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An E3 Look at Free Realms 07/24/08 Free Realms At last week's E3, Carolyn Koh sat down with the folks from Sony Online Entertainment to talk about their upcoming children's MMORPG Free Realms. Carolyn Koh
E3 Interview 07/23/08 MapleStory At E3, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh dropped by the studios of Nexon America, the makers of MapleStory, to talk about that game's success and the most recent content update. Carolyn Koh
E3 Update 07/21/08 Age of Conan MMORPG.com's Carolyn koh was at E3. While there, Carolyn caught up with Erling Ellingson of Funcom and Rick Reyonlds of Eidos to talk about the future of the game. Carolyn Koh
Spying on The Agency at E3 07/17/08 The Agency While in attendance at E3, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to sit down and talk about The Agency with Lead Designer Hal Milton and Studio Manager Matt Wilson. Carolyn Koh
EQ Dev Chat Transcript 07/17/08 EverQuest Last night we held a Dev Chat where MMORPG.com members had the opportunity to talk with the good people from EverQuest. Today we present the transcript of last night's chat. Richard Cox
Interview with Champions Creator 07/14/08 Champions Online At a recent press event held by Cryptic Studios, MMORPG.com News Manager keith Cross had a chance to talk to George MacDonald, the co-creator of the original Champions RPG. Keith Cross
Interview With Jack Emmert 07/11/08 Champions Online Recently, MMORPG.com news Manager Keith Cross visited the Cryptic Studios offices where he spoke with Chief Creative Officer Jack Emmert about the upcoming MMORPG Champions Online. Keith Cross
Introductory Q&A 07/02/08 Myth War 2 MMORPG.com's own Joe Iuliani provides the questions for this interview with Jadefox Hu of IGG's Myth War II. In the interview, Hu introduces us to this follow up to Myth War. Joe Iuliani
Behind the Career System - Part Two 06/30/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning In Part Two of his interview with Adam Gershowitz from EA Mythic on the subject of career design, Managing Editor Jon Wood discusses the issues of balance and how the company plans to keep 24 different careers running smoothly an faily against one another. Jon Wood
Introductory Q&A 06/26/08 Perfect World While we aren't quite ready to add them to our Game List, the folks at Perfect World Entertainment (the company bringing Perfect World to the North American market)have answered a number of our introductory questions about their game, Perfect World. Jon Wood
Behind the Career System - Part One 06/24/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Warhammer Online will employ one of the most interesting class systems in any MMORPG to date when they debut in the Fall. In part one of this two-part series, Jon Wood speaks to Mythic's Adam Gershowitz about the three ideas that formed the backbone of the careers design. Jon Wood
Jeffrey Steefel Interview: Book 14 and Beyond 06/23/08 Lord of the Rings Online Jon Wood brings us the second part of his interview with Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel, where they discuss The Mines of Moria, Turbine's console aspirations, and Book 14. Jon Wood
Developing for the West and the East 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Lord of the Rings Online Executive producer Jeffrey Steefel has recently returned from a trip to Korea where Turbine is getting ready to launch Lord of the Rings Online. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently caught up with Steefel to talk about developing for these two very different markets and what Noth American and European players can expect to see from the move. Jon Wood
Jeffrey Steefel on Book 13 - Video 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel talks about the new content that was recently added to the game with the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-king. Guest Writer
Dear Devs: Part Three 06/17/08 EverQuest II MMORPG.com's Adele Caelia recently submitted some questions from EverQuest II players to the game's developers. Today, we present the final three answers provided by SOE. Adele Caelia
The Continuum 06/17/08 Beyond the MMORPG In this week`s Beyond the MMORPG feature, we take a look at a game called "The Continuum". The Continuum is a flash-based game currently in beta that comes down somewhere between a miniatures game and a trading card game. Guest Writer
Exclusive Internal Q&A With the Producer 06/16/08 Battleground Europe: WWII Online Dana Baldwin, the Producer of Battleground Europe, brings our anniversary celebrations to a close with this internal Q&A. Guest Writer
