| A Conversation About Exteel |
08/11/08 |
Exteel
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Interview |
MMORPG.com's Jon Wood caught up recently with Alan Dunkin from NCsoft to talk about their free-to-play robot fighting game, Exteel. |
Jon Wood |
| A Look at Dreamlords |
07/25/08 |
Dreamlords: The Reawakening
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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 Free Realms Part Two |
08/12/08 |
Free Realms
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Interview |
MMORPG.com's Managing Editor recently caught up with the folks from SOE's made-for-kids MMO Free Realms. In part two of our interview, Chris Malina guides us through combat in the game. |
Jon Wood |
| About Those Cuts... |
08/01/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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General |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Tom Giblin pens his debut article on the recent Mythic Entertainment announcement that four classes and four capital cities had been cut from the game. |
Tom Giblin |
| AI Interview |
08/06/08 |
Stargate Worlds
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Interview |
Stargate Worlds Studio Head Dan Elggrin took the time recently to tell our own Jon Wood about the AI in the upcoming sci-fi MMO. |
Jon Wood |
| 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 |
| Anatomy of a Launch - Part One |
06/10/08 |
Age of Conan
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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
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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
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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 |
| APB Update |
08/13/08 |
APB
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Developer Journal |
Chris Dye, the Community Manager for Realtime Worlds' upcoming MMORPG APB pens this developer journal that brings us up to speed on APB's development, their absence from this year's E3 and beta sign-ups. |
Guest Writer |
| Basic Crafting Guide |
09/03/08 |
World of Warcraft
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General |
New MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent James Jackson pens this basic crafting guide for World of Warcraft, giving tips on some of the best ways to go about making your character the best damned tailor or jeweler or anything else thayt they can be! |
James Jackson |
| Behind the Career System - Part One |
06/24/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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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
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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 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 |
| 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 |
| Box Interview |
08/08/08 |
Dungeon Runners
|
Interview |
MMORPG.com recently caught up with NCsoft's Albert Kanan to talk about the launch of a Dungeon Runners retail box and what that means for players. |
Jon Wood |
| Capital Cities Interview |
08/05/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
Interview |
Warhammer Online's Jeff Skalski spoke recently with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood about the cities system in the upcoming MMORPG, including the recent decision to cut four capital cities from launch. |
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 |
| Chronicle: Masks of Authority |
07/31/08 |
EVE Online
|
Fiction |
The folks at CCP's EVE Online have released a new fiction story. This one is about the para-military arms of the eight Caldari mega-corps. |
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 |
| Classes Video |
09/04/08 |
Aion
|
Media |
NCsoft has provided us with this new video from the upcoming MMORPG, Aion. This one features the classes in the game. |
Guest Writer |
| Colony Age Screenshots |
06/23/08 |
Voyage Century
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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 Hands-On Video |
07/28/08 |
Stargate Worlds
|
Media |
MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood recently got a hands-n demo of the upcoming MMORPG Stargate Worlds. Today, he presents this video of his hands-on time along with a dubbed narration explaining the system. |
Jon Wood |
| Comic Con Combat Hands On Report |
07/28/08 |
Stargate Worlds
|
Preview |
The folks at Firesky have been pretty quiet up until now about their upcoming MMORPG Stargate Worlds. At Comic Con San Diego though, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to try the combat system out for himself and he files this report. |
Jon Wood |
| Comic Con Interview with Amy Crier |
07/30/08 |
Tabula Rasa
|
Interview |
At Comic COn, MMORPG.com's Jon Wood caught with with Amy Crier, the Community Manager for NCsfot's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa. |
Jon Wood |
| Comic Con Preview Interview |
