOE titles. According to the released information, a mobile authenticator is scheduled to be 'released soon'. Players can tie the authenticator to their Station Account.
Reported on Aug 15, 2011MMORPG.com's Drew Wood recently attended the SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas. During the opening presentation, fans were treated to a first look at the latest Everquest II expansion, Age of Destiny. Age of Destiny is poised to bring a lot of new and exciting features into the game and Drew had the opportunity to chat with Executive Producer Dave Georgeson about them. Read more and then let us know what you think!
Reported on Jul 28, 2011Everquest II players will want to be sure to log into the game from Friday, July 29th to Sunday, July 31st to take advantage of what Sony Online Entertainment is calling a "true double XP weekend". Double experience can be gained in AA, tradeskill and adventure facets.
Reported on Jul 27, 2011One of the more compelling advances in the MMORPGs that we play is the advent of 3D graphic technology. At E3 2011, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh talked with Everquest 2 Lead Programmer Greg Spence about the recent introduction of 3D technology into the game. Read on to discover more about Everquest 2's 3D Update.
Reported on Jun 28, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Everquest 2 Update 60: The Children of War is now live on all servers. Update 60 brings several key PvP improvements including a new lobby system, a new map, a new PvP battle type and more. Also added are some raids and heroic dungeons.
Reported on May 31, 2011Ripper X heads into the magical world of Everquest 2, now available as a Free to Play module with additional subscriptions for more serious players. Check out the latest addition to our growing library of MMORPG introductory videos.
Reported on May 25, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced the sixtieth update to Everquest II. Called "The Children of War", the update is scheduled to go live on May 17th. Devs also announced that from April 14-21, all inactive accounts will be reactivated to give former players a chance to log in and check out the changes since their last play session.
Reported on Apr 13, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced that tickets for this year's Fan Faire in Las Vegas, Nevada are now available for early-bird pricing and purchase. The full event ticket can be purchased for $119 or single-day tickets are $39. Fan Faire will take place on July 7th to the 9th.
Reported on Apr 07, 2011Everquest II Producer Dave "SmokeJumper" Georgeson has penned the latest update letter on the official site. In it, Georgeson details the plans for Everquest II in 2011. Destiny of Velious owners, according to Georgeson, will be thrilled as the epic story "Age's End Prophecy, continues through regular content updates. Freeport will be seeing a major upgrade as well. Lastly, Georgeson talks about 'under the hood' improvements to EQII.
Reported on Apr 06, 2011On April 1st, Everquest II players will have the opportunity to once again celebrate Bristlebane Day. The annual celebration is perfect for April Fool's Day as the in-game events specialize in mischief and mayhem. Best news of all is that there are new events and tradeskill recipes especially for the 2011 version of Bristlebane Day.
Reported on Mar 31, 2011In addition to donating over $3.6 million dollars to assist charities working in earthquake-ravaged Japan, Sony Online Entertainment has announced that each of its stable of MMOs is featuring a special item that can be purchased by players with proceeds going directly to Japanese relief agencies.
Reported on Mar 28, 2011MMORPG's Michael Lafferty recently had the chance to chat with senior producer Dave Georgeson about the state of EverQuest II, the new expansion and what MMOs need.
Reported on Mar 02, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the newest Everquest II expansion, Destiny of Velious, has officially launched. To celebrate, the team has sent out a boatload of new screenshots for your Tuesday viewing.
Reported on Feb 22, 2011Everquest II devs have posted that this weekend (February 18-22) will net players double experience in preparation for Tuesday's release of the Destiny of Velious expansion. Double XP ends at the precise moment that Velious goes live so get in there and level up!
Reported on Feb 18, 2011Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the non-disclosure agreement for the Everquest 2 expansion, Destiny of Velious, has been lifted. The expansion is scheduled to be released next week with new content and more. Players are now free to discuss their experiences during the beta phase.
Reported on Feb 16, 2011