MMORPG.com Latest News https://www.mmorpg.com/ The latest content from MMORPG.com's industry leading editorial team. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:57:05 -0000 Paradox Making Progress to Develop World of Darkness + Vampire: The Masquerade News

Paradox Interactive's investor report contains a couple of very interesting snips of information for fans of both World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade. CEO Fredrik Wester wrote that both IPs will "step up their visibility in the market by organizing community activities" and more. For World of Darkness, Wester said that "progress is being made with White Wolf Entertainment's efforts to develop" the game. A new fifth edition board game will be launched for Vampire: the Masquerade.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/paradox-making-progress-to-develop-world-of-darkness-vampire-the-masquerade-news-2000097768 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/paradox-making-progress-to-develop-world-of-darkness-vampire-the-masquerade-news-2000097768 MMORPG.com Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:46:09 -0000
Interactive Audio Project Announced

White Wolf has partnered with Earplay to bring World of Darkness to a new interactive experience. The story, penned by Dave Grossman and Richard Dansky, will see a teaser episode released, called "The Orpheus Device".

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interactive-audio-project-announced-2000091929 News World of Darkness Catherine Daro https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interactive-audio-project-announced-2000091929 MMORPG.com Sun, 30 Oct 2016 08:00:00 -0000
White Wolf Lays Out Assertive Plan for WoD IP

White Wolf CEO Tobias Sjögren and Lead Storyteller Martin Elricsson took to the stage in a recent fan event to lay out plans for the future of the World of Darkness IP. According to the pair, the IP is alive and well with big plans for the coming years. Of special note is that a new computer RPG is in the works, perhaps building on assets reclaimed from CCP Games after WoD MMO was canceled in 2014.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/white-wolf-lays-out-assertive-plan-for-wod-ip-2000088533 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/white-wolf-lays-out-assertive-plan-for-wod-ip-2000088533 MMORPG.com Sat, 19 Dec 2015 04:49:54 -0000
Paradox and White Wolf Sitting in a Tree

Last week it was announced that CCP Games sold the rights and all assets of White Wolf Publishing (the folks behind the World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade IPs) to none other than Paradox Interactive. In light of this, we called up the brand new CEO of White Wolf, Tobias Sjögren about the purchase and what it might mean for RPGs and MMOs with the White Wolf branding in the future.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/paradox-and-white-wolf-sitting-in-a-tree-2000104967 Interviews World of Darkness William Murphy https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/paradox-and-white-wolf-sitting-in-a-tree-2000104967 MMORPG.com Mon, 02 Nov 2015 11:00:00 -0000
All WoD Assets and Code Now Owned by Paradox

In an interview with the new CEO of White Wolf Publishing, purchased from CCP by Paradox Interactive earlier this week, Tobias Sjögren told MMORPG.com that Paradox has indeed acquired all of the code and work done on World of Darkness before development was halted by CCP last year.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/all-wod-assets-and-code-now-owned-by-paradox-2000087991 News World of Darkness William Murphy https://www.mmorpg.com/news/all-wod-assets-and-code-now-owned-by-paradox-2000087991 MMORPG.com Fri, 30 Oct 2015 13:58:12 -0000
Paradox Buys Out All White Wolf IPs -- New Life Ahead?

Paradox has confirmed that it has purchased White Wolf and all properties from CCP, developers of EVE Online. This includes both World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade. While nothing has yet been said beyond the confirmation of the buyout, it is possible that this could lead to a revival of WoD and new life for the Vampire series.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/paradox-buys-out-all-white-wolf-ips-new-life-ahead-2000087973 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/paradox-buys-out-all-white-wolf-ips-new-life-ahead-2000087973 MMORPG.com Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:08:51 -0000
Mismanagement Contributed to the Game's Demise

According to a new investigative piece at TheGuardian.com, CCP's mismanagement of the development of World of Darkness eventually brought about the game's demise. Development on World of Darkness, after years in production, ended this past Spring to the dismay of many in the MMO games community.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mismanagement-contributed-to-the-games-demise-2000084210 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mismanagement-contributed-to-the-games-demise-2000084210 MMORPG.com Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:52:20 -0000
Screens & Details Leaked

