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Title Date Game Type Overview Author
Art Book Preview: Tortage 01/28/08 Age of Conan Media While in Norway, MMORPG.com was provided with samples from the Age of Conan Art Book. Today, we look at art representing the disreputable Tortage. Guest Writer
Book 12 Screens 01/28/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media Turbine has provided us with screenshots from the upcoming Book 12 Update. The screens show character customization and some housing interiors. Guest Writer
Q&A With Joon Kim 01/28/08 Flyff Interview 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
Patch Notes 01/29/08 Tabula Rasa Interview NCsoft has released the extensive patch notes for the most recent Tabula Rasa patch. Guest Writer
Module 6 Screens 01/29/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Media Turbine has been kind enough to provide us with these seven screenshots from the upcoming Module 6 update to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Guest Writer
Hybrid Video and Exclusive Q&A 01/29/08 Tabula Rasa Interview 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
Module 6 Preview 01/29/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Preview News Manager Keith Cross recently had the opportunity to take an early look at Module 6: The Thirteenth Eclipse for Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Today, he files this report on the new module as well as a quick look at the game since launch. Keith Cross
Art Book Preview: Cimmerian Armor 01/30/08 Age of Conan Media While in Norway, MMORPG.com was provided with samples from the Age of Conan Art Book. Today, we look at art representing Cimmerian armor. Guest Writer
User Interface: Accessible Functionality 01/30/08 Jumpgate Evolution Developer Journal Today, NetDevil's Steve "Istvan" Hartmeyer submoits this new developer journal looking at the user interface in the upcoming Jumpgate Evolution. Guest Writer
Module 6 Screenshots 01/31/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Media Turbine has been kind enough to provide us with these seven screenshots from the recently released Module 6 update to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots 01/31/08 Angels Online Media IGG, the company behind Angels Online, have sent along these exclusive screenshots for our viewing pleasure. Guest Writer
Disciple of Khaine - Class Overview 01/31/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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
Exclusive Screens 02/01/08 Zu Online Media The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send us three exclusive screenshots for their upcoming MMORPG, ZU Online. Guest Writer
Internal FAQ and Some Features 02/01/08 Earthrise General Yesterday, we listed the upcoming MMORPG from the folks over at Masthead Studios, Earthrise. Today, the company has provided us with an internal FAQ about the game as well as a list of things that players will find in the game. Guest Writer
Developer Profile: Sigbjørn “Siggy” Galåen 02/01/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
An Interview with Codemasters 02/01/08 Jumpgate Evolution Interview 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
Art Book Preview: Atlantian Armor 02/04/08 Age of Conan Media While in Norway, MMORPG.com was provided with samples from the Age of Conan Art Book. Today, we present this overview of art detailing some of the Atlantian weapons and Armor. Guest Writer
A New Preview for Zu 02/04/08 Zu Online Preview MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani has been spending some time trying out IGG's ZU Online and today he files this preview report. Joe Iuliani
Press Event Q&A Videos 02/05/08 Age of Conan Media During their recent press event, the guys from Funcom's Age of Conan sat down to answer some questions from the press. Guest Writer
Book 12 Preview, Part One: Customization 02/05/08 Lord of the Rings Online Preview Late last week, managing Editor Jon Wood was given a preview of the upcoming Book 12: The Ashen Waste by the dev team from Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. Today, he passes on some information about the new visual character customization system. Jon Wood
Art Book Preview: Vanaheim Armor 02/06/08 Age of Conan Media While in Norway, MMORPG.com was provided with samples from the Age of Conan Art Book. Today, we present this overview of art detailing some of the Vanaheim armor. Guest Writer
Book 12 Preview, Part Two 02/06/08 Lord of the Rings Online Preview Late last week, managing Editor Jon Wood was given a preview of the upcoming Book 12: The Ashen Waste by the dev team from Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. Today, he talks about new additions in Housing, the new Delving of Frór and more! Jon Wood
New Screenshots 02/07/08 Pirates of the Caribbean Online Media The folks over at Disney have sent over nine new screenshots from their MMORPG, Pirates of the Caribbean Online. Guest Writer
QA Dev Journal 02/07/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Interview The guys over at Spellborn have provided us with this short developer journal that focuses on the Quality Assurance aspect of development. Guest Writer
