Aion: Blurring the Gender Boundaries

Plenty of games on the market are geared towards females, but it’s no secret that not every female wants to play Cake Mania and Imagine: Fashion Designer. Women who aren’t just into fashion, makeup, and cooking are left with few games that speak to them personally. Until recently, women and gaming have hardly been mentioned [...]

Exclusive: Global Agenda Developer Interview + Gameplay

Today’s the official launch of Global Agenda, and what better way to get in the mood for some commonwealth destruction than an in-depth Global Agenda interview with the developers.  The two part interview covers lore, how players can be written into the game, game mechanics – including the lack of a headshot bonus, class decisions, [...]

An Interview with Cryptic’s Bill Roper

I was recently given an opportunity to ask Cryptic’s Bill Roper some questions about Champions Online’s powers, data mining and the infamous “Launch Day Nerf”. Check out the Champions Online interview and see what he had to say.
The original design of Cryptic’s original game, City of Heroes, was supposed to have open power choices, but the [...]

Interview: Alganon

We recently had a chance to interview David Allen (President and Co-founder of Quest Online) and Hue Henry (Alganon Lead Designer) about the upcoming MMORPG Alganon which set to release on Oct 31st.  Check out the Alganon interview below.
1. Your website mentions “custom dynamic quests”. Could you elaborate on these custom quests and will they be in the game [...]

Virtual Denial: My Interview with Dan Bustard from Second Skin

Needless to say I was intrigued by the indie movie Second Skin and the people that were portrayed in the film. A benefit of the wonder of the internet is the ability to actually locate people that you would never know how to get a hold of. It works wonderfully to reunite old family members, [...]

Champions Online Interview

I recently had a chance to ask Bill Roper, the Design Director and Executive Produce of Champions Online, a few questions about the upcoming superhero MMO.  You can find the Champions Online interview below.
Q1) Since this is a super-hero game, will players be able to have a side kick?
The side-kicking system in Champions Online allows younger, less [...]

Why Darkfall is made of fail by someone who wanted to love it…

I recently canvassed the opinions of a long-term MMO gamer who quit Darkfall in disgust not long ago. I have taken her thoughts and put them into the following editorial-style narrative rather than a straight Q&A. I hope you enjoy reading this, especially if it saves you from playing this game because I genuinely trust [...]

Jumpgate Evolution: Interview

I recently had the opportunity to interview Hermann Petersheck producer of Jumpgate Evolution at Netdevil.  Being that the inteview was a bit long,  this is not a complete word by word transcript, but instead just the juicy parts.

Q: Going back to the original Jumpgate, which used a classic cockpit/first person perspective, what was the [...]

Hell Froze Over: An Interview with Funcom’s Erling Ellingsen

Hi, I’m Daedren. You might remember me from other interviews like “Mark Jacobs: He Didn’t Call Me Back” and “Richard Garriott: Corp Por or In Vas Mani?” I write this not with a gun to my head, or a sharp weapon to my balls, but because I’m an advocate of objective journalism in the MMO [...]

Exclusive: Interview with CEO of Masthead Studios: Earthrise

I recently had the chance to interview Atanas Atanasov, CEO of Masthead Studios, about the upcoming MMORPG Earthrise. We were also able to bribe Mr. Atanasov into providing us with a new exclusive screenshot of the Eastern Gardens in Earthrise. (right pic) Your son will be returned by midnight.
For those [...]