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Wings of the Goddess Whirlwind Tour Report 05/09/08 Final Fantasy XI MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently sat down with the folks from Square Enix for a whirlwind tour of the newest Final Fantasy XI expansion, Wings of the Goddess. Today, he posts this report. Jon Wood
Life After the Server Merge 05/07/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh speaks with the folks from Flying Lab Software in this progress update that brings us information not only on the recent server merge but on the game's past issues and its future. Carolyn Koh
Cabal Comic Issue #2 05/06/08 Cabal Online The fine folks over at Cabal Online have provided us with part two of this new and original comic. Guest Writer
Ambulation: A Walking Tour of EVE's Upcoming Social Environment at NYCC 04/23/08 EVE Online While attending the New York Comic Con the MMORPG.com team had to do a lot of walking around the city and the convention center, so it's fitting that they also had the the opportunity to talk to the folks at CCP about their Ambulation Project, which will allow pod pilots to pop out and test their space legs walking around EVE's new social environments. News Manager Keith Cross reports on the status of this feature which is still under construction, and CCP's showing at the con in general. Keith Cross
Breaking the Wall 04/21/08 Champions Online Cryptic Studios recently posted an article on the Champions Online official site which details how a talented and driven individual can break into the exciting world of game design. Today we're pleased to reproduce the article the article on this site. Guest Writer
Visual Impressions of Book 13's Forochel 04/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Yesterday, MMORPG.com brought you images of some of the new monsters that will appear in LotRO's Book 13 update. Today, Managing Editor Jon Wood gives us his impressions of the visual look of Forochel, the new and frozen area being introduced by the new book. Jon Wood
The Music of Elf Online 04/09/08 Elf Online HappyMMO, the company responsible for Elf Online has provided us with these six music tracks from the game. Choose from: desert, forest, formicary, grassland, rock and tomb. Guest Writer
Newsletter Zone Overview: Caledor 04/09/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning The folks at EA Mythic have released the latest newsletter features. Today, we present this Zone Overview focusing on Caledor. Guest Writer
Government in Games with Dr. Richard Bartle 04/07/08 2008 Indie MMO Game Developers Conference While attending the 2008 Indie MMO Game Developers Conference, Community Manager Laura Genender had the opportunity to hear Dr. Richard Bartle speak on the relationship between online games and governments; exploring both real life situations and hypothetical outcomes that may be on the horizon. Laura Genender
The Newbie Experience 04/04/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference While attending the 2008 Indie MMO Developer's Conference in Minneapolis, Community Manager Laura Genender sat in on a panel discussing the importance of the newbie experience. In this report, she brings the thoughts of the panelists and those of her own to the table as she discusses this important element of game design. Laura Genender
In-Game Advertising 04/03/08 City of Heroes Today, NCsoft announced that they had teamed up with a company called Double Fusion to bring in-game advertising to City of Heroes / City of Villains. For now, the advertising is limited to the billboards that already exist in-game (and carry fake ads). NCsoft is very quick to point out, however, that the new ads are optional although profits from the ads will go directly into game development and upkeep. Guest Writer
The Great EULA Debate 04/02/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference While attending the 2008 Indie MMO Developer's Conference in Minneapolis, Community Manager Laura Genender sat in on a round table discussion about the ever-popular End User License Agreement (EULA). Laura Genender
Capital Cities 04/02/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning In our continuing coverage of EA Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood pens this article on the capital cities in the game. Jon Wood
MMOXPGs 04/01/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference Last weekend, MMORPG.com's Laura Genender attended the 2008 Indie MMO Developer's Conference. While there, she attended a round table discussion on the impact of players not spending time gaining “experience points” at the expense of experiencing the content Laura Genender
Ask Cryptic 03/31/08 Champions Online On Friday, Cryptic Studios posted another edition of Ask Cryptic, where they answered fan questions about instances, custom powers, and various other Champions Online topics. Today we're pleased to reproduce those questions and answers here. Guest Writer