SOE / Live Gamer Deal Explained 02/07/08 EverQuest II Interview 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
Review Background 02/08/08 EVE Online General MMORPG.com Community Manager Laura Genender has written a review of CCP's EVE Online that we've split into two parts. Part one will look at some of the background of the game and the different aspects of its gameplay. Part two, which will appear on Monday, will focus on the traditional review aspects of the game and produce a score. Laura Genender
Dev Chat Log 02/10/08 Dofus Interview 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
Press Event Q&A Videos 3 & 4 02/11/08 Age of Conan Media During their recent press event, the guys from Funcom's Age of Conan sat down to answer some questions from the press. Guest Writer
Art Book Preview - Pictish Weapons 02/12/08 Age of Conan Media While in Norway, MMORPG.com was provided with samples from the Age of Conan Art Book. Today, we present this overview of art detailing some of the Pictish weapons. Guest Writer
An Introduction to Planetside 02/12/08 PlanetSide At a glance! Our At A Glance articles are meant to give readers an overview of the early portion of an MMORPG, new or old. Today, UK based MMORPG.com writer Donna Desborough sends us this quick look at the FPS-style Planetside. Donna Desborough
State of the Game: February 2008 02/13/08 Age of Conan Developer Journal Age of Conan Game Director Gaute Godager recently wrote an article describing the current state of the game of AoC. He elaborates on his role in the game's development, and he describes the reasons behind the recently announced release date push back, the melding of certain classes, and other changes that have occurred throughout Age of Conan's development. We're pleased to present the entire article here. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots 02/13/08 Angels Online Media IGG, the company behind Angels Online, have sent along these exclusive screenshots for our viewing pleasure. Guest Writer
PvP: Conflicts and Considerations 02/13/08 Jumpgate Evolution Developer Journal NetDevil Programmer Steve "Istvan" Hartmeyer stops by once more to talk about the upcoming MMORPG, Jumpgate Evolution. In this new developer journal Hartmeyer talks about PvP in the sci-fi game. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots 02/14/08 Zu Online Media The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send us three exclusive screenshots for their upcoming MMORPG, ZU Online. Guest Writer
Wings of the Goddess Class Q&A 02/14/08 Final Fantasy XI Interview 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
An Interview with CEO Charles Manning 02/15/08 PlayXpert Interview 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
Jeff Steefel on Updates, Launch and the Business 02/15/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
Career Overview: The Shadow Warrior 02/18/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General 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
GDC Vehicle Screenshots 02/19/08 Cabal Online Media Today, the MMORPG.com team met up with David Hoffman from OG Planet, the company behind Cabal Online. While there, he was kind enough to provide us with these new screenshots. Guest Writer
New Dreamlords Screenshots 02/21/08 Dreamlords: The Reawakening Media While at GDC, Keith Cross caught up with the guys from Dreamlords. While there, they provided us with these screenshots. While you wait for the article, enjoy these screenshots. Keith Cross
GDC First Look Interview 02/21/08 Requiem: Bloodymare Interview 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
Non-Exclusive Dev Journal: Ship Tuning 02/22/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea Developer Journal The folks at Flying Lab Software have been churning out dev logs all week in advance of the release of the 1.2 patch for Pirates of the Burning Sea. Today we present a recent dev log which goes into detail about the fine tuning of specific ships, and ships in general. Guest Writer
Exclusive New Art 02/22/08 Stargate Worlds Media At this years Game Developers Conference, we were able to get some time with Kevin Balentine of Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment to show us the latest progress in Stargate Worlds. Today we share with you the exclusive concept art they gave us. Keith Cross
The Future of MMOs: The IP Question 02/22/08 GDC 2008 General 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
GDC Screenshots and Video 02/25/08 Mabinogi Media MMORPG.com visited with the folks from Nexon at this year''s Game Developer's COnference. There, they provided us with these seven new screenshots from their upcoming MMORPG Mabinogi. Guest Writer
GDC Interview with Kate Paiz 02/25/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Interview 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
Exclusive Screenshots 02/26/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media The team over at NetDevil working on Jumpgate Evolution have provided us with these three new, exclusive screenshots. Guest Writer