Dev Profile - Gaute Godager 06/13/08 Age of Conan Each month, MMORPG.com brings you a profile of one of the developers working on Funcom's Age of Conan. This month, it's the head honcho himself, Game Director Gaute Godager. Guest Writer
Anatomy of a Launch Q&A 06/10/08 Age of Conan To accompany Mathew Reuther's first article on The Anatomy of a Launch, he also had the opportunity to ask a few questions of Funcom's Jorgen Tharaldsen. In this unconventions Q&A, Reuther comments on the questions asked and the answers given. Mathew Reuther
CEO Jim Crowley on New Investors 06/06/08 Turbine Recently, it was announced that Turbine would be receiving $40 million in equity financing from two different companies, GGV Capital and media giant Time Warner. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Turbine president and CEO Jim Crowley to talk about what the announcement means and a little bit about the future of the company. Jon Wood
EVE Novel Excerpt 06/05/08 EVE Online The folks at CCP have provided us with this excerpt from the upcoming EVE Online novel by Tony Gonzales. The book itself will be available starting on June 19th. Guest Writer
Q&A With Jorgen Tharaldsen 06/02/08 Age of Conan Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to send eight questions over to Jorgen Tharaldsen at Funcom. In those questions, Tharaldsen addresses instances, CS and more. Jon Wood
Empyrean Age Dev Chat Log 06/01/08 EVE Online The folks from CCP joined us on Sunday for a developer chat. Here are the complete logs of that chat for your reading pleasure. Laura Genender
What is it about Entropia Universe? 05/28/08 Entropia Universe MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh submits this Entropia Universe interview from the ION conference, talking to developer and player alike, Koh tried to get to the bottom of the question: "What is it about Entropia Universe anyway?" Carolyn Koh
Talking to New Lead Designer Tom Potter 05/27/08 Tabula Rasa Tom Potter, the new Lead Designer for NCsoft's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, sits down with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood to talk about his thoughts on the game and where it's heading. Jon Wood
Jorgen Tharaldsen on XBox360 05/26/08 Age of Conan Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down to talk with Funcom Product Manager Jorgen Tharaldsen and talk about the XBox360 implementation for AoC. Jon Wood
An ION Interview with NetDevil 05/23/08 Jumpgate Evolution Recently, MMORPG.com's own Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to sit down and speak with the team from NetDevil about their work on the upcoming MMORPG Jumpgate Evolution. Carolyn Koh
Video Interview with AoC Composer 05/16/08 Age of Conan While attending a launch event in Oslo, Norway, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to speak with Knut Avenstroup Haugen, the composer of the Age of Conan soundtrack. Jon Wood
ION Interview with Victor Wachter 05/15/08 Champions Online MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh has been attending the ION conference in Seattle. Her first article is an interview with Cryptic Studios' Community Manager Victor Wachter about their upcoming game, Champions Online. Carolyn Koh
Dev Chat Log 05/15/08 EverQuest On Tuesday, the folks from EverQuest dropped by our chat room to talk a little bit about their game and to answer questions from MMORPG.com members. Laura Genender
Interview with Jeffrey Steefel 05/14/08 Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG.com News Manager Keith Cross spoke recently with Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel about the state of Lord of the Rings Online and the game's future. Keith Cross
Exclusive Gameplay Movie 05/09/08 Dungeon Runners The team from NCsoft's Dungeon Runners has provided us with this new and exclusive gameplay video. Guest Writer
Developer Profile - Per Storløkkenn 05/08/08 Age of Conan Every month, the folks from Funcom provide us with a new developer profile Q&A, telling us just a little bit more about the people behind Age of Conan. This time around, it's Per Storløkkenn, a Gameplay Designer. Guest Writer
Beta Concerns Q&A 05/07/08 Age of Conan Last week, we spoke to Funcom’s Age of Conan Product Director Jorgen Tharaldsen about the company’s decision to hold an Open Beta through the subscription-based website Fileplanet. Now that the Fileplanet Beta is underway, a number of player concerns have arisen about the game’s performance and potential launch problems. This week, Tharaldsen speaks once more with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood, Speaking to some of the concerns that have been raised by our readers. Jon Wood
