VirginWorlds MMORPG Podcast

Brent and Darren slap together a quick, unstructured, informal show before packing up and leaving for GDC 2008. These show notes are equally unstructured. Enjoy.

In this mid-week technology feature, Brent talks with Charles Manning from PlayXpert about a technology billed as "The massively extendable, customizable in-game toolset that will change the way you game." Cool technology and some exciting announcements as well.

New Podcasts - The Addicted Gamer - Face the NationTopics - Bioware - FreeRealms - Myst Online - Nintendo - Sid Meier - Saga of Ryzom - RMT - Second Life - Plans for the upcoming weeks New Members - Psyik - pitot65 - theaddictedgamer.com - whoaday - jansaell - jan.saell.org

Topics:Age of ConanThe AgencyArmada: KingdomsDungeons & Dragons OnlineEarthriseEVE OnlineEverQuest and EverQuest IIKingdom Under FireSaga of RyzomThe Secret WorldStar Wars GalaxiesWorld of WarcraftNew Members!shaggykorean Brad mmotreasurehunt Kapazo wolfspelz Alali Patrick

Clocking in at just under 3 hours in length, show 100 has finally arrived. There are probably 30+ familiar voices on this show and you'll find plenty of raw commentary and information as well as more laughs than any other episode of the VirginWorlds Podcast.Special thanks to ALL of the contributors to this special 100th episode. It has been a great run and there WILL be 100 more podcasts from VirginWorlds!Guests include:Brenden from Another HereJonathan from TOGADarren from TCSG and SUWTJohn from The Ancient Gaming NoobDennis from PotshotMichael from MMOG NationCraig from Voyages in EternityLauren from Mystic WorldsAimee from the Official SOE PodcastEthic from Kill Ten RatsWilliam from Ramblings of a BildoYivvits & MrBubble from swgpodcast.comShawn from GuildCast, TabulaCast and OMGRLBeau and LealaScytale 2 from The MMOE BlogAdam from Witty RanterKami from ComutinyPatrick from Azeroth.fr...and more...Have fun listening!

Oops, it isn't show 100 yet, but here's a good show where Brent covers some listener mail and a handful of other random topics.Enjoy and thanks for listening.

Drawing ever closer to show 100. Number 99 is a special show featuring the annual joining of forces by VirginWorlds (Brent and Brenden) and Massively Online Gamer (Ryan and Gary). As you would expect we talk about MMOs, we cuss, we talk about non-MMOs, we make references to obscure pop culture, we talk about console games, we carpet bomb the podcast with f-bombs, and we spend some time making fun of each other. Not your typical VirginWorlds Podcast, but that is what makes it fun. If you're adverse to intense language, stray away. If you're a fan of both shows, you won't want to miss it.

Podcast 98, the final podcast of 2007 features Brent, Darren from Shut Up We're Talking and Common Sense Gamer, Shawn from GuildCast, TabulaCast and OMG Real Life and Michael from MMOGNation. Join these familiar voices as they talk about the highs and lows of 2007, the game mechanics they want to see killed, the trends in MMO gaming and a listing of the MMO industry heroes of 2007. Have a happy new year!

Finally, the podcast that struggled through the holiday week has been completed, and it is a big one. Darren from Common Sense Gamer and Shut Up We're Talking joins Brent for a lengthy rundown of the MMO news over the past couple of weeks.Topics include:- Blizzard's new MMO project- Cryptic Studios- Darkeden- Sony Online Entertainment news- Linden Labs- MMORPG.com's Reader's Choice Awards- MMOG Data- Might and Magic MMO- Warhammer Online- The Word of the Year- The Gnomies- Listener Mail- What We're PlayingNew Equipment Sponsor: Johnedw2New Elite Members:- Saylah from Mystic Worlds- LadyBhaal- Blue15New Supporters:- Sheldrake- BlacktopNew Member:- asakawa

Topics this Week: Activision & Blizzard Entropia Universe Phantasy Star Universe Star Trek Online Vanguard Guild Cafe The Most Influential MMOG Moments What I'm Playing New Elite Members: darrenl emyln nozzlehead micgo New Supporters: ImDrFreak Sheldrake Tyrant PaulB New Members: Dathmar Gio

