Interviews

We ask tough questions. Whether the devs answer them truthfully — or at all — is on them! [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

PAX West 2017: Trove’s next big patch will focus on clubs

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While most of the focus at PAX West 2017 for Trove was on the Eclipse expansion that just released (with its new Atlas, Shadow...

PAX West 2017: Rend expands world size, adds more MMO elements

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Wondering what happened to Rend since its big debut at PAX East? Frostkeep Studios went decidedly quiet over the summer after the three-faction sandbox's first alpha....

The LOTRO team dishes on Mordor and PvMP

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Hungry for more information about Lord of the Rings Online and its recent Mordor expansion? YouTuber Stefalla interviewed Standing Stone Games CM Jerry Snook...

Tamriel Infinium: ZeniMax’s Rich Lambert on Elder Scrolls Online content development, past and future

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Morrowind was very likely a great boon for The Elder Scrolls Online. Although ZeniMax Online Studios hasn't released any solid numbers, the staff has...

Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida on Stormblood’s release, AI issues, and MMO history

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After all this time, I'm sure some of you forgot that my original E3 2017 interview with Final Fantasy XIV's Naoki Yoshida was supposed to...

Ship of Heroes talks indie scope, community positivity, and designing the world

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Ship of Heroes is gearing up for PAX with drop-ins with community vloggers, including The Positive Gamer, who has a flythrough video of Apotheosis...

Touring Trove’s new Eclipse expansion with the Trion team

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The big solar eclipse may have been yesterday, but today marks the beginning of Trove's Eclipse! And luckily, this one will last much more...

John Smedley talks about the game industry but is mum about his studio’s project

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It has now been seven months since John Smedley shut down Pixelmage Games and took his team over to Amazon Game Studios to set...
H1Z1

Massively OP Podcast Episode 131: Just surviving

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Justin and Bree cover Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire, LOTRO's Mordor, Final Fantasy XIV's playerbase, Dual Universe's investment, and NCsoft's financials, then interview H1Z1: Just Survive Creative Director Ben Jones.

Interview: Daybreak’s Just Survive drops H1Z1 branding for massive revamp and relaunch today

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Remember the survival version of H1Z1? If not, we can't say that we blame you: Since Daybreak split the game in two, the bulk...
A very short marathon.

Cliff Bleszinski thinks streaming the LawBreakers testing was a mistake

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Hey, kids! Want to read a big long interview with Cliff Bleszinski about launching LawBreakers? Because you probably shouldn't read it if you're an...

Ubisoft on Skull and Bones’ business model, ‘treasure chest’ lootboxes, and live events

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If you thought that Ubisoft's Skull and Bones pirate MMO wasn't going to have lootboxes, seriously, what rock are you living under? (And is...

VR is still on the table for Star Citizen

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VR-centric website Road to VR has a brief quote from Cloud Imperium Games that might be good news to those of you still hoping...

Guild Wars 2 devs open up about the new elite specializations

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It seems fair to say that one of the most exciting aspects of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire for fans is the announcement...

The Stream Team: Stepping into the Reach with ESO’s Creative Director

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The Elder Scrolls Online continues with its quarterly release schedule despite the recent launch of its next chapter: Morrowind. ZeniMax Online Studios named its next...
eff boys get money

Black Desert team on the male Ranger, mobile version, and SEA server

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Catching up with the Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss at ChinaJoy 2017, MMO Culture wrung out of the team a short but informative interview...
Swanky.

LOTRO: Mordor is still aiming for a July 31 release

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Lord of the Rings Online players are on pins and needles this week, wondering if they only have a few days before the expansion...
Roberts and Garriott

MMO dev and astronaut Richard Garriott hosts a Reddit AMA on /r/space today

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Curious about astrophysics? The Massively OP Podcast brought on a special guest for a fun holiday bonus 'cast back in 2015 to answer a...

The Stream Team: Interview with Citadel Forged With Fire devs

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We've been hearing a bit about Citadel: Forged With Fire, a new sandbox under development that focuses on magic. Now we have a chance...
Being back in Azeroth might be a little more reassuring.

Checking out RIFT 4.2: Celestial Storm

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Summertime does seem to be ripe territory for MMORPGs to release sizable content updates in the hopes of keeping players occupied and luring back...

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