PS:A Press Release, Fact Sheet, and Renders

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Planetside: Aftershock has been officially released! Here's a snippit from the press release:

SAN DIEGO, CA � October 19, 2004 � Sony Online Entertainment Inc. (SOE), a worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming, today announced that it has shipped PlanetSide: Aftershock, the definitive PlanetSide collection. Featuring PlanetSide (the original game that defined the massively-multiplayer online action genre), the PlanetSide: Core Combat expansion pack, and the new BattleFrame Robotics (BFRs) action pack, PlanetSide: Aftershock is the ultimate adrenaline rush for any online action enthusiast. PlanetSide: Aftershock is now available at North American retail stores for a suggested retail price of $19.99, which includes a 30-day subscription for new subscribers to the game�s online world.
�PlanetSide: Aftershock is the ultimate online action experience, packed with action, combat and amazing high-tech weaponry and vehicles,� said Michael Lustenberger, vice president, marketing, Sony Online Entertainment. �With this new collection, players will be able to experience everything that PlanetSide has to offer in a single box.�

You can find the full press release, as well as the fact sheet about Planetside: Aftershock in our Articles section.

Along with this announcement today comes some high-resolution renders of the BFR variants. Here are just a few:

Be sure to check out the rest of the renders in our media section.