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'MAG 2' listed by Walmart

by Ben Gilbert on Sep 10th 2010 11:53AM

A listing for "MAG 2" has popped up on Walmart's site, brandishing a $60 price tag and a tentative release date of January 25, 2011. This is the first we've heard of a sequel to this year's 256-player online shooter MAG, but the very fact that it's listed leads us to believe something is in the works.

Could it be a re-released version of MAG packing in all of the DLC? Perhaps a repackaging with PlayStation Move support? Only time will tell. Or Sony, who we've reached out to for comment. Whichever comes first.

Update: Sony told us, "Any information posted on Walmart.com in regards to MAG 2 is pure speculation." We've yet to hear back from Walmart representatives.

[Thanks, Kromis]

Tags: mag-2, playstation, ps3, walmart

Reader Comments (32)

what could they possibly add now :/ more players smoother graphics,????

@arucious

Good job answering your own question.

@arucious Amateur schizophrenia.

Interesting news; we'll just have to wait for some more *lame joke* MAGnificent *end lame joke* details.

@DreaDDoctorG

Just because you admit it's lame, that doesn't mean it's ok to say.

Bundled with the Move seems likely, but you'd think they would try to release it before the holidays. Maybe they'll let you have those 2 extra character slots without paying a dollar a month for each of them...That might be nice.

they cant
possibly add more :/

It's prob fake, altho MAG will eventually get a sequel

So 512 players now?

@Jar Tank
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME...Would be fun to gather all 256 players in one area and march for one objective at a time..

MAG should be a platform that's constantly evolving not an iteration.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell

LittleBigPlanet was much the same way, though, which makes me inclined to believe this.

@Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell

I agree. Just keep updating the current Mag, rather than introducing a new one.

I doubt this very much, maybe it's the platinum, maybe it's the move edition or something but definitely not MAG 2 just yet.
Why would they want to compete with Killzone 3 and Socom 4, doesn't make any sense.

@den69
and Resistance 3

Any data on how many active players they have?

@Dirty thats somthing id like to know too, i would pick up MAG 1 if i knew the player count was 1000+ then again i wonder how many people yet to buy it have the same thought plan as me? lol

the game does look good, seems early for a MAG 2 already, this may just be a Big DLC eddition/platinum

@MrVee PSN Vampah.....over 1,000+?? uhhhh yea...its WAAAAAAY more than that....

@MrVee PSN Vampah I played on Tuesday night and there were 1500+ playing in a single game mode (Acquisition, I think...), and others playing in other modes. If you log in, it'll tell you how many from each faction are playing.

I think there are still a lot of people playing. It just takes longer to start a game 'cause you're populating 32+ person teams, rather than just 6v6 as in MW2.

I'm still having fun with the game, regardless. The Beta, while annoying to download, is a nice addition.

@Dirty

Im waiing for it to be $39.99

$50/$60 for a online only game doesnt sit well with me. I got SOCOM Confrontation or $60... cause it seemed like a good deal (Didnt know I'd hate SOCOM so much.. they ruined the franchise with that one) with the headset (Awesome, BTW)

@Faenix
Zipper did NOT work on SOCOM Confrontation. Blame that on Slant Six.

Good to know that Zipper is back with SOCOM 4.

If it's an actual sequel, that's annoying since I'm getting the game on Wednesday!

seeing that zipper is pumping out socom for Q1 2011 i doubt a second MAG will be anywheres near there. And I haven't heard of them selling the rights to it to anyone. I'm guessing a DLC/move bundle....which i'll probably have to buy.

@PrimetimePragz
I'm pretty sure that Sony owns the rights to SOCOM since Sony owns Zipper.

How could you make a sequel to a game that has no story?

@Prboi Call of Duty seems to keep getting Sequels every year...J/K

but its is quite possible....there are tons of storyless games that get sequels....tho I doubt this is one that will anytime soon

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi that was pretty funny

@Prboi How do you make a sequel to a game that sucks?

@dakoe3
its quite simple, u just go into it trying to improve what was wrong with the original. Most sequels tend to outdo their predecessor.

M.A.G. should be treated by it's developers like LitteBigPlanet is by theres. You got your base platform, now just keep adding awesome to it. And only warrant a sequel if you SUPER upgraded it somehow.

I'd be pissed if someone posted that I was about to fart in someone's face right before I was about to do it.

I imagine that this is more of a "Comes with all DLC" kinda thing. It seems a bit early for a second one, considering they recently released a beta for new features that would presumably be added to the current MAG

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