PlanetSide
Three factions wage persistent war on the planet Auraxis.
PlanetSide is a series of massively multiplayer online first-person shooter video games published by Daybreak Game Company. The first game, released in 2003, featured thousands of players fighting over territory in a persistent world, and the series set the Guinness World Record for most players in an online FPS battle. PlanetSide 2, a 2012 sequel, introduced faster-paced gameplay and modern shooter mechanics while still supporting massive, seamless battles.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Rogue Planet Games
- Publisher
- Daybreak Game Company
- Genre
- Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter
- First release date
- May 20, 2003
- Latest release version
- PlanetSide Arena
- Latest release date
- September 19, 2019
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Plot
The Terran Republic is an authoritarian colonial government that uses military force to maintain strict control over Auraxis's citizens on behalf of Earth. Obsessed with law and order, the TR sees the insurrection as justification for strong-armed countermeasures; opponents view them as oppressive, while others see them as the only hope for peace. Their colors are red and black, and they use rapid-fire conventional weapons, large magazines, high-speed medium tanks, and fast fighters. The New Conglomerate is a loosely organized band of self-proclaimed freedom fighters, viewed by adversaries as corporate-backed terrorists. Led by outcasts, industrialists, pirates, and turncoat military leaders, they oppose the Terran Republic's stranglehold by any means necessary. Their colors are blue and gold, and they employ hard-hitting electromagnetic weapons like gauss and railguns, along with durable shock troops, slow heavy tanks, and heavy fighters.
Games
PlanetSide was released for Microsoft Windows on May 20, 2003. Multiple expansions were released during its lifespan; active development ceased and the game became free-to-play on April 29, 2014, and its servers were permanently closed on July 1, 2016. PlanetSide 2 was released for Microsoft Windows on November 20, 2012, with a PlayStation 4 port on June 23, 2015; it is a re-imagining of the original with the same factions, setting, and story. PlanetSide Next, a version with updated assets developed by Sony Online Entertainment's SOGA studio for Asian markets, was cancelled after the studio shut down. PlanetSide Arena, a spin-off of PlanetSide 2, entered early access on Steam for Microsoft Windows on September 19, 2019, supporting matches with thousands of players in modes including battle royale, capture the flag, and team deathmatch; a console port was planned, but servers shut down on January 10, 2020 due to low player counts and competition from similar titles.
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