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A Look at Dreamlords 07/25/08 Dreamlords: The Reawakening At a glance! News Manager Keith Cross has been playing Dreamlords: The Reawakening and shares his mixed feelings about the MMORPG and RTS hybrid game. Keith Cross
A Look at Module 7 Part One - The Monk 05/29/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Progress Report Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down for a tour of Module 7 for Dungeons and Dragons Online. In part one of this feature, Wood talks about the addition of the Monk class to the game. Jon Wood
A Look at Module 7 Part Two - Beyond the Monk 06/03/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online General Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down for a tour of Module 7 for Dungeons and Dragons Online. In part one of this feature, Wood talks about the additions to the game that go beyond the new class. Jon Wood
Ambush Gameplay 05/30/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea Developer Journal Kevin "Isildur" Maginn, Lead Designer for Pirates of the Burning Sea, has written a devlog explaining the original concept of ambush gameplay, or in other words, a gang of pirates sneaking up on a merchant vessel on the high sea. In the devlog he describes how the original design concept failed in practice, degenerating into what can more accurately be described ganking, and their current efforts to reduce the occurrence of ganking. Guest Writer
An E3 Look at Free Realms 07/24/08 Free Realms Interview 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
Anatomy of a Launch - Part One 06/10/08 Age of Conan Editorial New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his perspective. Mathew Reuther
Anatomy of a Launch - Part Two 06/11/08 Age of Conan Editorial New MMORPG.com writer Mathew Reuther pens this look back at the Age of Conan launch from his own perspective. Mathew Reuther
Anatomy of a Launch Q&A 06/10/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
Behind the Career System - Part One 06/24/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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
Behind the Career System - Part Two 06/30/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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
Behind Velon Hollow 07/09/08 Tabula Rasa Developer Journal Tabula Rasa game designer Brian Hudson recently completed work on a new instance named Velon Hollow, where the minds of once intelligent beings have been overrun by an unknown toxin, turning them into ravenous zombies. In this dev journal, Brian shares his influences and inspirations in making this new replayable instance. Guest Writer
Beta Preview 06/12/08 Hello Kitty Online Preview MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh has been spending her time delving into the dark depths of the Hello Kitty Online Beta in recent weeks to bring us an in-depth look at this cute MMO based on the popular Hello Kitty franchise. Carolyn Koh
Beta Preview Screens 06/12/08 Hello Kitty Online Media MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently spend dome time in Hello Kitty Online, and to day we posted her thoughts on the game. While she was there she took a few screens of her exploits in Sanrioland. Carolyn Koh
Book 14 Dev Journal: Moving the Fellowship 07/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal As the storyline in The Lord of the Rings Online goes ever on, the developers at Turbine have run into the problem of what to do with certain NPCs who move around a lot, specifically the Fellowship of the Ring. This latest Dev Journal from Turbine looks at how they solve these problems in Book 14. Guest Writer
Book 14 Moria Prelude Quest Screens 07/23/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media The folks from Turbine have been kind enough to provide us with these five new screenshots of the Moria prelude quests that appear in the upcoming Book 14 update to the popular game, Lord of the Rings Online. Guest Writer
Book 14 Screenshots 07/10/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media The folks over at Turbine have provided us with these seven screenshots from the upcoming Book 14 Update to their hit MMORPG, Lord of the Rings Online. Guest Writer
Book 14 Screenshots: Minstrels and More 07/17/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media Turbine has released several new screenshots showing off new minstrel animations and shots from the continuation of the epic quest storyline in Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion, the next free content update for Lord of the Rings Online. Guest Writer
CEO Jim Crowley on New Investors 06/06/08 Turbine Interview 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
Character profile Video: Nina 07/21/08 Wonderland Online Media The folks at IGG have provided us with a number of new videos featuring some of the characters in their game, Wonderland Online. Today, the video takes a look at Nina. Guest Writer
Chronicles: Silent Furies 06/25/08 EVE Online General The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the ledaers of each of the four faction heads that made their appearance with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. Guest Writer
Chronicles: The Paths They Chose 07/02/08 EVE Online Fiction The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the ledaers of each of the four faction heads that made their appearance with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. This is the second in the series, looking at Souro Foiritan, president of the Gallente Federation. Guest Writer
Colony Age Screenshots 06/23/08 Voyage Century Media IGG has announced that Colony Age, the new version of Voyage Century Online will arrive on June 24th. In advance of Colony Age's release, they have prepared four new screenshots from the update. Guest Writer
Concept Art: The Abyss and Beyond 06/27/08 Aion Media With the promise of stunning visuals and aerial combat, Aion has been near the top of the list of most anticipated MMORPGs since the game was announced. Now that they're farther along in the games development, NCsoft has been able to publish several pieces of concept art, showing the game's artistic direction for some of Aion's regions and races. Guest Writer