Topics in VirginWorlds Podcast #95: Anarchy Online Dungeon Runners Eve Online Jumpgate Perpetual Entertainment SOE Square Enix Vanguard Zenimax Studios Top 5 Sci-Fi MMOs according to Massively Mobhunter Sponsor: noahk17 - www.fftrealm.com Equipment Sponsor: Adam Voyages of Vanguard Sponsor: Lucifrank - tenfoldhate.wordpress.com The Online Gamers Anthology Sponsor: robg EQual Perspectives Sponsor: KazeDreams RingCast Sponsor: Jonathan from The Online Gamers Anthology OMG Real Life Sponsor: Inhibitor - lagorama.blogspot.com Elite Members: UrbanMongral from Warp Drive Active KevinC - www.theserverisdown.com Ceadrick - www.knightsoftheinternet.com VirginWorlds Supporters: batavner Morgardin - trollonfire.wordpress.com Galaji Sente QforQ - www.UberguildsRadio.com potshot - potshot.wordpress.com cdsorden - random-battle.com Corrin RadarX - www.tentonhammer.com krones - www.plaguelands.com thejaxx - www.ahazi.org Barolo RFWarrior VirginWorlds Members: crazykinux - www.crazykinux.com Ariannel ajhfiddler amaret - www.wowaddonspodcast.com Kriss Crowheart

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US. I hope you had a fine meal or two and had some free time to spend hunting mobs (and visiting your families.) Here are the topics for this week. Topics: -EverQuest II -EverQuest -Legends of Norrath -Lineage II -Marvel Universe Online -Space Time Studios -World of Warcraft -The VirginWorlds Membership Plan New Sponsors: Sponsoring the VirginWorlds Podcast: Cuppycake and Michael Sponsiring Shut Up We're Talking: Belo, Hugh (hughnme) and John (wilhelm2451, TAGN) Sponsoring TabulaCast: hauntshade and GreenGel Sponsoring Warp Drive Active: StErroneous Website Sponsor: Craig/DamianoV from Voyages in Eternity New Members: -Louis, the first member! -Lucifrank -Wye -isanox -DarkenedKnight -d1551d3nt -josejones -Van Hemlock -pvthudson -chimps -Ammon777

VirginWorlds seems to be back to the weekend shows, finding the mini-casts far too unpredictable and here is your dose of MMORPG news from the last week. You'll never guess who the host is. (nm, it's just Brent.) Here are the news topics for the week:City of HeroesDragonlance MovieElder Scrolls OnlineEverQuest IIKwariLord of the Rings OnlineVanguardEnjoy.

Another week of MMORPG news mini-casts from VirginWorlds! Topics today include:EVE Fanfest 2007 News wrap-upPlayboy's Annual Girls of Video GamesVanguard Producer's LetterWhat is WebWars: EVE?Enjoy!

Mini-cast lesson #1: Sometimes the news is scarce and one must resort to contesting ideas that other people blog about. (Sorry Cameron and Cuppy!)Topics in today's show:- Warhammer Online further delayed. Hang tough, it'll work out.- Station Launcher tour- Blizzard is building something... but what?- Not everything can or should be free (plus the Free-Triple-A-Challenge)Enjoy and thanks for listening.Links:To MMO or not to MMO? Blizzard Is Making a New MMOG

Welcome to another mini-podcast, this time with bonus Halloween chills. Today's frightful topics include:- Sony's Station Launcher's Creepy Features- Electronics Arts dresses up in spooky costumes woven out of human ... logic- Habbo Hotel scares 80 million toons- Sword of the New World wins the costume contest- Warhamma.com launches a frighteningly good podcastListen with the lights on.

Today it is not just a mini-cast. It is a mini-mobile cast. I've clearly lost all sense, but I'm still delivering the MMORPG news. Here are the topics for today:- Lucasarts and Bioware Corp to Develop "Ground-Breaking Interactive Entertainment Product" - gee- wonder what that is?- Pirates of the Caribbean Online is launching. Surprise!- Tabula Rasa is Launching. Surprise!- The Chinese pwn us in WoW.- Toga! Toga! TOGA!

