PlanetSide 2 to Get First Ever Wikia Official Community Company: Sony Online Entertainment Product: PlanetSide 2 Wikia Sony Online Entertainment has joined forces with Wikia, the collaborative media company, home to some of the largest fan communities on the Web, to launch the first-ever 'Wikia Official Community' for the highly-anticipated PlanetSide 2. Under the new partnership, SOE and Wikia will collaborate with the player base through official Wikia communities to empower players to help each other succeed in games, and offer them another direct line of communication and support to SOE's Community and Development teams. PlanetSide 2 players and Wikia users will also be offered a wide range of exclusive and unique official content, such as videos, interviews, chats, game guides, and more. By publishing official and community driven content alongside actual game development, SOE is forging new territory by endorsing fan communities to create, engage and collaborate around their favorite game with the developers throughout production. SOE and Wikia are working together to develop and design the official PlanetSide 2 Wiki that will allow fans and gaming enthusiasts to contribute unique and valuable content on a regular basis to be seen by the community at large. The partnership and official fan wiki will allow both companies to embrace and further empower their communities by creating a meaningful two-way flow of valuable information. As part of its dedication to supporting existing community efforts, SOE has also designated EQ2i, one of the longest-running and well-populated Wikia sites, as its official Wiki for the popular MMO, EverQuest II. "Teaming up with Wikia was the natural next step for us in providing the necessary tools to further embrace and empower our players. This new partnership is truly about community collaboration, and Wikia's reputation and respect for its dedicated global network of players offered the ideal platform for SOE to further support its players and the community. We are excited and looking forward to the creative and compelling ways fans will utilize this custom channel to expand community engagement outside of the game." - John Smedley, President, Sony Online Entertainment. "We are thrilled that SOE, which understands the power of the community, is launching their first of many official communities amidst our very enthusiastic and knowledgeable network of fans. As our lifestyle, gaming and entertainment communities continue to grow and populate, we look forward to an active PlanetSide 2 community as a model for the best user generated collaborative content on the web." - Craig Palmer, CEO for Wikia. "We want to work with vibrant, existing Wikia communities at the grass-roots level. Partnering with sites such as EQ2i serves to recognize and support the efforts of thousands of dedicated fans on Wikia, be they individuals, guilds or fan-sites. It's about time, and we can hardly wait to get started!" - Linda Carlson, Director of Global Community Relations, Sony Online Entertainment. The Official Communities will complement Wikia's already recognized 250,000+ wikis on the site, ranging in subjects from pop culture, fashion, TV to sports. Wikia Video Games is the leading source of global video game content on the Web today and is home to some of the largest video game communities, accounting for over 50,000 gaming wikis and 2.48 million pages of gaming content, averaging over 25,000 user edits each day. The Wikia Official Community will utilize new curation features, while continuing to engage players in traditional wiki formats around large-scale and social video gaming. -Geck0, GameVortex Communications AKA Robert Perkins Related Links: Official PlanetSide2 Wikia Official Wikia Website Official PlanetSide 2 Website PlanetSide 2 at E3 2012