Collector's Edition Info 03/26/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Today, the team at EA Mythic has released details on the collector's edition for their upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. The collector's edition, with all of its bells and whistles will retail for $79.99 (suggest retail price). Guest Writer
The Monk and More 03/24/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online At Connect '08, MMORPG.com's Donna Desborough had the chance to hear about a few new tidbits that will be making their way into Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons Online, including the Monk class which will make its debut in Module 7. Donna Desborough
Connect '08: The Mines of Moria Opens Her Gates 03/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online While attending Codemasters Connect '08 in England this past weekend, MMORPG.com's own Donna Desborough had the opportunity to talk to Lord of the Rings Online executive producer Jeffrey Steffel about the recently announced expansion: the Mines of Moria. Donna Desborough
Cabal Online Comic Issue #1 03/18/08 Cabal Online The fine folks over at Cabal Online have provided us with part one of this new and original comic. Guest Writer
Ask Cryptic: Champions Online 03/18/08 Champions Online Recently, the folks at Crptic Studios compiled and answered a series of questions which were posed by Champions Online fans on the Champions Online official forums. Today we reproduce those questions and answers in this non-exclusive look at Champions Online. Guest Writer
Newsletter Zone Overview - Saphery 03/12/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning The folks from EA Mythic have provided us with this overview of the zone Saphery for the upcoming MMORPG Warhammer Online. The overview originally appeared in the February newsletter. Guest Writer
Catching Up With Fury 03/04/08 Fury Recently, News Manager Keith Cross had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Tony Hilliam, the CEO of Auran and Lead Designer on their game, Fury. As you may or may not recall, after Fury's launch, Auran announced that they would be pulling back significantly on staff and resources for the PvP game. Today, Keith talks to Tony about the progress that has been made since then. Keith Cross
DR Heaves a New Update 03/04/08 Dungeon Runners The Dungeon Runners dev team has spewed forth another expansion for their popular hack and slash dungeon game. This expansion however is just a mini expansion, and is too small to bear the usual 'Chunk' title, thus it has been dubbed 'Heave'. Heave hurls 51 new quests, new armor, and new gear into the fray, as well as offering improvements to the user interface and the waypoints system, and also horks up a few new characters. Guest Writer
Area Overview: Tortage Island Travel Guide 03/03/08 Age of Conan The folks from Funcom's Age of Conan have been kind enough to provide us with this interesting and entertaining non-exclusive Tortage Island Travel Guide. Guest Writer
Beastiary - Vengeful Mummy and Scaleskin Lizard 02/29/08 Age of Conan The folks from Age of Conan have provided us with these two beastiary entries which originally appeared in an AoC newsletter. Guest Writer
GDC First Look 02/29/08 Mabinogi While at the Game Developer's Conference, Community Laura Genender had the opportunity to talk to the folks from Nexon America about their upcoming game, Mabinogi. Laura Genender
GDC First Look Part One - Pessimist 02/28/08 APB While at this year's Game Developer's Conference both Keith Cross and Laura Genender attended a seminar called "My First MMO". This seminar was about the upcoming MMO All Points Bulletin. While both Keith and Laura left the room impressed, Keith's impressions were pessimistic, while Laura's was through the roof enthusiastic. Today, we present both of their views as an MMORPG.com first look at APB. Keith Cross
The Future of MMOs - Consoles? 02/26/08 GDC While at the Game Developer's Conference, Jon Wood moderated a panel called "The Future of MMOs" populated by some of the biggest names in the MMO industry. Today, he presents his impressions of the panel's answer to the question of whether or not future developers will need to worry about both a PC and a console version of their games. Jon Wood
The Future of MMOs: The IP Question 02/22/08 GDC 2008 While at the Game Developer's Conference, Jon Wood moderated a panel called "The Future of MMOs" populated by some of the biggest names in the MMO industry. Today, he presents his impressions of the panel's answer to the question of whether or not future MMOs will require companies to use outside IPs. Jon Wood
Career Overview: The Shadow Warrior 02/18/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning News Manager Keith Cross recently had the opportunity to speak with Adam Gershowitz, Associate Art Director on Warhammer Online about Shadow Warriors, elite warriors of the High Elves who walk the line between dark and light in their quest for vengeance against the enemies of Elfkind. Keith Cross