A VirginWorlds MMORPG news minicast? That's right - it is a bite sized chunk of news and you'll be getting them all week.Why? Because it might be fun.Today's MMORPG news topics include:-Bethesda and ZeniMax find some money in the couch cushions-Dreamlords goes back into development-The making of MMOvie-UO gets slightly trampled

Show 90 has finally arrived. Brent battled the demons of Skype-lag, weak laptops and bad luck, but the show has arrived and it is a monster. First we'll address the weekly MMORPG news.Topics:- BioWare, Pandemic, and EA- Codemasters and RF Online- Gods and Heroes- Guild Wars 2- Lord of the Rings Online- Metaplace- Stargate Worlds- Vanguard- World of Darkness- Mini-news items- New podcasts to check out- What I'm playingAnd then we'll roll the 2007 Podcast Roundup with guest hosts Troy from Voyages of Vanguard and Brenden from AnotherHere.com.The featured podcasts include: Medispective (AKA VGN Radio) - www.videogamenews.com PC Gamer Podcast - pcgamerpodcast.com Buzz Out Loud - podcast.cnet.com Alpha Rant - alpha-shade.com This week in Tech - twit.tv GFW Radio - gfw.1up.com Lucky Bitch Radio - wandawisdom.com WoWCast - wowcast.net Guerrilla Radioshow - guerrillaradioshow.com MOG - gaxonline.com (sorta) In Our Time - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/ EQ2 Daily - eq2-daily.comSWGPodcast - swgpodcast.com Grammar Girl - grammar.quickanddirtytips.com

VirginWorlds hits the road. Once again Brent risks life, limb, potholes and road rage as he takes the show mobile to discuss Gods and Heroes, Ryzom, EverQuest, Turbine Entertainment, Pirates of the Burning Sea and Warhammer Online. Special guest segments include Brenden from AnotherHere.com and Troy from Voyages of Vanguard.

This week Brent works through a couple pieces of MMO news (Star Trek Online and Ultima Online) and then breaks into miscellaneous news, listener mail, dev profile of the week, beta key updates and more. Topics: -VirginWorlds milestones -Website updates -Star Trek Online's various shortcuts -Ultima Online's 10th Year -Lineage's next update -WoW Voice Tools -CCP continues to ambulate -Gollum begins to ambulate in LotRO -SOE is getting ready to launch the launcher -Guild Wars for Digital Download -What I'm Playing -Dev Profile of the Week: Matt Firor -Listener mail -PotBS beta keys -Wrap up Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the new listeners this week and thank you for downloading the VirginWorlds weekly MMORPG news podcast. This week we have a bite sized show of massive goodness for you. Topics:-The Agency: How persistent is it? -38 Studios: A new kind of studio? -Darkfall: Beta? Huh? -Gods and Heroes: Apocalypse Now? -Metaplace: Raph Koster announces the plan! -Pirates of the Burning Sea: Pre-order date is announced -Special gifts: What could it be?

Finally. A normal week. One host. MMORPG news. A clinking headset. Crickets. Raw info. Here are the topics:-Auto Assault Ends-EverQuest 2 GU 38-Second Life Documentary-Tabula Rasa release date and first impressions-NC Soft and the PS3-WoW and Southpark Win-Gordon Walton on post-WoW MMORPGs-Profile of the Week: Damion Schubert-New blogs: Off the Record by Scott Hartsman Finding Fiero in Game Design Lisa Boleyn-New Podcasts: Keen and Graev ChannelMassive Epic Dolls-New Sites: GaxOnline.com (MOGArmy)

Austin GDC 2007 has come to close and Brent has all the details. This two hour epic podcast includes details on the keynote speech from Mike Morhaime President of Blizzard Entertainment, David Perry CEO of Gameconsultants.com and his MMORPG projects, EVE Online's economy and voice communication technologies, White Wolf's World of Darkness, Icarus Studio's MMORPG development platform, a presentation on online gaming's biggest opportunities from industry leaders, a discussion on alternative game press and much more. Enjoy.

Another week without Brent means another guest host! This week the show is hosted by seasoned podcaster and game connoisseur, Kami from Comutiny. Kami brings you this week's news wrapped up in a neat little package with a nice accent too. You've heard Kami before and you'll certainly him again, especially if you check out his show. This week Kami talks about AGC, The Agency, AOC, EQ2, Fallout, GW, LOTRO and MXO. Enjoy.

Brent is taking a breather this week, but you still need your MMORPG news right? Here it is! This week Marc was kind enough to stand-in on the VirginWorlds Podcast and (Brent thinks) you might want to hear him from now on. Marc covers topics such as Saga, Dungeon Runners, EVE Online and Mia Rose's World of Warcraft adventures.Enjoy the comical (and informative) break from hearing Brent prattle on and on and give Marc a thumbs up on a refreshing change for this week. (Be sure you listen all the way to the end of this one. Seriously.)

