Talk:MAG (video game)

Game guide info!!!

There's way too much game guide crap in this. See WP:NOT 142.161.93.139 (talk) 02:56, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Third-Person Shooter?

I'm pretty sure the trailer was all pre-rendered, and all the sites that actually have articles on MAG say that its genre is just "action," except Gamespot who said it was first-person. Padishar (talk) 20:59, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, the trailer was a prerendered trailer. All we can do at this point is follow WP:V and find as many sources as we can to do to verify the infomation within this article. If a source says that it's third-person, then we'll keep it. If we find no sources that say this, then we need to remove it. dposse (talk) 22:13, 15 July 2008 (UTIt

It looks like FF, doesn't it?

It is first person, youtube the gameplay videos and you will clearly see this. 220.233.41.31 (talk) 12:20, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

You might want to have a look at when the above comments were made. :) Chimpanzee - User | Talk | Contribs 14:54, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Move?

I think that this page should be moved to a new title, "MAG: Massive Action Game". The logo for the game shows "MAG" on top, and "Massive Action Game" on bottom, similar to Resistance: Fall of Man. Here are sources: [1], [2], [3]. What do you think? dposse (talk) 22:19, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Agree. Page should be moved. Padishar (talk) 15:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Disagree. First of all, at the press conference where it was announced, it was only referred to by its acronym - MAG, see [here]. Also, sources 1 and 2 that you listed refer to MAG as a "placeholder name" for Massive Action Game. Scapler (talk) 15:54, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment - I agree that it is most likely a placeholder name. However, we have no other name at the moment. Per WP:V, "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth". Until they can come up with an official name, all we have is the logo to go by and the reliable sources stated above. We already have in the introduction that "MAG: Massive Action Game is the tentative title". dposse (talk) 16:08, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Disagree, mostly because it sounds stupid. 68.192.158.134 (talk) 16:11, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment - That is not a valid reason. dposse (talk) 16:13, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Agree. Going by either the logo (MAG: Massive Action Game) or by the spoken word (MAG, short for Massive Action Game), MAG has been an important moniker that should be a part of the page title. Now, as to whether the page should be "MAG" or "MAG: Massive Action Game", that debate is nulled by the fact that a Mag page already exists. CaseyPenk (talk) 22:54, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment. It could just be "MAG (video game)" then. Padishar (talk) 15:32, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Disagree, The games name is "Massive Action Game" MAG is just an acronym. So it should NOT be MAG: Massive Action Game. Although it could be "Massive Actione Game" as that is the full name. It does sounds stupid that a title of a game is an acronym which is then explained... You don't see WoW: World of Warcraft... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.116.62.202 (talk) 20:36, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment - Please explain this: "Various final titles are being considered for the game, including MAG: Shadow War; MAG: Zero; MAG: Global Assault and MAG: Final Hour.[4][5]" dposse (talk) 03:28, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment The MAG in these titles stands FOR "Massive Action Game". Massive Action Game: Shadow War, Massive Action Game: Zero, etc. However, the placeholder name is not called MAG: Massive Action Game, that would end up being (in full) Massive Action Game: Massive Action Game. Scapler (talk) 22:37, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Agree. On the official Sony Playstation forum they have it listed as MAG (Massive Action Game)

It should be moved —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.254.163.42 (talk) 22:00, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

          NOTE: It has been stated that the game was "formerly called "MAG:massive action game"".
Unless the given source is incorrect, the game's name has been officially changed.

File a WP:RM to make it official then. --Mark0528 (talk) 17:00, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

References

Something about the references doesn't look right. Most other articles use template: cite web, and I think in this case, the article should follow suit. BioShock is an excellent example, because it's a FA, so my opinion is that the reference format should be changed. --EclipseSSD (talk) 17:58, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

The references are all done in MLA Style, which according to WP:References is an acceptable style. Wikipedia's policy states: "any of these styles [APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.] is acceptable on Wikipedia...you should follow the style already established in an article, if it has one." Scapler (talk) 21:40, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh, that's okay then. I just think it'd look better using the web template. --EclipseSSD (talk) 15:25, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Box art

Is there any sources that confirm the "box art" isn't just speculation? Ant rocks 09 (talk) 23:46, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

The source of the image is Amazon.co.uk and as the "add your own images" feature isn't enabled for that product yet, the image must of come from a publisher. Chimpanzee - User | Talk | Contribs 19:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

ok just making sure but amazon did have the wrong cover on a game before forget what one though Ant rocks 09 (talk) 02:58, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

gamestop has a image of the box art that doesnt appear to be speculation. its shown on the preorder thing. maybe someone should add it? I would but I'm not sure how to upload images and getting the copyright, etc.... --Mark0528 (talk) 02:21, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Command structure

Should the command structure be included in this article in it's own section because it's very unique. There should at least be a reasonable sized mention of it.There is a lot more detail to it and many places to find info about it. Ant rocks 09 (talk) 03:03, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

I think it should, the command structure is a big part of the game after all. =/= Ironoclast (Talk) 22:39, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Didn't Zipper mention that leadership roles were peer-reviewed? I seem to recall hearing about that from one of the interviews that Zipper did with PlayStation Blog. (Psychoneko (talk) 03:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC))

Release Date change?

My copy of Official Playstation Magazine UK (January 2010) lists this game as a June release in the release schedule. Error on the writers part I presume? --94.6.227.108 (talk) 18:17, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Reception

Any reviews yet for it? It's supposedly out now yeah? Not 100% sure though since I can't find any reviews on IGN, etc....--Scottymoze (talk) 05:46, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

I was suprised by this, too. It's supposed to be a pretty big deal, but Mass Effect 2 (which came out the same day) has a LOT more information about reception and such.214.3.138.234 (talk) 19:53, 27 January 2010 (UTC)Steve

I think most sites are waiting the try the game with real players online around the world before they rate it, since its all about online play etc. reviews are coming trust me im sure game trailers has a video review just around the corner to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.215.162 (talk) 11:52, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Gamespot gave it 8.0 out of 10 [4] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.44.93.149 (talk) 19:15, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

S.V.E.R. Overpowered Comment

I think the sentence "IGN described the faction as overpowered, saying "S.V.E.R is slowly snowballing into an unbeatable juggernaut, and the other two PMCs can do little to curb the growing imbalance."" should be removed. It doesn't add to the information of the factions, other than a single review site mentioned that it could possibly be overpowered. It's not needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.120.22.167 (talk) 21:48, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Disagree: If this sentence is in the reception section, then it is properly placed, as it is a direct quote from a organization known to review games, and it expresses how it was received. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.197.122.160 (talk) 12:46, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Patch Info?

Should we add this or leave it out? LtFury (talk) 22:44, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Second DLC pack

"The second DLC pack is the Machine gun from Crisis Zone for the Raven PCs, Machine Sniper for the SVER PCs and the Grenade launcher for the Valor PCs are coming soon." Where exactly is this information coming from, it doesn't seam legit at all. Volk Zadovsky (talk) 18:34, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

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Bring back MAG!!!

This is a petition to reboot the game MAG! 173.49.30.118 (talk) 02:02, 11 June 2022 (UTC)