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Wings of the Goddess Whirlwind Tour Report 05/09/08 Final Fantasy XI General 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
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
Music Tracks 05/08/08 Earthrise Media Sounds are generally used in games to set some kind of mood while the player is moving through the world. While we still don't have much information on the game, the folks from Earthrise have provided us with these two tracks from their upcoming MMORPG. 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
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
Life After the Server Merge 05/07/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea General 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
Moving Beyond the Wall 05/06/08 Stargate Worlds Developer Journal Nick LaMertina, a Sound Designer for Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment's Stargate Worlds has written a fantastic blog post over at the game's officil site. We have asked for permission to re-publish it here at MMORPG.com as it serves as a grreat example of a developer struggling to do the best job possible on a project and also of an artist struggling to ply his trade in the games industry. 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
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
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
Press Conference Coverage 05/02/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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 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
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
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
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
Screenshots - The Midnight Hour and Me 04/30/08 City of Heroes Media To go along with Joe Morrissey's developer journal on Issue 12 and The Midnight Squad, NCsoft has sent along these new screenshots. Guest Writer
Product Director Speaks on Fileplanet Open Beta 04/29/08 Age of Conan Interview 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 Interview 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 Interview 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 Interview 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
Exclusive Screenshot 04/24/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media The folks from NetDevil have provided us with this exclusive Jumpgate Evolution screenshot that shows us what it's going to look like when a player attacks a battle station. Guest Writer
Ambulation: A Walking Tour of EVE's Upcoming Social Environment at NYCC 04/23/08 EVE Online General 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
What’s So Cool about Hellbound 04/23/08 Lineage 2 Developer Journal The Lineage II North American Dev Team has provided us with this new developer diary entitled, "What’s So Cool about Hellbound and the 4th Anniversary Edition". Guest Writer
Ny Comic Con: A Talk with Steve Danuser 04/22/08 38 Studios Interview 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 Interview 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
Breaking the Wall 04/21/08 Champions Online General 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 General 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
Concept Art Part Two 04/18/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media The folks from EA Mythic have provided us with sixteen new pieces of concept art. Today, we present the second eight in Part Two of a two part feature. Guest Writer
The Orc Defiler 04/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal The folks at Turbine have added a new dev journal to their official website. This one talks about the Orc Defiler, the new Monster Play class coming in Book 13. Guest Writer
Forochel Monsters 04/17/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media Recently, the MMORPG.com team had a chance to check out some of what's coming in Book 13's new area Forochel. In this feature, we present images of some of the new monsters that players will face. Keith Cross
Hellbound Pet System Enhancements 04/17/08 Lineage 2 Developer Journal The good folks over at Lineage II have provided us with this dev diary concerning the pet system enhancements that are coming with the Hellbound expansion due later this month. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshot 04/17/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media This week, the folks from NetDevil have provided us with a new exclusive screenshot. This one features a close up of a turret. Guest Writer
Reawakening PvP Screenshots 04/17/08 Dreamlords Media With the upcoming launch of The Reawakening, the developers have provided us with these three PvP screenshots for the upcoming re-launch. Guest Writer
Module 7 and More: A Chat with Kate Paiz 04/16/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online Interview 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
Concept Art Part One 04/16/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media The folks from EA Mythic have provided us with sixteen new pieces of concept art. Today, we present the first eight in Part One of a two part feature. Guest Writer
High Elf: Shadow Warrior and Archmage 04/15/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media The team at EA Mythic has provided us with these two screenshots of High Elves. The first is the Shadow Warrior, master of the bow, while the other is the Archmage, a spell slinger. Guest Writer
Group Combat Missions 04/14/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea Developer Journal The folks from Flying Lab Software have released a new Dev Journal on their official site talking about Group Combat Missions. Guest Writer
Inevitable City Screens 04/14/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media EA Mythic has released these four new screenshots of Inevitable City, the capital for Chaos int he upcoming Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Guest Writer
Better Together: Grouping Improvements in Book 13 04/14/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal Book 13: Doom of the Last-king, the upcoming free content expansion for Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar, will feature a number of big changes and improvements to the way players find and assemble their fellowships, and Turbine has provided this non-exclusive dev journal which describes those changes. Guest Writer
A Chat about MMOGChart 04/11/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference Interview 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
Book 13: Welcome to Forochel! (or…How to Make a Region Without Trees) 04/11/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal Turbine has posted this great (and interesting) dev journal about designing Forochel from a World Builder's perspective. In MMO production, World Builders are the ones who populate the world withe verything from hills to rivers to buildings to deserts. Guest Writer
Steefel on Mines of Moria and Book 13 04/10/08 Lord of the Rings Online Interview 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
