It's that time of the year again, and SOE is kicking off their 2008 Sony Online Entertainment Fan Faire. This year's event will have SOE president John Smedley delivering the keynote address, as well as loads of fun gaming-related activities for the attendees. Event details can be found after the jump.

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Sony Online Entertainment has announced that it has extended the deadline for online registrations for its upcoming Fan Faire 2008 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new deadline is available for viewing over in the full article,  along with some details on the event.

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Sony Online Entertainment, the studio behind the EverQuest franchise and Star Wars Galaxies, has released the details for this year's Fan Faire. In this year's event, SOE will be bringing along demos of upcoming titles such as The Agency, the upcoming MMO shooter for the PlayStation 3. Details in the full article.

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A couple will be holding their marriage simultaneously in the real world and online in the servers of EverQuest II. The event will be held during EverQuest's annual Fan Faire event.

Computers will be set on the altar of the couple so that they can control their avatars while they are getting married in real life. The wedding will be broadcast on huge screens and will be officiated by a pastor. The event will be held during Fan Faire's Grand Banquet with guests and the bride and groom in full costume.

Aside from the wedding, Fan Faire will have its usual tournaments and games, along with real life quests and scavenger hunts in Las Vegas. There will also be auctions and a panel consisting of the game's developers also at the Las Vegas event.

Fan Faire will be from August 2 to 5 and the wedding will take place on Saturday, August 4 at 9pm. It will be held at the Rio All-Suite hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

PLAYXPERT, a provider of in-game community management tools, has announced a new EverQuest 2 widget that will "provide Sony Online Entertainment's EverQuest 2 players a more complete online gaming experience".

The widget will let players get guild information, item information, and character details right from within the game through PLAYXPERT's semi-transparent in-game overlay technology. The new widget will also be accompanied by standard PLAYXPERT widgets such as a universal chat widget and a Tunes widget that allows users to manage their music in-game.

"PLAYXPERT offers something for all EverQuest 2 players," said SOE president John Smedley. "Providing in-game access to character data, item data, leader boards, and guild stats is fantastic. We're excited to see third parties such as PLAYXPERT delivering this exciting new kind of UI mod."

The new PLAYXPERT widget will debut at the SOE Fan Faire in Las Vegas.

The annual Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Fan Faire has been announced and it will be taking place this August 2-4 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. Hosted by Sony to "allow gamers from around the world the chance to meet in person with other members of their online community," this even has recently opened its doors for registration.

Sony Online Entertainment's Director of Community Relations Alan Crosby spoke about this event saying:

Fan Faire is an example of SOE’s commitment to our dedicated and passionate fan base of players. A majority of this year’s attendees will have been actively playing our titles for many years and this event is a terrific opportunity to provide them with a 'thank you' in the form of a fun-filled and community-driven weekend experience.

Those who choose to attend this event will be very busy indeed. Gamers who visit will be able to attend a poolside party, the SOE player Hall of Fame inductions and ceremony, How-To forums, and a workshop for those who are interested in getting into the gaming industry. Other highlights of the event include getting an opportunity to meet development teams of a few popular online games.

This year's SOE Fan Faire will feature a variety of games including Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies, The Matrix Online, EverQuest, EverQuest II, EverQuest Online Adventures, and PlanetSide. For those who want more info on Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising, they will even be hosting the demo version of it for attendees to try out.

If this got your interest, you can head over to the SOE site via our read link to register for this event. This looks to be a very fun and casual event for online gamers who can make the trip to Las Vegas.