07/29/08 |
DC Universe
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Interview |
At San Diego Comic Con, Keith Cross caught up with Chris Cao to talk about SOE's upcoming superhero MMORPG DC Universe Online. |
Keith Cross |
| Community Interview |
08/21/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
Interview |
MMORPG.com's Richard Cox interviews Warhammer Online's Community Relations Director Robert Mull about all thing community relating to Warhammer Online. |
Richard Cox |
| 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 |
| Correspondent - A Look at Housing |
08/28/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
|
General |
MMORPG.com LotRO Correspondent Matt McLean writes this article overview of the housing system in Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. |
Matt McLean |
| Correspondent - A Look at Wintergrasp |
08/05/08 |
World of Warcraft
|
General |
MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Robert Duckworth pens this article discussing Wintergrasp, a PvP zone that will be released with the launch of the game's upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion. |
Robert Duckworth |
| Correspondent - Bots in Silkroad |
08/14/08 |
Silkroad Online
|
General |
New Silkroad Correspondent Lewis Buckley pens this article about his experiences with and opinions of the bot problem that exists in Silkroad Online. |
Lewis Buckley |
| Correspondent - Bringing Back "Guild Life" |
09/01/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
General |
Warhammer Online Correspondent Bao Huynh writes this article about the importance of guilds in MMOs and why he believes that WAR will return them to their former glory. |
Bao Huynh |
| Correspondent - Does Crafting Matter? |
08/06/08 |
Star Wars Galaxies
|
General |
MMORPG.com Star Wars Galaxies Correspondent Jef Reahard writes this article on crafting and the recent crafting changes that have come with Update 5. |
Jef Reahard |
| Correspondent - Examining Vanguard PvP |
08/26/08 |
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
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General |
MMORPG.com Vanguard Correspondent Jei Anderson pens this article about his experiences with the PvP system (or lack thereof) in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. |
Jei Anderson |
| Correspondent - Exploration in AoC |
08/27/08 |
Age of Conan
|
General |
MMORPG.com Ag of Conan Correspondent Jean Francois Doyon writes this article about his dissapointment with the exploration factor in Funcom's MMO. |
Jean-François Doyon |
| Correspondent - First Look Preview |
08/15/08 |
Rohan: Blood Feud
|
Preview |
New Rohan: Blood Feud Correspondent Jay T. Clark pens this first look at the game that is currently in open beta. |
Jay T. Clark |
| Correspondent - From the Eyes of a Noob |
08/04/08 |
EverQuest II
|
General |
MMORPG.com Correspondent Daniel Stull files this report gathering information and advice from long-time EverQuest II players and presenting it through the eyes of a new player. |
Daniel Stull |
| Correspondent - How I Came Back to Vanguard |
08/12/08 |
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
|
General |
MMORPG.com Vangaurd Correspondent Warren Bennett pens this editorial about what drew him back into the world of Vanguard after leaving the game due to an unsatisifying earlier experience. |
Warren Bennett |
| Correspondent - Introduction |
08/22/08 |
Citadel of Sorcery
|
General |
Citadel of Sorcery Correspondent Mike Balent pens this article that introduces players who may not be familiar with the game to the differences between CoS and other MMOs. |
Mike Balent |
| Correspondent - Levelling in WoW |
08/08/08 |
World of Warcraft
|
General |
MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Richard Turner pens this article on levelling in World of Warcraft together with some tips for the task for new players. |
Richard Turner |
| Correspondent - Moving into the Mines |
07/30/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
|
General |
MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online Correspondent Matt McLean files this report on the upcoming expansion for the game, the Mines of Moria and discusses whether or not the new addition will be worth the box price. |
Matt McLean |
| Correspondent - Musing on Superheroes |
08/11/08 |
City of Heroes
|
General |
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent Michael Mcnutt writes this article muising on superheroes both on the big screen and our video game monitors as he writes his introductory article. |
Michael Mcnutt |
| Correspondent - Quests for the Gil Seeker |
08/29/08 |
Final Fantasy XI
|
General |
MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Herbie Grate writes this guide for players looking to make a quick buck (or gil as the case may be)in FFXI. |
Herbie Grate |
| Correspondent - Response to Book 14 |
08/13/08 |
Lord of the Rings Online
|
General |