High Elf Swordmaster Class Overview 05/05/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Our Warhammer Class Overview series continues this week as MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood speaks with WAR Combat and Careers Strike Team Lead about the High Elf Swordmaster class. Jon Wood
Press Conference Coverage 05/02/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning On Wednesday evening, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood attended a press conference for Ea Mythic's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Today, he recaps the information for us in this article. Jon Wood
Internal Interview and Screenshots 05/02/08 Pirates of the Caribbean Online The folks at Disney Online have provided us with this new, internal Q&A with Pirates of the Caribbean Online Game Developer Jason Yeung on the game and what's coming. They have also provided us with six new screenshots! Guest Writer
Craig Alexander on Book 13 and Moria 05/01/08 Lord of the Rings Online News Manager Keith Cross recently spoke with Turbine's VP of Product Development, Craig Alexander about the future of Lord of the Rings Online. Keith Cross
Product Director Speaks on Fileplanet Open Beta 04/29/08 Age of Conan Funcom Product Director Jorgen Tharaldsen speaks to MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood about the Fileplanet Open Beta. In this interview, Tharaldsen addresses a number of the rumors that have circulated since the Open Beta announcement. Jon Wood
Tournament Overview 04/29/08 Legends of Norrath Since December of 2007, the folks at SOE have been making their way toward naming a Legends of Norrath tournament. The trading card game, a spinoff from the popular EverQuest MMO franchise, will name a winner at this year's GenCon Indy. In this article, we have the stories of the four winners of qualifying rounds held in December, January, February and March. Guest Writer
Post Launch Interview 04/28/08 Tales of Pirates MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani caught up with Frank Yang from IGG to talk about IGG's recently officially launched game, Tales of Pirates. Yang is the Product Manager for Tales of Pirates. Joe Iuliani
The Empyrean Age Age Expansion 04/24/08 EVE Online At New York Comic Con, Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with CCP designer Matt Woodward to talk about the recently announced EVE expansion, "The Empyrean Age". Jon Wood
Ny Comic Con: A Talk with Steve Danuser 04/22/08 38 Studios At NY Comic Con, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Steve Dausner of 38 Studios. The two talked about the company's unannounced MMO and some of the expectations that come along with it, bother for their big-name stars and the rest of the team working on the project. Jon Wood
Josh, Jeff and Paul... What Do You Do? 04/21/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning At this year's New York Comic Con, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the chance to talk with Josh Drescher, Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett about the perception held by some that their roles at EA Mythic are purely PR. The three talk openly about their roles at the company beyond what we see at shows, in video dev dairies and elsewhere. Jon Wood
Module 7 and More: A Chat with Kate Paiz 04/16/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online News Manager Keith Cross recently had the opportunity to speak to Kate Paiz, Senior Producer for Dungeons&Dragons Online. It was our regular monthly chat with the folks at Tubrine and coming into the interview I was concerned that there wouldn't really be anything to talk about, with the GDC and Codemaster's connect events being so recent in our memories. But in the fast paced world of game development there's always something new to talk about, such as Module 7 and the Monk, the recent Shavarath invasion, and a few hints at Module 8. Keith Cross
A Chat about MMOGChart 04/11/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference In her final report coming out of the Indie MMO Developers Conference, Laura Genender talks to Bruce Woodcock, better known as "Sir Bruce" of the interesting and sometimes controversial traffic-tracking site MMOGChart.com. Laura Genender
Steefel on Mines of Moria and Book 13 04/10/08 Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG.com's Keith Cross spoke recently with Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel about the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion and the upcoming update! Keith Cross
Q&A 04/09/08 Cabal Online The folks from Games-Masters have provided us with answers to a number of questions about Cabal Online including information on their recent decision to move from pay to play to item mall. Joe Iuliani
