Interviews

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Preview: A look inside of ArcheAge’s Ascension launching today

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Change is inevitable. And while it can be unnerving, it can also be very beneficial. ArcheAge's fans will see their share of changes today...
Come fly with me.

Preview: In the saddle of Riders of Icarus’ mount system

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Feel like flying? How about flying while you fight? In Riders of Icarus, you'll be able to do both. One of the main tenants...

Chronicle: RuneScape Legends launches on Steam today

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It's full Steam ahead today for Chronicle: RuneScape Legends as the CCG-meets-tabletop game not only launches but launches on Steam. To celebrate, devs will start...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 66: Meridian 59’s Brian Green

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Justin interviews Brian Green, who's worked on Meridian 59, Storybricks, EverQuest Next, and Camelot Unchained in his long MMORPG career.

AdventureQuest 3D is the cross-platform MMORPG that might hook you

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If you're anything like me, you've hopefully realized that there can be just as much anticipation in your life over small, interesting games as with...

See your future in Path of Exile’s Prophecy mini-expansion on June 3rd

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I see something coming in the future... something that will be of interest to Path of Exile fans. And it will arrive on June...

Trion Worlds CEO: RIFT’s retention rate is ‘astounding’

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In a new interview with VentureBeat, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman stated that RIFT's retention rate is "astounding" compared to the rest of the MMO...

EVE Evolved: CCP Games on the future of EVE Online’s PvE

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It's no secret that EVE Online has always been a primarily PvP-focused game, with thousands of players smashing fleets of ships together on a daily basis....

First impressions of TERA’s Secrets & Shadows update and flying mounts

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It's no secret: TERA's Secrets & Shadows update arrives this month! And many players are eagerly anticipating diving in to experience these changes for...

Waxing philosophical about SWTOR companions with BioWare’s Charles Boyd

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Just in time for this week's May the Fourth festivities, I spoke to Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Charles Boyd. He currently holds the title...
Was this the longest?

The Nostalrius team on hopes for a legacy World of Warcraft server

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For those who can't get enough information about what led to the creation and maintenance of the Nostalrius World of Warcraft server, the site...

EVE Fanfest 2016: Andie Nordgren on EVE Online’s Citadel expansion launch and beyond

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EVE Online's highly anticipated Citadel expansion has now launched, adding a whole new class of player-built structures to the game for corporations to build...

EVE Fanfest 2016: CCP Falcon on Fanfest, the EVE community, and harassment

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Over its almost 13 years of operation, sci-ci MMO EVE Online has gained a largely undeserved reputation for antisocial behaviour. EVE is built on...

Black Desert’s roadmap for future content

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Everyone's curious: What's going to come next for the hit sandbox Black Desert? DualShockers has a new interview out with Daum Project Manager Daniel Loehr...
Yes, this assuages my nervousness, you bet.

Daybreak exec on early access, e-sports, VR, EverQuest Next, and the future of EverQuest

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GamesIndustry.biz has published a lengthy interview with Daybreak chief publishing officer Laura Naviaux Sturr on the evolution of the MMORPG studio over the last year....
How far we've come yet.

PAX East 2016: Richard Garriott discusses Shroud of the Avatar’s ‘launch’ and future

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It might seem as if Shroud of the Avatar has been in early access for a very long time, probably because it has. Technically, it's...
How am I supposed to remember you if you won't let me forget?

PAX East 2016: Brad McQuaid on Pantheon’s startup, development focus, and old-school nature

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The development history of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen could be generously described as "checkered." The title went through several forms of failed crowdfunding...

EVE Fanfest 2016: Project Nova will include territorial warfare, link with EVE

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At this week's EVE Fanfest 2016, CCP Games revealed its new PC first person shooter Project Nova that has risen from the ashes of console FPS DUST...

CSE’s Mark Jacobs explains Camelot Unchained’s beta delay

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On its livestream this afternoon, Camelot Unchained boss Mark Jacobs told backers and watchers that technical issues have delayed the start of beta, which was...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Everything you need to know about Guild Wars 2’s April 2016 update

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Today is the day, people: I'm hoping you're all willing and able to log in and follow along with the Q2 update patch notes...