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A Conversation About Exteel 08/11/08 Exteel 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 First Look at PWI 09/12/08 Perfect World International Preview MMORPG.com Perfect World International Correspondent Robert Sollazzo takes a first look at the beta for the upcoming free 2 play MMORPG Perfect World International. Robert Sollazzo
A Guide for the Fresh New Player 10/01/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Other Warhammer Online Correspondent John Lisenby Writes this guide that introduces the early mechanics of the game to new players who might ot be too familair with them. John Lisenby
A Guide to Playing the Chosen 09/22/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General MMORPG.com Warhammer Onine Corresponsent Lou Rossi writes this guide to playing Destruction's Chosen class in Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Lou Rossi
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 Free Realms Part Two 08/12/08 Free Realms 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
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 Look at the Eye of the Storm Battleground 10/13/08 World of Warcraft Other MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Robert Duckworth writes this overview of the Eye of the Storm Battleground in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Robert Duckworth
A Look at Wurm Online 09/24/08 Wurm Online At a glance! MMORPG.com Correspondent Mike Balent writes this At A Glance look at the java-based game Wurm Online that apprently holds more than some readers might expect. Mike Balent
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
About Those Cuts... 08/01/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning 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
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
Age of Expansion Timeliine (536 AC to 593 AC) 09/08/08 The Chronicles of Spellborn General The folks over at The Chronicles of Spellborn have updated their site with another in their timeline installments, letting players know some of the history surrounding the game wrold. today's timeline covers the years 536 AC to 593 AC. Guest Writer
AI Interview 08/06/08 Stargate Worlds 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
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
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
APB Update 08/13/08 APB 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 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 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
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
Breaking News: Godager Resigns 09/17/08 Age of Conan General MMORPG.com has learned that Age of Conan Producer and Game Director Gaute Godager has resigned his post with Funcom. His replacement, Craig Morrison previously held the same position on Funcom`s Anarchy Online. 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
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
Burglar Advancement Beyond Level 50 10/08/08 Lord of the Rings Online Developer Journal The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Burglar. 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
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
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
Chaos Magus Level 1-5 PvE Guide 10/02/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning Other MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Jessica Maxson takes us through the first five levels of PvE gameplay in Mythic Entertainment's Warhammer Online. Jessica Maxson
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
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
Closed Beta Announcement and Screens 10/03/08 Stargate Worlds Media Firesky (formerly Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment) has announced that the closed beta for their upcoming MMORPG Stargate Worlds will begin in mid-october. To celebrate the news, the team has sent along these new and exclusive screenshots. 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 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
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
Combat System Dev Journal 09/12/08 Runes of Magic Developer Journal The folks from Runes of Magic have provided us with this new developer journal covering the combat system in the upcoming Free 2 Play MMORPG. Guest Writer
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 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 09/10/08 Pirates of the Burning Sea Interview MMORPG.com's Community Manager Richard Cox had the opportunity recently to speak with Theresa Pudenz (PR), David “Taelorn” Hunt (Senior Designer) and Troy Hewitt (Director of Community Relations) about the unique community experience being fostered by FLying Lab Software for their pirate themed MMO, Piraes of the Burning Sea. Richard Cox
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
Compare and Contrast - Use of IP 10/03/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning General MMORPG.com Warhammer Online Correspondent Asaf Yonsian writes this interesting piece about Mythic's use of the Warhammer IP in an MMO compared to both Turbine and Funcom's handling of their IPs. Asaf Yonsian
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
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 - Character Creation Guide 09/30/08 EVE Online Other MMORPG.com EVE Online Correspondent Richard Morris writes this quick and easy guide to character creation in CCP's space-based sandbox. Rick Morris
Correspondent - A Look at Factional Warfare 09/16/08 EVE Online General MMORPG.com EVE Online Correspondent Andrew Wallace writes this overview of the factional warfare that was brought into the popular sci-fi game with the Empyrean Age expansion. Andrew Wallace
Correspondent - A Look at Gear in WoW 09/07/08 World of Warcraft General MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Ricky Turner writes this article about the importance of gear in Activision / Blizzard's record shattering MMORPG, World of Warcraft. Richard Turner
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 The Beastmaster 09/26/08 Final Fantasy XI General MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Wesley Bond takes a look at the Beastmaster class in the MMO chapter of the Final Fantasy franchise. Wesley Bond
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 - A Pirate's Life for Me 09/23/08 EVE Online General MMORPG.com EVE Online Correspondent Richard Morris writes this new article talking about the benefits of pirating in CCP's space-based sandbox game. Rick Morris
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