Exclusive Screenshots 04/04/08 Zu Online The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send us three exclusive screenshots for their upcoming MMORPG, ZU Online. Guest Writer
Podcast Interview Synopsis 04/01/08 Stargate Worlds Yesterday, MMORPG.com published a new podcast interview with the guys from Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment who talked about their upcoming MMORPG, Stargate Worlds. Today, for those of you who would rather read than listen, we present this synopsis of the interview. Jon Wood
How You Look - Trophy System and More 03/31/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning While in Virginia, Jon Wood had the opportunity to see a presentation by Item Designer Justin Webb where he told us a little bit about the game's trophy system and some other customization tidbits. Jon Wood
Mark Jacobs on the WAR Delay 03/27/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning After yesterday's announcement that EA Mythic would be delaying the launch of their upcoming MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood spoke with VP Mark Jacobs about the move. Jon Wood
Dev Chat Log 03/13/08 Vanguard: Saga of Heroes On Wednesday, March 12th, the developers from SOE's Vanguard: Saga of Heroes stopped by the MMORPG.com IRC to talk about their game. Today, we present you with the chat log. Laura Genender
Book 12 Reaction and More 03/11/08 Lord of the Rings Online Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opprotunity to sit down and talk to Jeffrey Steefel, the Executive Producer of Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. During the interview, the two talked about reaction to the release of Book 12, the addition of new features and even a few random facts. Jon Wood
The Council of Stellar Management 03/10/08 EVE Online Recently, Community Manager Laura Genender had the oportunity to sit down and talk to Petur Oskarsson, a Researcher and Developer at CCP who is currently working on the Council of Stellar Management, EVE's forray into democracy. Laura Genender
The EVEconomy, An Update 03/10/08 EVE Online News Manager Keith Cross had a recent discussion with CCP's resident economist, Dr. Eyjólfur Guðmundsson about the recent Quarterly Economic Report and what it means to players. Keith Cross
Dreamlords Reawakens 03/07/08 Dreamlords: The Reawakening While at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, News Manager Keith Cross had the opportunity to speak to the folks from Lockpick Entertainment about Dreamlords: the Reawakening, an MMORTS that is waking people up to a new branch of the MMO genre. Keith Cross
Spellborn GDC Demo 03/06/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn News Manager Keith Cross recently had the opportunity to get his first look at the upcoming MMORPG, The Chronicles of Spellborn and shares his thoughts on the new game's combat, equipment, death penalty and more. Keith Cross
An Interview with Hilmar Petursson, CCP CEO 03/05/08 EVE Online Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Hilmar Petursson, the CEO of CCP. During the interview, the two talked about EVE Online, the new office in Atlanta and the future of the company. Jon Wood
Exclusive Screenshots 03/05/08 Angels Online IGG, the company behind Angels Online, have sent along these exclusive screenshots for our viewing pleasure. Guest Writer
Podcast GDC Interview 03/04/08 Cabal Online While at the Game Developer's Conference, Jon Wood, Keith Cross and Laura Genender had the opportunity to record this new episode of the MMORPG.com podcast featuring Cabal Online. Jon Wood
What's New in Fallen Earth Since AGDC? 03/03/08 Fallen Earth MMORPG.com News Manager Keith Cross caught up with Lee Hammock, the Lead Designer from the upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG, Fallen Earth and asked one simple question: What's new in Fallen Earth since the Austin Game Developer's Conference? Keith Cross
GDC Interview with David Perry and Howard Marks 03/03/08 Acclaim While at the Game Developer's Conference, Community Manager Laura Genender had a chance to sit down with David Perry and Howard Marks of Acclaim to talk about their upcoming MMORPGs. Laura Genender
The Future of MMOs - F2P vs. Sub. 02/29/08 GDC The third question that Managing Editor Jon Wood asked of the GDC Panel discussing "The Future of MMOs" revolved around MMORPG business models and whether or not Free to Play and microtransaction games were going to take over the more traditional subscription fees. Jon Wood
GDC First Look Part Two - Optimist 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. Laura Genender
Developer Profile - Helene Johnsen 02/28/08 Age of Conan Every month, we profile a different member of the Funcom development team. This month, Helene Johnsen answers our questions. Helene is a Content designer on Age of Conan. Guest Writer