In his debut Correspondent article, Dustin Onesti writes this response to the most recent Book update from Lord of the Rings Online and even gives some strategy tips for defeating the boss in Book 14 Chapter 1, The Heraldry of Lindon. |
Dustin Onesti |
| Correspondent - Surviving Nocturnal Sonata |
09/04/08 |
Sword of the New World
|
General |
Chris Illingworth, our Swrod of the New World Correspondent, writes this new article reviewing some of the new features and tweaks to old features that come along with the game`Ncoturnal Sonata update. |
Chris Illingworth |
| Correspondent - The Lore Behind the Armies |
08/25/08 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
|
General |
MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Tom Giblin pens this look at the lore behind the armies that will appear in Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. |
Tom Giblin |
| Correspondent - The PvP System |
07/31/08 |
Age of Conan
|
General |
MMORPG.com Age of Conan Correspondent Chris Carlis files this report on the upcoming PvP system for Age of Conan. |
Chris Carlisle |
| Correspondent - Trying to make a Difference |
08/19/08 |
Aion
|
General |
Kenneth Tarre, our new Aion Correspondent, has written this introductory article about the upcoming NCsoft MMORPG. |
Kenneth Tarre |
| Correspondent - Why the Hate |
08/20/08 |
EverQuest II
|
General |
EverQuest II Correspondent and relative newcomer to the game Daniel Stull writes this second article about some of the EQII hate and SOE hate responses garnered by his previous article. |
Daniel Stull |
| Correspondent - WoW Battlegrounds: Warsong Gulch |
08/21/08 |
World of Warcraft
|
General |
World of Warcraft Correspondent Robert Duckworth pens this article giving some details and tricks for the Warsong Gulch Battleground in WoW. |
Robert Duckworth |
| Correspondent Zone Overview - Caebolan |
08/07/08 |
Sword of the New World
|
General |
MMORPG.com Sword of the New World Correspondent Chris Illingworth provides us with this overview of the recently added Caebolan zone in his game. |
Chris Illingworth |
| DC Interview with Shawn Lord |
09/03/08 |
DC Universe
|
Interview |
Recently, MMORPG.com's Keith Cross had the opportunity to talk to Shawn Lord, the lead designer for SOE's DC Universe Online about some of the features in the upcoming MMORPG. |
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 |
| Deity Beasts |
08/14/08 |
Myth War 2
|
General |
The good people at Myth War II have provided us with this overview of the Deity Beasts available in their game. At the same time, they've provided us with some interesating concept art to accompany it. |
Guest Writer |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Dungeon Screens |
09/05/08 |
Runes of Magic
|
Media |
The folks at Runes of Magic have provided us with five new screenshots of the many and varied dungeons of Taborea. |
Guest Writer |
| 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 |
| Eight new Screens |
08/08/08 |
Atlantica Online
|
Media |
The folks from Atlantica Online have sent along these eight new screenshots for us to enjoy. |
Guest Writer |
| Empyrean Age Interview |
08/29/08 |
EVE Online
|
Interview |
Tony Gonzalez, EVE Online's Lead Writer, and Scott Holden, Lead Content Creator were at Gen Con where we spoke to them about the story behind the Empyrean Age. |
Keith Cross |
| 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 |
| Episode 3 Free Expansion Screens |
08/25/08 |
ArchLord
|
Media |
The folks from Archlord have provided us with these new screenshots from the Episode 3 update to the game. Below the images, you will find a press release with some details of the free expansion. |
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 |
| Erling Ellingsen Interview , Part Two |
09/05/08 |
Age of Conan
|
Interview |
Today, we present part two of our Leipzig interview with Funcom Product Manager Erling Ellingsen. In this half of the interview, Ellingsen talks about upcoming content, the reason for the upcoming expansion, why they can't give us specific subscriber numbers, and more. |
Jon Wood |
| 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 |
| Exclusive Dual Class System Journal |
07/28/08 |
Runes of Magic
|
Developer Journal |
The folks behind Runes of Magic have released ythis new developer journal outlining the game's dual class feature. |
Guest Writer |
| Exclusive Guild Hall Architecture Art |
08/27/08 |
EverQuest II
|
Media |
The folks from Sony Online Entertainment have sent us along these exclusive architectural images of the guild halls that are coming to EverQuest II. |
Guest Writer |
| Exclusive Hello Kitty Online Trailer |
08/28/08 |
Hello Kitty Online
|
Media |
For those of you out there who just can't get enough of that mad cat Hello Kitty, the dev team sanrio Co. have sent along this new trailer for the upcoming MMORPG. |
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 Screens |
08/05/08 |
Concerto Gate
|
Media |
The folks from gamescampus have provided us with these three exclusive screenshots from their MMORPG Concerto Gate. |
Guest Writer |
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