interviews
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt introduces the Huntress, rogue exiles, a mount, and heaps of support gems
With Path of Exile 2 being in early access beta instead of launched, I was unsure whether Grinding Gear Games would be keeping to...
Interview: Mother Machine talks inspiration, platforming, and pining for an MMO
I'm generally pretty picky when it comes to roguelikes, but I also really adore cute-looking platformers, so when I was first introduced to Mother...
Pokemon Go’s director emphasizes stability under Scopely: ‘Everybody’s coming along for the ride if they want to’
If you were worried that Niantic selling Pokemon Go to Scopely would lead to everything Pokemon Going To Hell - and if MOP's Andrew's...
Ultima Online devs tease New Legacy’s second update with competitive collectible content
YouTuber DM Wyvern has a fun multi-person podcast interview with two members of Broadsword out this week, specifically focused on Ultima Online's New Legacy....
Roblox CEO to parents: ‘If you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox’
Roblox co-founder and CEO Dave Baszucki has a message for parents who are concerned that the games platform is an exploitative place that makes...
Jagex’s new CEO discusses the legacy of RuneScape and OSRS, managing its devs, and microtransaction concerns
Last week saw a pretty significant shakeup for RuneScape and Old School RuneScape fans when Jagex CEO Phil Mansell announced he stepped down as...
Stars Reach passes $550K on Kickstarter and unlocks a detailed guild alliance system
The Stars Reach Kickstarter continues to climb since its debut last week, as Playable Worlds has now pulled in over $550,000 from players eager...
Diablo IV’s Rod Fergusson talks about live service longevity and the benefit of ‘ruining the surprise’ in comms
Most fans of Diablo IV primarily absorbed general manager Rod Fergusson's talk at this year's DICE Summit as the point when he announced he...
CipSoft’s PvPvE zombie shooter MMO Persist Online has ‘all core mechanics now implemented’ as it plots its testing course
Last year we heard about Tibia developer CipSoft entering the PvPvE sub-genre with Persist Online, which the studio classed as "a true, old-school MMORPG...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the upcoming Little Ladies’ Day with a killer outfit reward
The annual Little Ladies' Day event in Final Fantasy XIV has nearly arrived once more, and this time you're not dressing up a doll...
Microsoft execs claim its Muse AI tool is a way to preserve games and akin to CGI’s impact on films
Microsoft would really, really like it if the entire world would adopt its newly revealed Muse AI tool, a so-called World and Human Action...
Ashes of Creation activates another Alpha Two five-day test run
Ashes of Creation's mighty Alpha Two engines revved up this week as a five-day test commenced on Thursday. This is becoming a frequent occurrence...
Massively Overthinking: The things we wish we didn’t know about the MMO industry
A few weeks ago, the MOP writers were sitting around in Discord avoiding work when the subject of a certain industry website's known pay-for-play...
Overwatch 2 invites the pressure of competition, admits the game ‘hasn’t evolved as much as it should have’
When Overwatch 2 unveiled its big shakeup plans for its next couple of seasons, there was a pervasive sense that these moves were a...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet
Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...
Interview: Notorious’ Chris Kaleiki on the ‘MMO bones’ in extraction RPG Legacy Steel and Sorcery
If you’re a fan of extraction shooters but want more high-fantasy RPG elements then I’ve got something in store for you: Legacy: Steel and...
One Shots: Someone go get the vacuum cleaner
Stop! Nobody move an inch or you'll get cut! Go get your mom and tell her that we need the vacuum cleaner ASAP. Someone...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off its role quest conclusion while its UI designer talks about his craft
So if you've cleared all of the role quests in Final Fantasy XIV, you know that as it currently stands the Passage of the...
Blade & Soul, Lineage II, and Aion NA offer freebies for pre-registering to Blade & Soul NEO
Yesterday saw NCsoft take the wraps off of renewed plans to bring Blade & Soul NEO to the west, opening up both pre-registration for...
Interview: NCsoft America’s new CEO, Jeonghee Jin, on awakening the ‘sleeping giant in the West’
A few years ago, I attended Black Desert Online's Heidel Ball, one of the yearly events that Pearl Abyss holds to make major announcements for...
