interviews
Elder Scrolls Online walks players through the steps of adding voice over to the MMORPG
As one might expect, putting voice to the characters of The Elder Scrolls Online is a lot of work - that's not a forgone...
Overwatch 2 director attempts to take back control of the narrative over PvE cancellation
It hasn't been a fun week to be Aaron Keller, game director of Overwatch 2 and one of the people taking the brunt of...
Amazon Games VP throws shade at LOTRO over new Lord of the Rings project
With the recent announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMO in development by Amazon Games, one would expect the newcomer to follow...
Toontown Rewritten’s fan festival will host original Toontown Online devs on panel
At the top of the year, we shared the news of an in-person return for ToonFest, a fan festival for Toontown Online that is...
Perfect Ten: Overwatch 2 is peak Blizzard
So in case you missed it yesterday, Overwatch 2 got unceremoniously canceled. Oh, I know, the game is still operating, but someone has already...
Interview: KingsIsle talks Pirate101’s Steam launch, Sinbad Chapter 2, and the future of the game
KingsIsle's Pirate101 is having a bit of a renaissance right now. The high seas-themed sibling MMO to the popular kids game Wizard101 has two...
Overwatch 2 devs admit team strategy on PvP/PvE development shifted ‘about a year and a half ago’
So a lot of gamers were not terribly happy that Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller and executive producer Jared Neuss announced that most of...
Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss on DokeV’s ambitions and market diversification
On this week's MOP Podcast, we happened to mention that Crimson Desert is several years delayed at this point, so it's rather convenient that...
Bossa Studios CEO discusses company’s shift towards co-op and PvE multiplayer titles
The name Bossa Studios tends to conjure up the story of Worlds Adrift 'round these parts. Readers might remember that the promising sky piracy...
Massively on the Go: WalkScape’s Schamppu wants game to walk the fitness walk
It turns out I wasn't alone in WalkScape piquing my curiosity, so those of you who are intrigued by a new RuneScape-inspired walking-centric MMOARG...
Zenith talks about courting investors and clearing tech hurdles as Skyward Summit heads to open testing May 5
To say that VR gaming in general is a niche market is a bit of an understatement; combine that with making an MMO in...
The MOP Up: Chrono Odyssey preps gameplay video, plans global release
Expect to start hearing more buzz about South Korean next-gen MMO Chrono Odyssey now that it's ramping up hype and info. Its studio told...
WoW Factor: Dragonflight wasn’t a hit – so now what?
All right, let's be real and acknowledge that the recent Activision-Blizzard earning report did not say outright that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was an out-and-out...
World of Warcraft’s Hazzikostas discusses cross-faction queued content and class combinations
Let's not bury the lede on this particular World of Warcraft Q&A with game director Ion Hazzikostas: Yes, the team is aware of the...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas discusses Mythic+ keystones, reputation, and communication
After today's surprise unpleasantness with the latest Activision-Blizzard financial report, it might be a touch surprising to see World of Warcraft's game director Ion...
Multiplayer tactical battler Spellcraft recounts its first public alpha, maps a second test for June 19
The beginning of April saw Spellcraft, the "real-time battler" from studio One More Game, begin its first alpha test (aka Preseason 1). Now that...
Blizzard says Diablo IV ‘is not intended to be played forever’ and teases a ‘pinnacle boss’
Those who had daydreams of playing Diablo IV 'til doomsday might be disappointed to learn that there is an apparent end to its progression...
Warcraft Arclight Rumble devs talk XP level curve and exaggerated animations
While most of the eyes in the Blizzard universe are looking forward to WoW's 10.1 or some floofy Diablo sequel, there are a few...
Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase
I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...
DC Universe Online’s Shock to the System author on shifting from comics to video games
Yes, we've quite the anticipatory jitters for this week's DC Universe Online game update, especially as it adds a couple of iconic characters to...
