Sony Online Entertainment has confirmed that it is developing The Agency, a fast-paced online action shooter, for the PC and PS3. Assume the role of an elite agent in a modern day setting as you live among spies and mercenaries. Enjoy cooperative and competitive story driven missions set in exotic locales and enjoy ‘espionage, intrigue and explosive game play.’
Live the life of an elite agent
“The inspiration for The Agency came from the spy and espionage genre. We want to put players in the heart of the action to experience what it’s really like to live the life of an elite agent,” said Hal Milton, Lead Designer, Sony Online Entertainment. “Players will jet set around this virtual world to exotic locales, infiltrate enemy organizations to steal secrets and perpetrate sabotage, all the while building their own agency with an eye towards global domination.”
The beginning sees players choosing to be a UNITE spy or a ParaGON mercenary. Whatever you choose, The Agency will immerse you in illicit activities including drug smuggling, assassinations, espionage and counter intelligence. Increase your influence by gaining ranks within the agency, eventually building your own agencies as well as joint agencies with others.
Recruit operatives
Players can recruit operatives who will gather intel, provide satellite scans or even build a new sports car. Operatives become more powerful as players advance and players can decide whether to use them to help themselves or their team or trade them with other players. Operatives are collectible non-player characters, providing the goods and services players need and allowing them to concentrate on the mission. Working 24/7, regardless of whether players are logged in, operatives can be kept up to date through email and instant messages.
Players will be immersed in hundreds of unique missions in The Agency, each with varied end-goals requiring combat, stealth and style. Engage in varied game play including sneaky assassinations, all out assaults, vehicle challenges and mini-games in casinos. Players will need to collect the right weaponry, gadgets, gear, attire and aliases to gain access to locales and eventually acquire influence over them.
With no typical class restriction, players can supplement their gear with exotic and powerful skills thanks to persistent character development. Players can customize their character’s attire based on which mission they are on, some emphasizing combat or support, others stealth and even cover identities. Players can also engage in other activities in The Agency including taking on other players at the card tables, the shooting range or in head-to-head combat.
Fun now, no waiting
“SOE is looking to take the online gaming industry to new places with The Agency, not only in terms of its theme, but also in its design. It’s accessible to all types of players, blending genres and changing up established conventions. It’s different from anything SOE has released before,” said Matt Wilson, Director of Development, SOE Seattle. “Our goal is to break from traditional online games and provide players with a ‘fun now, no waiting’ game play experience in a dynamic, ever-evolving online world.”
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