Dear Devs: Part Three 06/17/08 EverQuest II Interview 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
Dear Devs: Part Two 06/05/08 EverQuest II General MMORPG.com's Adele Caelia recently submitted some questions from EverQuest II players to the game's developers. Today, we present three more of the company's answers. Remember to check back next week for more. Adele Caelia
Dear Devs: Player Questions Answered 05/30/08 EverQuest II General MMORPG.com's Adele Caelia recently submitted some questions from EverQuest II players to the game's developers. Today, we present three of the company's answers. Remember to check back next week for more. Adele Caelia
Dev Paper - Boomrocker Mechanaught 06/24/08 Exteel Developer Journal While it doesn't quite meet our requirements for listing, NCsoft's Exteel is certainly an idea that is appealing to MMO gamers. In this developer paper, the game's devs give tips and strategies for The Boomrocker Mechanaught, weapon highlights and the Defrosted Summit Battle Map. Guest Writer
Dev Paper - Trooper Mechanaught 06/03/08 Exteel Developer Journal While it doesn't quite meet our requirements for listing, NCsoft's Exteel is certainly an idea that is appealing to MMO gamers. In this developer paper, the game's devs give tips and strategies for Trooper Mechanaught, a weapons overview and the "last stand" battle mode. Guest Writer
Dev Profile - Gaute Godager 06/13/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
Developing for the West and the East 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
E3 Interview 07/23/08 MapleStory Interview 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 Interview 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
E3: The Progress of WAR 07/18/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General While in attendance at E3, MMORPG.com Writer Carolyn Koh made an extended stop at the Mythic Entertainment's booth for a progress update and some hands on play time with Warhammer: Online Age of Reckoning. Carolyn Koh
Empyrean Age Dev Chat Log 06/01/08 EVE Online Interview 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
Empyrean Age Screenshots 06/11/08 EVE Online Media With EVE Online's Empyrean Age summer expansion now doing its thing on the live servers, the folks at CCP have provided us with these new screenshots from the addition. Guest Writer
Episode 3 Artwork 07/01/08 ArchLord Media The folks at Codemasters have been kind enough to provide us with these new pieces of concept art from Episode 3 of their MMORPG, ArchLord. Guest Writer
EQ Dev Chat Transcript 07/17/08 EverQuest Interview 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
EVE Chronicle: The Better Part of Valor 07/15/08 EVE Online Fiction The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the attitudes of faction citizens and the leaders of each of the four faction heads at the onset of factional warfare with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. The latest edition spotlights the Caldari and their leader, Tibus Heth. Guest Writer
Eve Chronicles - All These Wayward Children 07/23/08 EVE Online Fiction The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the attitudes of faction citizens and the leaders of each of the four faction heads at the onset of factional warfare with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. The latest edition spotlights Jamyl Sarum, Empress of the Amarr Empire. Guest Writer
EVE Chronicles - The Dark End of Space 07/10/08 EVE Online Fiction The folks over at CCP have started a series of stories chronicling the ledaers of each of the four faction heads that made their appearance with the launch of the Empyrean Age expansion. This is the third in the series, looking at Kezti Sundara, Grand Admiral of Amarr's Imperial Navy. Guest Writer
EVE Novel Excerpt 06/05/08 EVE Online Interview 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
Exclusive Internal Q&A With the Producer 06/16/08 Battleground Europe: WWII Online Interview Dana Baldwin, the Producer of Battleground Europe, brings our anniversary celebrations to a close with this internal Q&A. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshot 06/02/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media The folks from NetDevil have provided us with this exclusive Jumpgate Evolution screenshot that shows us a Conflux Probe Ship. Guest Writer
Exploring Book 14 07/08/08 Lord of the Rings Online General MMORPG.com News Manager Keith Cross was recently on the recieving end of a tour of the upcoming Book 14: The Ring-Forges of Eregion, the newest free update coming from the makers of Lord of the Rings Online. Today, he gives an overview of his experience with some of the new content. Keith Cross
Friday Night Fights Q&A 07/21/08 Tabula Rasa Developer Journal Friday Night Fights have been a popular event in Tabula Rasa since the game was in beta. NCsoft's Amy “Critters” Crider guides us through the evolution of the event, introduces the new boxing ring, and lets players know how they can join in. Guest Writer
Gathering Tempest Screenshots and Video 06/17/08 EverQuest II Media The folks over at SOE have sent us a video and some screenshots featuring Gathering Tempest (Game Update #46, a continuing part of their recently announced Living Legacy program. Guest Writer
Gracia Update Revealed 07/15/08 Lineage 2 Developer Journal NCsoft has announced several changes to Lineage II with the upcoming Gracia update, which include the introduction of the Vitality System, and efforts to reduce 'the grind' and entry barriers to new players by allowing players to level faster. Guest Writer
Instance Updates 07/10/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal The folks at Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online have released this new developer journal that talks about instancing in the upcoming Book 14 launch. Guest Writer
Interview with Champions Creator 07/14/08 Champions Online Interview 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 Interview 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 Interview 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
Introductory Q&A 06/26/08 Perfect World Interview 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
