A Conversation with DCUO Game Director Chris Cao

Steve has a seat with Chris Cao to discuss some of the particulars of SOE’s upcoming action-superhero MMO, DC Universe Online, currently scheduled for a November release date.

Topics covered include the decision to make the game cross-platform, working with license-holder DC Comics, and departing from the standard MMO control scheme of “press 1 for fireball.”

Read on for the transcript.

Curt Schilling: Three-time World Series Champion. Founder of 38 Studios. Bigger MMO Nerd Than You.

Steve has a seat with Curt Schilling, Chairman and Founder of 38 Studios, to discuss the lifetime of gaming that led up to the development of Copernicus, the company’s as yet unannounced MMO.

Topics covered include the allure of online games, juggling EverQuest with a professional baseball career, and why mounted combat on flying pigs will not be among the features included at release.

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Russ Brown and Cindy Bowens Talk Trion’s Upcoming Fantasy MMO, Rift: Planes of Telara

Steve has a seat with Russ Brown, VP of Development, and Cindy Bowens, Senior Community Manager for Rift: Planes of Telara, to discuss Trion’s upcoming  fantasy MMO.

The trio delve into such topics as setting Rift apart from the competition in a crowded market, the use of focus testing to refine the game’s features (and title), and how much of a role community will play in the game’s development.

Warhammer Online Producer Carrie Gouskos: We’re a Game for People who Like Killing People. In the Face.

Steve opens up the Great Book of Grudges, and reads a few chapters to Carrie Gouskos.

In an extensive interview, the two discuss WAR’s history from launch up to the present day, the changes which have taken place over that time, as well as what’s yet to come.

If you played Warhammer Online at launch and have been wondering if your issues have been addressed and now is the time to come back, this interview was done with you in mind.