With today's exciting news about Trion Worlds' financial health as well as this weekend's Return to Rift event, we wanted to find out more about what 2012 has in store. We had the opportunity to chat with Scott Hartsman about what the future holds both for Rift and for Trion Worlds. Read on and enjoy!

Scott started off by explaining that RIFT remains a live game and a live service. He explained that the numbers from 2011 are a validation of Trion’s mission on these two key elements. Having a strong running live game with a team that listens to and responds to players is critical. Many players have enthusiastically said that the RIFT team continues to improve the game quickly and that devs truly listen to player feedback for improvements. Scott considers this a core part of the live service and the RIFT team has grown because of it.

Read more of Garrett Fuller's Rift: Trion & Rift in 2012.