Jacobs Interview Part Two - Punkbuster, Capitol Cities and Careers 07/11/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Announcement In part two of his interview with Mythic Entertainment VP and General Manager Mark Jacobs, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood reports that the game will be implementing Punkbuster and cutting four capitol cities and four careers from the launch features of the game. Jon Wood
Jeffrey Steefel Interview: Book 14 and Beyond 06/23/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
Jeffrey Steefel on Book 13 - Video 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
Learning from Past Releases 07/15/08 World of Warcraft General MMORPG.com's World of Warcraft Correspondent Darren Bridle files this report that takes a look at what Blizzard could learn from their first expansion, Burning Crusade and apply to the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King. Darren Bridle
Letter From the Director: Roadmap for the Future 06/03/08 Age of Conan Developer Journal The Age of Conan website has been updated with this letter from Age of Conan Game Director Gaute Godager. In the letter, Godager lays out plans for the game in the near future. Guest Writer
Mark Jacobs Interview Part One - What's in a Name? 07/10/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Announcement On Wednesday, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood spoke with EA Mythic VP and General Manager Mark Jacobs about four different announcements from the studio. Part One announces a name change for the company from EA mythic back to Mythic Entertainment. Tomorrow's part two will reveal three more announcements concerning Warhammer Online. Jon Wood
Mini-Game Design in Stargate Worlds 05/27/08 Stargate Worlds Developer Journal Steve Williams of Firesky, the company creating the MMORPG Stargate Worlds, writes this dev log on the game's official page which highlights mini-games in the upcoming MMO. Guest Writer
New Character Concept Art 06/10/08 APB Media The team developing the upcoming MMORPG "All Points Bulletin" have provided us with these two new character screenshots. Guest Writer
New Module 7 Screens 06/05/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Media Turbine has released eight new screenshots from the recently released Module 7: The way of the Monk for Dungeons and Dragons Online. Guest Writer
New Module 7 Screenshots 05/28/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Media The folks from Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons Online have sent us six new screenshots from the upcoming Module 7. These shots give a particular focus to the newly re-designed "Three Barrell Cove" area of the game. Guest Writer
New Screenshot 06/19/08 Huxley Media The folks over at Webzen have provided us with this new, exclusive screenshot from their upcoming MMORPG / FPS hybrid, Huxley. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 06/30/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media The folks at Codemasters have been kind enough to provide us with these six new screenshots from their upcoming MMORPG Jumpgate Evolution. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/07/08 Elf Online Media The folks behind the Free to Play MMORPG, Elf Online have provided us with these five new screenshots. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/09/08 Wurm Online Media Today we present eight new screenshots from the independently developed MMORPG, Wurm Online. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/08/08 Wurm Online Media Today we present 7 new screenshots from the independently developed MMORPG, Wurm Online. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/11/08 Myth War 2 Media The folks at Myth War II have sent over several new screenshots of the recently listed MMORPG, Myth War II. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/14/08 Conquer Online Media The folks at Conquer Online have provided us with these six new screenshots from their MMORPG. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/16/08 Myth War Online Media The folks at Myth War II have sent over several new screenshots from the recently listed MMORPG, Myth War II. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 05/29/08 Pirates of the Caribbean Online Media The folks from Disney Online have sent along these four new screenshots from their MMORPG, Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/25/08 Requiem Media The folks at Requiem have releases six new screenshots for your viewing pleasure. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 07/22/08 Atlantica Online Media The folks from Atlantica Online have sent along these eight new screenshots from their MMORPG. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 06/09/08 Battleground Europe: WWII Online Media To go along with their seven year anniversary celebrations, the folks at Battleground Europe have sent along these new screenshots. Guest Writer
New Screenshots 06/13/08 Huxley Media The folks over at Webzen have provided us with these two new, exclusive screenshots from their upcoming MMORPG / FPS hybrid, Huxley. Guest Writer
New Trailer 07/24/08 Florensia Media The folks at Floresia have released a new trailer for their upcoming free to play MMO. Guest Writer
On the Combat System 07/03/08 Atlantica Online Developer Journal The developers of Atlantica Online have provided us with this exclusive developer journal discussing the unique combat system in their upcoming MMORPG. Atlantica breaks with MMORPG tradition to bring players a turn-based combat system that the developers hope will set their game apart from other MMOs. Guest Writer
Patch Information Video 07/24/08 Mabinogi Media The folks over at Nexon have just released a new video that highlights an upcoming patch for the game. Guest Writer
Possession Beast Screens 07/24/08 Requiem Media To go along with their information about possession beasts, the folks at Requiem: Bloodymare have sent along these screenshots from the game. Guest Writer
Q&A With Jorgen Tharaldsen 06/02/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
Racial Profile - Kruxena 06/18/08 Requiem General The folks from Requiem: Bloodymare ha