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The Game Archaeologist: A look back at proto-MMOs through the 1980s
Today I want to try something a little different as we look at MMORPG history. Rather than focus in on a single title or...
Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman cautions studios to reconsider live service games
Former Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman has a few words of advice for any studio contemplating the creation of a live service game: Maybe...
Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman ruminates on the tricky business of MMO sequels
As the former lead of EverQuest II, SOE and Trion Worlds' Scott Hartsman knows a thing or two about working on an MMO sequel....
Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman illuminates the rise and fall of RIFT
Yesterday, we ran an editorial from MOP's Tyler focused on his reasoning that MMOs are better off showcasing their own special attributes than tearing...
MMO veteran Scott Hartsman discusses why overseas game publishing is so messy
All right, so Blizzard and Netease are no longer working together for publishing the former studio's games in China. That's significant, but it should...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMORPG industry shockwaves that still reverberate
A thought occurred to me the other day regarding World of Warcraft and the way that it deformed the MMO industry: People who are...
Project_N is a new throwback MMO designed by an EverQuest lead game designer
We certainly have no shortages of MMO projects in which fans and developers alike are seeking to return to Ye Olden Dayz of game...
EverQuesting: A sweet sixteen EverQuest II anniversary retrospective
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen! If you think I've waited 16 years to be able to sing that to EverQuest II, well, you aren't wrong....
John Smedley and Scott Hartsman put out a call to help a former EverQuest II dev
This story crossed our desk with some signal boosting from John Smedley and Scott Hartsman this weekend:Â A little less than a year ago, former...
The MOP Up: Multiplayer co-op survival game Eden Rising launches this month
What do you get when you mix No Man's Sky with a dash of Fortnite and Rend? Eden Rising, by our judge. The game...
Hyperspace Beacon: I wasn’t going to talk about Anthem, but I think I should
Like everyone else working in or around the gaming industry, I read Kotaku's Jason Schreier's exposé on BioWare's development of Anthem. And like many...
Kotaku’s Anthem exposé unmasks a studio in ‘crisis’ – and BioWare’s response is alarming
Kotaku has another lengthy expose up today, this one homing in on Anthem. Author Jason Schreier interviewed 19 Anthem (and Anthem-adjacent) developers to paint...
The Daily Grind: So, do you think Google’s Stadia will revolutionize gaming?
Yesterday's Google presentation and announcement of Stadia - and all its attendant accoutrements - set the internet as well as our staff chattering about...
Gamigo formally announces the Trion Worlds buyout that manifested yesterday
Yesterday's surprise news that MMO company Trion Worlds had been sold to Gamigo was then all but confirmed by Trion's Linda "Brasse" Carlson, who announced...
Halloween blows through RIFT, Trove, ArcheAge, Atlas Reactor, and Defiance 2050
Something sinister is brewing over at Trion Worlds, and soon the whole world will pay the price as Scott Hartsman's corgi transforms into its...
Trion just bought up Gazillion’s assets to beef up its MMO publishing arm
Did you see this one coming? VentureBeat has a piece out this morning interviewing Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman, who's apparently just revealed that...
Atlas Reactor arrives in China via Steam
Atlas Reactor really needs to be given some credit for striking out in a different direction when the rest of the PvP scene was...
Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman goes on NBC to address video game violence and game ratings
Here is something kind of neat: Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman sitting down with NBC's Press:Here to talk about video game violence and game...
Trove launches in Japan this spring, offers freebies through Twitch Prime promo
Trion announced today that Trove is launching in Japan on PS4 this spring, with closed beta coming "soon." You'll recall it launched in China...
Interview: Trion Worlds goes in depth on RIFT Prime
Following the initial announcement of RIFT Prime and the ensuing details that started to come out of Trion Worlds on the progression server, we...