GDC First Look Interview 02/27/08 Earthrise Managing Editor Jon Wood recently spoke with the guys from Masthead Studios, the company developing the post-apocalyptic MMORPG Earthrise. In the interview, they talk about advancement, setting, PvP and more! Jon Wood
GDC Interview with Kate Paiz 02/25/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online While at GDC, Larua Genender had the opportunity to sit down with Kate Paiz, the Senior Producer on Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Laura Genender
GDC First Look Interview 02/21/08 Requiem: Bloodymare At this year's Game Developer's Conference, Community Manager Laura Genender caught up with the folks developing Requiem: Bloodymare to talk about their upcoming MMORPG. Laura Genender
Jeff Steefel on Updates, Launch and the Business 02/15/08 Lord of the Rings Online Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down with Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel to talk about what goes into the game`s updates, launch and the business of MMOs. Jon Wood
An Interview with CEO Charles Manning 02/15/08 PlayXpert Yesterday we learned that PlayXpert, a company that specializes in community management tools, has temed up with SOE to provide a chat service that will allow users to text chat with player in SOE games. Today, PlayXpert CEO Charles Manning answers a few questions from MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani. Joe Iuliani
Wings of the Goddess Class Q&A 02/14/08 Final Fantasy XI Mitsutoshi Gondai – Planner & Akihiko Matsui – Battle Director recently spoke with MMORPG.com's own Carolyn Koh about the two new jobs added in their latest expansion for Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess. Carolyn Koh
Dev Chat Log 02/10/08 Dofus On Sunday, February 10th, MMORPG.com hosted a developer chat, welcoming the Dofus development team who discussed their Hardcore server, where MMO permadeath is a reality! Laura Genender
SOE / Live Gamer Deal Explained 02/07/08 EverQuest II Today we learned that SOE will be replacing their Station Exchange program, a program that helps players sell in-game items for real life cash (RMT), with a third party company called Live Gamer. Managing Editor Jon Wood spoke to both SOE President and CEO John Smedley and Live Gamer Inc Co-Founder and President Andrew Schneider to try to clear up misconceptions that people might have about the announcement. Jon Wood
QA Dev Journal 02/07/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn The guys over at Spellborn have provided us with this short developer journal that focuses on the Quality Assurance aspect of development. Guest Writer
An Interview with Codemasters 02/01/08 Jumpgate Evolution Recently, the world learned that NetDevil's upcoming Jumpgate Evolution would be published by Codemasters. MMORPG.com's Jon Wood had the opportunity to ask some early questions to the publisher about the agreement and the game itself. Jon Wood
Developer Profile: Sigbjørn “Siggy” Galåen 02/01/08 Age of Conan Every month, we feature a new member of Funcom's Age of Conan team in the form of a Developer Profile. This month, it's Sigbjørn “Siggy” Galåen, the Technical Art Director for Age of Conan. Guest Writer
Disciple of Khaine - Class Overview 01/31/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Recently, Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to talk to two of the developers from EA Mythic's upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, about the Disciple of Khaine class. Jon Wood
Hybrid Video and Exclusive Q&A 01/29/08 Tabula Rasa Today, the folks at Tabula Rasa released a video highlighting the new hybrid races that are coming to the action-packed MMORPG, along with a Q&A from Lead Designer Paul Sage. Guest Writer
Patch Notes 01/29/08 Tabula Rasa NCsoft has released the extensive patch notes for the most recent Tabula Rasa patch. Guest Writer
Q&A With Joon Kim 01/28/08 Flyff MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani recently had the opportunity to talk to Joon Kim, the Assistant Producer of the MMORPG, Flyff about the upcoming new version of the flight-based game. Joe Iuliani
Dev Chat Log 01/24/08 EverQuest On Wednesday night, the folks from EverQuest stopped by our chat room to answer questions from the MMORPG.com community. Laura Genender
Entropia Universe – CES 2008 01/18/08 Entropia Universe Last Week while attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, staff writer Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to sit down with David Simmonds and John K. Bate of Mindark to discuss what's new with Entropia Universe. Carolyn Koh
AoC Blog Kicks Off! 01/15/08