VirginWorlds Podcast #82 has arrived. Here are the topics of the week:-BlizzCon Report from Patrick-SOE Fan Faire Hallway Conversations-Pirates of the Burning Sea Interview-Age of Conan is Delayed-Vanguard Servers to Merge Soon-Wild West Online-Tabula Rasa approaches release?-The VirginWorlds StoreOutro Track by Sighlo

VirginWorlds #81 covers the first day of SOE Fan Faire 2007 and the 2007 Summer Community Summit. Topics include:- What is the Community Summit and what did we talk about- What is going on at Fan Faire.- SOE's new game: Legends of Norrath - SOE's Free Realms- SOE's 2007 Block Party Presented by BrendenEnjoy.

Part two of this year's top ten list is now available for your enjoyment/ridicule/fury/love/praise/rebuttals/etc. Last year we ranked the top ten MMOs of the past decade and this year we look forward to the top ten most anticipated/important/cool/innovative MMOs on the horizon. The panel consists of Brenden from Another Here.com, Michael from MMOGNation and Darren from SUWT and The Common Sense Gamer. Be sure to check out Part One first!Just like Part One, a couple little audio issues with my audio track, but overall it's good and doesn't lose anything. Lesson learned there.Enjoy.

The show you've surely been waiting for all year, this year's top ten list, has arrived. Last year we ranked the top ten MMOs of the past decade (much to the dismay of some) and this year we decided to flip it over and look forward to the top ten most anticipated/important/cool/innovative MMOs on the horizon. This year Brenden and I decided to let a couple more guys in on the secrets of our scientific methods. Michael from MMOGNation and Darren from SUWT and The Common Sense Gamer joined us for the fun.And now I must do something I've never (ok, rarely) felt compelled to do before. Apologize for a little audio snafu. Turns out that when the talking to 3 other people at once and trying to record my part of the conversation - I should NOT use a crappy old laptop. This resulted in a little skipping on my tracks now and then. Really sucks. If you're wondering what that game we're talking about is that got blurred out - it's Age of Conan. Other than that you'll find the audio quality to be pristine.Enjoy.

Bioware. Bioware Bioware Bioware. More specifically, Bioware Austin. It is a secret fortress protecting the identity of a future MMO that is in development there. We have no clue what they're up to. All we know is that they're licensing every technology and tool under the sun to make this thing. SOE. New EQ2 Game Update (#37). Fan Faire! Block Party! New EQ2 Magazine! Vanguard server merges!Will Exanimus, the zombie MMO in development, be a bigger deal than I initially thought? Perhaps.These are the topics of discussion this week. Enjoy and thanks for the support.

Have you ever asked yourself, "What would happen if Brent didn't prepare for an episode of the podcast? Would he do a show anyway? Would he stumble like peg-legged pirate on a greased plank? Would there be any useful information? Would the podcast suck?"Ask these questions no longer. Podcast 77 had zero prep. Darren from Shut Up We're Talking and The Common Sense Gamer was lurking on Skype so he got swept into the suicide mission that is: an impromptu podcast. Here it is. You can be the judge as to whether it is better to have podcasted from the seat of the pants, or not done a show at all.

Topics this week:- Blizzard sets priorities. - Auto Assault, things do not look good- Be a chicken in Lord of the Rings Online- Mythos, Hellgate's little brother- Pirates of the Caribbean delayed- Star Trek Online: some real info finally

Podcast 75 is unofficially Netdevil-Week, or so it seems. We have all kinds of Netdevil news, both positive and negative. In the positive column Lego Universe is full speed ahead and Jumpgate is getting a complete refresh. In the negative column we must bid farewell to Auto Assault. Other news includes Anarchy Online's new business model and the publishing deal for Pirates of the Burning Sea. The profile of the week features Jack Emmert of Cryptic Studios. The big question is: what is Brent playing this week? Find out in podcast 75.

