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Exclusive Features : Interviews

Title Date Game Overview Author
Module 8 - New Player Experience 08/19/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online DDO's Kate Paiz talks about the new experience that the DDO team has created for their early game as well as some higher level content. Keith Cross
Module 8 - Character Creation and Advancement 08/19/08 Dungeons & Dragons Online MMORPG.com news Manager Keith Cross submits this interview with DDO's Kate Paiz where the senior producer talks about the changes to character advancement in their upcoming module. Keith Cross
Stealth Interview 08/14/08 Stargate Worlds Demetrius Comes recently spoke with MMORPG.com's Jon Wood about the stealth system in Firesky's upcoming MMORPG, Stargate Worlds. Jon Wood
Interview with the Product Manager 08/13/08 Wonderland Online MMORPG.com's Joe Iuliani had the opportunity recently to ask a few questions of Edwin Huang, the Product Manager for IGG's Wonderland Online. Joe Iuliani
A Look at Free Realms Part Two 08/12/08 Free Realms 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 Conversation About Exteel 08/11/08 Exteel 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
First Gameplay Trailer 08/11/08 Star Trek Online Cryptic Studios has released this new trailer for their upcoming MMORPG, Star Trek Online. The trailer, which features our first look at in-engine gameplay footage, was debuted at a recent trek convention in Las Vegas. Guest Writer
Box Interview 08/08/08 Dungeon Runners 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
AI Interview 08/06/08 Stargate Worlds 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
Interview with Jill Henderson 08/06/08 City of Heroes At the recent Comic Con, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with City of Heroes Community Coordinator Jill Henderson to talk about the game. Jon Wood
Capital Cities Interview 08/05/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning 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
UI Interview 08/04/08 Stargate Worlds Recently, MMORPG.com caught up with the folks from Firesky's Stargate Worlds to talk about their game. Today, we present this interview with Howard Lyons, the Art Director on the game. Lyons discusses the interactivity and customization of the game's user interface. Jon Wood
Interview with Erling Ellingson 08/01/08 Age of Conan At Comic Con San Diego, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood caught up with Funcom's Erling Ellingson to talk about the game since launch and the direction for the future. Jon Wood
Comic Con Interview with Amy Crier 07/30/08 Tabula Rasa 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 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
An E3 Look at Free Realms 07/24/08 Free Realms 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
E3 Interview 07/23/08 MapleStory 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 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
Spying on The Agency at E3 07/17/08 The Agency While in attendance at E3, MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh had the opportunity to sit down and talk about The Agency with Lead Designer Hal Milton and Studio Manager Matt Wilson. Carolyn Koh
EQ Dev Chat Transcript 07/17/08 EverQuest 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
Interview with Champions Creator 07/14/08 Champions Online At a recent press event held by Cryptic Studios, MMORPG.com News Manager keith Cross had a chance to talk to George MacDonald, the co-creator of the original Champions RPG. Keith Cross
Interview With Jack Emmert 07/11/08 Champions Online Recently, MMORPG.com news Manager Keith Cross visited the Cryptic Studios offices where he spoke with Chief Creative Officer Jack Emmert about the upcoming MMORPG Champions Online. Keith Cross
Introductory Q&A 07/02/08 Myth War 2 MMORPG.com's own Joe Iuliani provides the questions for this interview with Jadefox Hu of IGG's Myth War II. In the interview, Hu introduces us to this follow up to Myth War. Joe Iuliani
Behind the Career System - Part Two 06/30/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning 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
Introductory Q&A 06/26/08 Perfect World While we aren't quite ready to add them to our Game List, the folks at Perfect World Entertainment (the company bringing Perfect World to the North American market)have answered a number of our introductory questions about their game, Perfect World. Jon Wood
Behind the Career System - Part One 06/24/08 Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning 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
Jeffrey Steefel Interview: Book 14 and Beyond 06/23/08 Lord of the Rings Online Jon Wood brings us the second part of his interview with Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel, where they discuss The Mines of Moria, Turbine's console aspirations, and Book 14. Jon Wood
Developing for the West and the East 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online 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
Jeffrey Steefel on Book 13 - Video 06/18/08 Lord of the Rings Online Lord of the Rings Online Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel talks about the new content that was recently added to the game with the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-king. Guest Writer
Dear Devs: Part Three 06/17/08 EverQuest II 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
The Continuum 06/17/08 Beyond the MMORPG In this week`s Beyond the MMORPG feature, we take a look at a game called "The Continuum". The Continuum is a flash-based game currently in beta that comes down somewhere between a miniatures game and a trading card game. Guest Writer
Exclusive Internal Q&A With the Producer 06/16/08 Battleground Europe: WWII Online Dana Baldwin, the Producer of Battleground Europe, brings our anniversary celebrations to a close with this internal Q&A. Guest Writer
Dev Profile - Gaute Godager 06/13/08 Age of Conan 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
Anatomy of a Launch Q&A 06/10/08 Age of Conan 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
CEO Jim Crowley on New Investors 06/06/08 Turbine 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
EVE Novel Excerpt 06/05/08 EVE Online The folks at CCP have provided us with this excerpt from the upcoming EVE Online novel by Tony Gonzales. The book itself will be available starting on June 19th. Guest Writer
Q&A With Jorgen Tharaldsen 06/02/08 Age of Conan Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to send eight questions over to Jorgen Tharaldsen at Funcom. In those questions, Tharaldsen addresses instances, CS and more. Jon Wood
Empyrean Age Dev Chat Log 06/01/08 EVE Online The folks from CCP joined us on Sunday for a developer chat. Here are the complete logs of that chat for your reading pleasure. Laura Genender
What is it about Entropia Universe? 05/28/08 Entropia Universe MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh submits this Entropia Universe interview from the ION conference, talking to developer and player alike, Koh tried to get to the bottom of the question: "What is it about Entropia Universe anyway?" Carolyn Koh
Talking to New Lead Designer Tom Potter 05/27/08 Tabula Rasa Tom Potter, the new Lead Designer for NCsoft's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, sits down with MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood to talk about his thoughts on the game and where it's heading. Jon Wood
Jorgen Tharaldsen on XBox360 05/26/08 Age of Conan Recently, MMORPG.com Managing Editor Jon Wood had the opportunity to sit down to talk with Funcom Product Manager Jorgen Tharaldsen and talk about the XBox360 implementation for AoC. Jon Wood
An ION Interview with NetDevil 05/23/08 Jumpgate Evolution 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