ArenaNet posted an article written by Ree Soesbee, Lore and Continuity Designer, where she talks about the Personal Story System for the upcoming MMO Guild Wars 2. There will be a more in-depth character creation with the development of a player’s biography, which will directly impact the player’s personal story. One of these choices will be personality traits, which can impact how the NPCs will interact with the player. The player will also be able to align themselves with various iconic characters and orders, to further develop their personal story. The interactions promise to be tailored to the player, to give the player the feeling of a meaningful role in the overarching storyline.

It all sounds wonderful, especially to those who have been pining for a single-player RPG feel in a world populated by other gamers. There’s still no mention of release dates or upcoming beta registration, so stay tuned to MMO Crunch for more information as we get it.

You can read the entire article on the Personal Story System in Guild Wars 2 here.

The gang over at vg247.com managed to snag an interview with Blizzard Executive Vice President Frank Pearce. The talk centered around the stagnant nature of World of Warcraft lately, holding strong at 11.5 million subscribers since 2008′s launch of Wrath of the Lich King.

Pearce discussed that the release of Wrath in China and Cataclysm’s as of yet unscheduled release for late this year will once again pump up WoW’s staggering subscription base.

Other topics of interest ranged from Starcraft II to Diablo III and more on WoW. For the full interview with WoW’s Executive VP, click here.

Aika Online has announced that its latest expansion, Ashes of Betrayal, will be released June 17^th. The expansion will feature a new region of the Darkrane Forest, home to the half bird, half human race of the Kynari. Quests in the newly developed region will focus around restoring order to recent turmoil caused by the death of a high counsellor including a new instanced dungeon to explore. New equipment and skill boosts starting at level 51 will also be part of the expansion. For screenshots of Aika Online’s Preview of Ashes of Betrayal, click here.

True Games has announced Faxion Online, their latest MMORPG in development by the recently opened division UTV True Games. According to UTV True Games, Faxion Online will be an action MMORPG that focuses on PvP and territory control. Moreover, players won’t get bored in the game since it will minimize the grind and leveling parts. The game is set to enter beta stages in late 2010. More info coming soon, stay tuned.

N.E.O Online has announced a new map – Danee. The map itself will be released at May 27th (PST). Players should be ready for the more powerful monsters and challenging instances! The first part of the map is the skeleton guarded Reshmille Battle which players have to cross to make their way to Hart Fortress. At Hart Fortress, evil power joined as an alliance to destroy the peace of Gaia. Challenge the dark magic of Hand of Chaos and undying force of Reshmille skeletons. The conspiracy must be revealed and ruined.

ChangYou has announced the latest expansion to for Dragon Oath, titled Path to Nirvana. Path to Nirvana will add a series of new quests, equipment, content and even some new features. The level cap will be raised from 90 to 100 and you’ll also get a chance to explore some new dungeons. Path to Nirvana will be released on June 3, 2010 at 4PM pacific time. To commemorate the launch, a new PvE server called Nirvana will be opened with a leveling contest with prizes(top prize is an iPad 3G). More information about Dragon Oath and its latest expansion is available here.

The Chains of Promathia expansion level cap for Final Fantasy XI has been a bit of a problem for many FFXI gamers. Since there are level restrictions on certain areas of the game, be it 30, 40, 50, etc. gamers have been a little upset that once they pass a certain threshold, certain content in the game is off limits.

Fortunately, this quirk has been removed. Square Enix has announced that the upcoming update will remove the level caps from Chains of Promathia areas. The developers are going even further, announcing that content in some of these areas will be level-based so even players that are level 75+ can indulge in anticipation of the upcoming level max.

For the official announcement on Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia level restriction removed, click here.

At this years Game Developers Conference (GDC) held in San Fransico, En Mass Entertainment unveiled a new trailer spot-lighting their 8 playable classes for their upcoming MMO, TERA. For those of you unfamiliar with the classes, they are: Slayer, Archer, Lancer, Warrior, Sorcerer, Berserker, Priest and Mystic.

For the offical TERA Classes Trailer, click here. For more information on TERA, visit their website.

Atari has released a brand new trailer for Champions Online: Serpent Lantern Adventure Pack. The Serpent Lantern Adventure pack will take Champions Online players on an epic adventure for the magical artifact, capable of granting unimaginable powers to its possessor through the skyscrapers of Millennium City to the jungles of Africa. You just need a character who’s level is above 11 and some free time on your hands. The trailer is available for watching here.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced that FreeRealms is getting hoverboards. That’s right, the Ride every kid has wanted since 1989, debuts today in the family-friendly virtual world of Free Realms™! Players will look cool cruising around Free Realms at 150 percent of their character’s normal walking speed and showing off with board trick animations. The Precursor Tech Hoverboard is currently available in a brown and blue version and a brown and orange version, each for 550 Station Cash in the Marketplace. More information about FreeRealms can be found here.