It will be with painful thoughts that fans of World of Darkness check out the leaked images from the now-cancelled title by CCP Games. Rock, Paper, Shotgun is showcasing several screenshots and other information about the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/screens-and-details-leaked-2000083943 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/screens-and-details-leaked-2000083943 MMORPG.com Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:10:36 -0000
Development Stops, 50+ Atlanta Studio Employees Released

CCP Games has announced the cessation of production on World of Darkness. As a result of the stoppage, over fifty employees in CCP's Atlanta-based studio have lost their jobs. Remaining staff will be assigned to other positions on existing titles.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/development-stops-50-atlanta-studio-employees-released-2000081312 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/development-stops-50-atlanta-studio-employees-released-2000081312 MMORPG.com Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:24:01 -0000
Layoffs at CCP Altanta Affect Dev Team

World of Darkness fans may end up having to wait longer for the game to see the light of day thanks to a round of layoffs at the CCP Games-Atlanta (USA) office. Fifteen employees have been let go according to a statement from CCP.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/layoffs-at-ccp-altanta-affect-dev-team-2000080368 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/layoffs-at-ccp-altanta-affect-dev-team-2000080368 MMORPG.com Wed, 11 Dec 2013 17:01:06 -0000
What the Future Holds

During the recent CCP FanFest, we managed to catch up to World of Darkness's Executive Producer Chris McDonough to talk about his roots with White Wolf and what it means to bring the World of Darkness world to life. Read on and then stop by the comments to chat.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/what-the-future-holds-2000094500 Interviews World of Darkness Blake Morse https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/what-the-future-holds-2000094500 MMORPG.com Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:00 -0000
Pulling Back the Veil

CCP's World of Darkness has been in development under the proverbial radar. But at last week's FanFest, CCP was ready to reveal new information about the game. We've got the full report so check it out!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/pulling-back-the-veil-2000094483 Previews World of Darkness Blake Morse https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/pulling-back-the-veil-2000094483 MMORPG.com Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:00 -0000
Ready When it's Done

During last week's CCP FanFest, the team was ready to unwrap a tiny corner of the World of Darkness, a game that many players are quite interested in. We've got the full report from FanFest so keep reading!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/ready-when-its-done-2000093363 Previews World of Darkness Adam Tingle https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/ready-when-its-done-2000093363 MMORPG.com Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0000
First Ingame Footage

First footage shown at the annual CCP FanFest in 2012.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/videos/first-ingame-footage-2000109517 Videos World of Darkness MMORPG.com Staff https://www.mmorpg.com/videos/first-ingame-footage-2000109517 MMORPG.com Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:59:57 -0000
CCP’s Plans to Dominate 2012

CCP scored another big victory in this year's MMORPG.com Players' Choice Awards when it took Game of the Year 2011. We recently talked with CCP's CEO Hilmar Petrusson and Head of Marketing David Reid about how the team plans to challenge all comers in 2012 with more EVE, Dust 514 and World of Darkness. Read on!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/ccps-plans-to-dominate-2012-2000093186 Interviews World of Darkness Garrett Fuller https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/ccps-plans-to-dominate-2012-2000093186 MMORPG.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0000
Slowing, Not Stopping, Development Progress

World of Darkness Senior Producer Chris McDonough stopped by the WoD News fansite to speak to player concerns about recent layoffs at CCP and the effect those redundancies would have on the development of the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/slowing-not-stopping-development-progress-2000075700 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/slowing-not-stopping-development-progress-2000075700 MMORPG.com Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:02:59 -0000
Development to Continue at a Slower Pace

In a new interview, CCP's Helmar Petursson reveals that the development of World of Darkness will indeed continue albeit at a slower pace once the current round of layoffs at the company is complete.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/development-to-continue-at-a-slower-pace-2000075644 News World of Darkness Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/development-to-continue-at-a-slower-pace-2000075644 MMORPG.com Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:34:56 -0000