Non-Exclusive Devlog - Introducing Bey's Retreat 02/26/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea Developer Journal Flying Lab Software has published a new devlog which introduces players to Bey's Retreat, a near impenetrable fortress used by the Corsairs of the Main, and a large group mission in Pirates of the Burning Sea. Guest Writer
The Future of MMOs - Consoles? 02/26/08 GDC General 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
GDC Screenshots 02/27/08 Earthrise Media The folks from Earthrise were kind enough to provide us with these two new screenshots from their post-apocalyptic MMORPG. Guest Writer
GDC First Look Interview 02/27/08 Earthrise Interview 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 Screenshots 02/28/08 Age of Conan Media While at the Game Developer's Conference, the guys from Funcom provided us with these thirteen new screenshots of their upcoming MMORPG, Age of Conan. Guest Writer
Developer Profile - Helene Johnsen 02/28/08 Age of Conan Interview 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 Part Two - Optimist 02/28/08 APB Interview 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
GDC First Look Part One - Pessimist 02/28/08 APB General 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
New Feature Screenshots 02/29/08 Pirates of the Caribbean Online Media The folks over at Disney have sent over six new screenshots that show off some of the cosmetic customizatrion options that has just been added to Pirates of the Caribbean Online including jewelery, tailoring and tattoos. Guest Writer
GDC First Look 02/29/08 Mabinogi General 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
The Future of MMOs - F2P vs. Sub. 02/29/08 GDC Interview 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
Beastiary - Vengeful Mummy and Scaleskin Lizard 02/29/08 Age of Conan General The folks from Age of Conan have provided us with these two beastiary entries which originally appeared in an AoC newsletter. Guest Writer
Area Overview: Tortage Island Travel Guide 03/03/08 Age of Conan General 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
GDC Interview with David Perry and Howard Marks 03/03/08 Acclaim Interview 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
What's New in Fallen Earth Since AGDC? 03/03/08 Fallen Earth Interview 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
DR Heaves a New Update 03/04/08 Dungeon Runners General 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
Podcast GDC Interview 03/04/08 Cabal Online Interview 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
Catching Up With Fury 03/04/08 Fury General 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
Exclusive Screenshots 03/05/08 Angels Online Interview IGG, the company behind Angels Online, have sent along these exclusive screenshots for our viewing pleasure. Guest Writer
An Interview with Hilmar Petursson, CCP CEO 03/05/08 EVE Online Interview 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 Concept Art 03/06/08 Stargate Worlds Media Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment has been kind enough to send over another piece of concept art, this time showing us the various new looks for the Goa'uld in Stargate Worlds. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots, Week One 03/06/08 Earthrise Media Today, we kick off an exclusive screenshots series with the folks from the upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG, Earthrise. Guest Writer
Spellborn GDC Demo 03/06/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Interview 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
Exclusive Screenshots 03/07/08 Zu Online Media The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send us three exclusive screenshots for their upcoming MMORPG, ZU Online. Aaron Roxby
Dreamlords Reawakens 03/07/08 Dreamlords: The Reawakening Interview 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
The EVEconomy, An Update 03/10/08 EVE Online Interview 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
The Council of Stellar Management 03/10/08 EVE Online Interview 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
Episode 2 Information 03/11/08 Cabal Online Developer Journal The folks from Games Masters, the company behind the European version of Cabal Online, have sent over this developer journal with detailed information on the changes that came as a part of the Episode 2 update. Guest Writer
Book 12 Reaction and More 03/11/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
Exclusive Sun Warrior Video 03/12/08 Zu Online Media The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send along this exclusive video featuring the Sun Warrior class from their MMO Zu Online. Guest Writer
Exclusive Angels Online Trailer 03/12/08 Angels Online Media IGG has provided us with this exclusive trailer showing off their upcoming MMORPG, Angels Online. Guest Writer
Newsletter Zone Overview - Saphery 03/12/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General 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
Dev Chat Log 03/13/08 Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Interview 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
Exclusive Screens, Week Two 03/13/08 Earthrise Media Today, we continue our exclusive screenshots series with the folks from the upcomin