This is a weird post, but it’s a slow news week – we had the chance to chat with the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas about covering MMOs, the industry at large, as well as show how bad Bradford actually is in game.
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Interview | Series Producer Yuya Kimura Explains Why the 2.5 Year Anniversary Might Be the Best for Newcomers
December’s update for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis (PSO2:NGS) looks like it’s shaping up to be one of the most player-friendly updates the game has seen to date.
Last Week’s EVE Online Heist Looks To Be In The Trillions Of ISK, Though We’re Still Left Asking ‘Why?’
As EVE Online was headed towards downtime last week in anticipation of its next expansion, Havoc, a player named Jay Amazingness, decided to wreak a little havoc of his own. A new video shows that heist in action while players involved start to talk about exactly what went down.
BlizzCon 2023 Interview: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic Aims To Recapture Nostalgia, Despite Some Changes
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is likely the most divisive expansion in WoW’s long history, yet Blizzard is dedicated to preserving that nostalgia brought on by Deathwing’s havoc. Kazuma sat down with the Classic team at BlizzCon to talk about crafting Cataclysm Classic, despite some changes on the horizon to the classic expansion.
BlizzCon 2023 Interview: WoW: The War Within’s Encounters And Visual Teams Work Hand In Hand
The War Within is the next expansion in World of Warcraft–the first part of the new Worldsoul Saga. How the teams build this new expansion is key, though. During BlizzCon 2023, we sat down with the Blizzard team to talk about how they are working together to create The War Within.
Building An Expansion: Crafting LotRO Corsairs Of Umbar’s Mariner Class
With any new expansion, it’s not just the new region you get to explore that is exciting – it’s the new systems and mechanics brought to the game. In The Lord of the Rings Online, that is mainly felt in the new Mariner class. We spoke to the Standing Stone Games team about the class’ inception and how they approached building the sea shanty singing swashbuckler.
Wizard101 Fulfills Long Time Desire with Upcoming Wallaru Update | Interview
Just over a week ago, we were invited to the KingsIsle office in preparation for their test realm launch of Wizard101’s huge winter Wallaru Update.
Ember Sword’s New Engine Could Be a Major MMORPG Game Changer | Interview
In our interview with Joris, we talked about innovation of their custom engine, the power of asynchronous streaming, and their potential contribution to revolutionize MMORPGs as we know them.
Interview: Black Desert Online Devs’ Community Efforts Show Its Passion For Its Players
Community is the lifeblood of an MMORPG, and keeping that community engaged in meaningful ways is key to Black Desert’s success over the past few years. We talked with Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee Jin as well as a few content creators over the weekend about its approach to engaging and growing that community.
Interview: Wynncraft – The Building Blocks to a Decade-Old MMORPG
Wynncraft is an MMORPG entirely created within Minecraft on a private server. The server has been operating since 2013 and has a complete set of features players have come to expect of an MMO. Kevin had a chance to interview Francis "Salted" Mailloux, the server owner. Check out the discussion covering everything from how Salted started developing an MMORPG to why new players may want to try Wynncraft.Â