Exclusive Screenshot 04/10/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media This week, the folks from NetDevil have provided us with a new exclusive screenshot. This one features a Battlestation in Bleakstone. Guest Writer
Character Screenshots 04/10/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Media The developers of The Chronicles of Spellborn have release these 12 new screenshots. The images show off some of the different characters that the game can provide for players. Guest Writer
Beta Screenshots 04/10/08 Requiem Media The folks developing Requiem: Bloodymare have released beta screenshots from the upcoming horror genre game. Guest Writer
Q&A 04/09/08 Cabal Online Interview 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
Forochel Screenshots 04/09/08 Lord of the Rings Online Media Turbine has released some new screenshots from the upcoming Book 13: Doom of the Last-King. These ones focus in on the wintery region of Forochel. Guest Writer
The Music of Elf Online 04/09/08 Elf Online General 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 General 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 General 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
Hellbound’s Steel Citadel 04/07/08 Lineage 2 Developer Journal NCsoft recently prepared this non-exclusive dev journal which provides an overview of the Steel Citadel in Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne – The Kamael: Hellbound. Inside the dangerous Steel Citadel, players will need to take advantage of the new level 85 level cap to battle against the epic boss Beleth. Guest Writer
The Newbie Experience 04/04/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference General 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
The Sound of Shorath Mesa 04/04/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Developer Journal The Chronicles of Spellborn developer Matthew Florianz has penned this new developers journal on The Sound of Shorath Mesa, giving us a look at the way that ambient sound is offered in TCoS. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots 04/04/08 Zu Online Interview The folks over at IGG have been kind enough to send us three exclusive screenshots for their upcoming MMORPG, ZU Online. Guest Writer
Mekhi Mechanaught, Territory Control and Weapons 04/03/08 Exteel Developer Journal The folks from NCsoft have sent along this developer paper on the Mekhi Mechanagught, Weapon Highlights and Capture the Flag. While the robot battle game doesn't meet our criteria for listing, it certainly shares a number of traits with MMORPGs, including a persistent character. Guest Writer
Crafting the Content of Forochel 04/03/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal The official Lord of the Rings Online website has a new developer journal concerning some of the elements of the upcoming Book 13, including solo info and info on the new area known as Forochel. Guest Writer
In-Game Advertising 04/03/08 City of Heroes General 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
Exclusive Screenshot 04/03/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media This week, the folks from NetDevil have provided us with a new exclusive screenshot. This one features a Quantar Fighter in Quantar Core just outside of an asteroid belt. Guest Writer
The Great EULA Debate 04/02/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference General 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 General 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
New Quarterstone Screenshots 04/02/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Media The team over at The Chronicles of Spellborn has provided us with eleven new screenshots featuring the area known as Quarterstone. Guest Writer
MMOXPGs 04/01/08 2008 Indie MMO Conference General 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
Podcast Interview Synopsis 04/01/08 Stargate Worlds Interview 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 Interview 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
Exclusive Screenshots 03/31/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media As a part of our recent coverage of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the folks at EA Mythic have provided us with these two exclusive screenshots from the upcoming MMORPG. Guest Writer
Ask Cryptic 03/31/08 Champions Online General 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
Beta and Beyond - Where the Game is Now 03/28/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Progress Report On a recent trip to the EA Mythic studios in Fairfax, VA. MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood spoke with Paul Barnett and Josh Drescher about the state of the game since our last report, beta and building a living world. Jon Wood
Exclusive Screenshots, Week Four 03/28/08 Earthrise Media Today, we publish the fourth installment of an exclusive screenshots series with the folks from the upcoming post-apocalyptic MMORPG, Earthrise. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshots 03/28/08 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
Mark Jacobs on the WAR Delay 03/27/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Interview 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
New Screenshots 03/27/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media The folks at EA Mythic were kind enough to share these eleven new screenshots with those of us who took the recent trip to visit their studio in Fairfax, Virginia. Guest Writer
Exclusive Screenshot 03/27/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media This week, the folks from NetDevil have provided us with a new exclusive screenshot. This one features a fleet of Octavian ships flying toward a battle. Guest Writer
Collector's Edition Info 03/26/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General 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
Art Book and Graphic Novel Samples 03/26/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Media EA Mythic has released these sample pages first from the art book and the other from the graphic novel. Both items were announced to be available with the Collector's Edition. Guest Writer
Combat for Beginners 03/26/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn Developer Journal The folks over at The Chronicles of Spellborn have released this great new Game Design Journal that focuses in on just what it is you, as a beginner, need to know about TCoS's unique combat system. Guest Writer
Dev Diary #4 03/25/08 Face of Mankind: Rebirth Developer Journal Face of Mankind's Marko Dieckmann pens this new Dev Diary that outlines the general concept of their game in terms of both features and gameplay. Guest Writer
Non-Exclusive Dev Blog: A Day in the Life of Jack Emmert 03/25/08 Champions Online Developer Journal Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios has written a dev blog where he describes a day in the life of the Chief Creative Officer of Champions Online. Guest Writer
The Monk and More 03/24/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online General 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
Exclusive Screenshot 03/24/08 Jumpgate Evolution Media This week, the folks from NetDevil have provided us with a new exclusive screenshot. In this image, we can see two Octavian light fighters flying near an asteroid belt. Guest Writer