Nerdluster: More information is coming out about the PlanetSide 2 livestream event that I mistook for proper eSports last Friday. Of course Sony had defined their Ultimate Empire Showdown as a “competitive event” where three YouTube heroes would co-lead each of three factions in a series of challenges to decide the “ultimate” army on Auraxis. I live-blogged the Twitch.tv stream which had a myriad of technical problems resulting in a largely unteachable broadcast for the first hour or so. The following weekend was quiet but at the beginning of this week YouTuber TotalHalibut (@TotalBiscuit) released a video, in his typical style, that outlined the shortcomings of the event and the limited agreement he had with Sony to advertise PlanetSide 2.
Planetside 2’s future is uncertain as the IP was sold for a relatively low sum to a company with no history.
The last Live Letter is done and we were all surprised at the announcement of a delay to the release of FFXIV's Endwalker expansion, we got some more details about the MMORPG's new PvP Crystal Conflict mode, and some system details. Then we talk about PlanetSide 2's new continent and LOTRO's new expansion before wrapping up with some good changes for Ubisoft and Blizzard... but are they enough? All that and more on this week's Always Online!
PlanetSide 2 is going to be getting its next major expansion this December. This new addition, titled “Expedition: Oshur” will be the first addition in almost seven years to bring an entirely new continent to the game.
