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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
A Meeting with King Conan 05/26/08 Age of Conan General Here, Game Director Gaute Godager gives us a look at a player's first meeting with King COnan in Funcom's new MMO, Age of Conan. Remember, this is a spoiler, so if you don't want to know, don't watch it! Jon Wood
Age of Conan: New Conan Screens Part Two 05/16/08 Age of Conan Media The folks at Funcom have provided us with new screenshots from Age of Conan, the highly anticipated new MMO that will open its doors on May 20th. Guest Writer
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
An ION Chat with Joe Ybarra 05/20/08 Stargate Worlds Progress Report At the recent ION conference, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to speak with Joe Ybarra of FireSky's Stargate Worlds. The pair talked about the progress of the game, and a little bit about subjects like beta and mini-games. Carolyn Koh
An ION Interview with NetDevil 05/23/08 Jumpgate Evolution Interview 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
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 Concerns Q&A 05/07/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
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
Beta Preview... Preview 05/01/08 Age of Conan Preview On this first day of un-embargoed goodness for Funcom's Age of Conan, Managing Editor Jon Wood shares his initial impressions of the very early stages of the game. Jon Wood
Book 13 Screens 05/05/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media The folks from Codemasters have sent us these new screenshots featuring areas from the recently released Book 13: Doom of the Lich-King that recently made its way to live servers near you. Guest Writer
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
Building a Guild City 05/12/08 Age of Conan Developer Journal The folks at Age of Conan have provided us with this new developer journal on the guild cities system. Guest Writer
Cabal Comic Issue #2 05/06/08 Cabal Online General The fine folks over at Cabal Online have provided us with part two of this new and original comic. 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 Creation Presentation 05/21/08 Age of Conan Media At a recent press event Erling Ellingsen and Gaute Godager gave gathered journalists and fans an overview of character creation and the opening cinematic for Age of Conan. 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
Combat Presentation Part Two 05/21/08 Age of Conan Media At a recent press event Erling Ellingsen and Gaute Godager gave gathered journalists and fans a look at combat in Age of Conan. In part two of the video, we get a look at spellweaving and mounted combat. Jon Wood
Combat Presentation, Part One 05/19/08 Age of Conan Media At a recent live presentation of Funcom`s Age of Conan, Gaute Godager and Erling Ellingsen demonstrated the different forms of combat in their game. In part one of the presentation the guys talked primarily about the melee combat combo system and the aimable ranged combat. Keith Cross
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
Craig Alexander on Book 13 and Moria 05/01/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
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 Chat Log 05/15/08 EverQuest Interview 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
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
Developer Profile - Per Storløkkenn 05/08/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
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 Gameplay Movie 05/09/08 Dungeon Runners Interview The team from NCsoft's Dungeon Runners has provided us with this new and exclusive gameplay video. 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
High Elf Swordmaster Class Overview 05/05/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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
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
Internal Interview and Screenshots 05/02/08 Pirates of the Caribbean Online Interview 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
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
Interview with Jeffrey Steefel 05/14/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
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
ION Interview with Victor Wachter 05/15/08 Champions Online Interview 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
ION Look at The Agency 05/22/08 The Agency Progress Report MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently attended an Open House for Sony Online Entertainment's Seattle offices where they are busily building the spy-based MMORPG, The Agency. Today, Koh brings us up-to-date on the game, its rating and more. Carolyn Koh
Issue 12: The Midnight Hour and Me 04/30/08 City of Heroes Developer Journal City of Heroes Senior Designer Joe Morrissey writes this developer journal telling us about the Midnight Squad, a group of heroes that has appeared in past lore, but makes their first appearance in Issue 12. Guest Writer
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
Jorgen Tharaldsen on XBox360 05/26/08 Age of Conan Interview 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
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.