It is summer now and the VirginWorlds podcast is bringing you the ultimate in "day at the beach" immersion. Tune in to hear birds, bikini girls, a gentle summer breeze, a couple jet engines and a small dose of Massively Multiplayer gaming news. Brent talks about Eve Online's new additions, the next Guild Wars expansion, Saga - an upcoming MMORTS, and the summer's massive fan conventions. Eve TV Saga SOE Fan Faire BlizzCon

Brenden of anotherhere.com joins Brent for another week of Massively Multiplayer Gaming News. Topics this week include:EverQuest 2-GU 36Free Realms -What can we say? SecondLife-Playboy, the tamest thing on the grid, probably. Vanguard-Dave Gilbertson isn't very talkative-Server merge is a realityWoW-On the decline - already?http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/15/world-of-warcraft-player-activity-in-decline/Listener SubmissionAlvin's review of Sword of the New World Profile of the WeekMark Kern of Red 5 Studios VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, Lord of the Rings Online and many many more. The VirginWorlds MMORPG Podcast is the flagship podcast of the VirginWorlds MMO Podcast Collective found at http://www.virginworlds.com

In the 72nd VirginWorlds Podcast you'll find some brief MMORPG news followed by a wonderful interview with the CEO of Icarus Studios, Jim Hettinger. He answers a slew of questions related to Icarus's newly announced virtual world toolset which can be used to build MMOGs, simulators and collaborative and educational products. Following the interview you'll hear why Brent thinks MMORPG designers could learn a few tricks from that lovely spelunker Lara Croft. Thanks for listening!Complete a short survey about VirginWorlds PodcastVirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Yes, I know that I say this is #72 in the podcast, but that is wishful thinking, this is #71. Here are the topics in this week's MMORPG news podcast. Enjoy. Topics: The Agency Entropia Universe Dungeon Runners Icarus Studios Knight Online Second Life Ultima Online Warhammer Online World of Warcraft Profile of the week: John Donham Innovation or Evolution analysis by Urban Mongral Thanks for listening!VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

The long awaited Making of a Podcast show is finally done and ready for your consumption. No MMO news in this one - just details on how to make a podcast the VirginWorlds way. I'm certainly no expert, but after 70 shows I've learned a few tricks that have served me well. Hopefully they will serve you well too. Following is a list of tools and sites I reference during the show. Enjoy, and thanks for listening. -Brent Software: Audio Editing Software Adobe Audition Audacity Garage band Waves Diamond Bundle Voice over IP Software Skype Powergramo Pamela Gizmo Project Misc Software Filezilla FTp iTunes paint Shop Pro Gimp Ultra Edit Hardware: Plantronic DSP 500 iAudio U2 Rode Podcasting Mic A decent AKG condenser mic M-Audio interfaces Marantz recorders M-Audio Microtrack Pop guard Foam! Resources: Ascap BMI SESAC Sound Exchange Liberated Syndication Podcast Directories VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Darren from CommonSenseGamer.com and Brenden of FalconTwin.com and AnotherHere.com join Brent for a lively blend of news and commentary on the week's massive gaming events. MMORPG News Topics of the Week: Auto Assault - Post Mortem BioWare - Be a World Designer EverQuest - Video Contest Winners FFXI - New Expansion Pirates of the Carriebean Online in beta Vanguard - Purchased by SOE World of Warcraft- Play Naked The VirginWorlds MMO Podcast Collective What We're Playing Thanks for listening! VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Despite being a relatively light news week VirginWorlds managed to piece together an interesting show consisting of the following topics. New VirginWorlds Podcast(s)? Entropia pawn shops EverQuest and EverQuest 2 announce expansions Lord of the Rings conquers all Phylon beats Huxley to the punch New Funcom MMO What sucks about WoW? Game companies rake in the presidents Profile of the Week: Jessica Mulligan VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Show 67 has more news than you can swallow. Seriously. It is really dense. Chew thoroughly before swallowing. VirginWorlds.com will not be responsible for its listeners choking on MMO news. (And yes, it has been a long day.) Topics this week: Blizzard isn't building a Starcraft MMO, or so says I Colony Studios is super experienced EverQuest takes it down a notch EverQuest 2 gives us free evil IGE bought by MMO Public Enemy Number One The Burning Sea smolders a bit longer Runescape is 'teh winner' Star Wars Galaxies gets wild Tabula Rasa moves ahead Vanguard and SOE - What does it all mean? What I'm playing and the return of Listener Mail!

For once, there's nothing special going on and we have a normal news show. The MMO news this week is not voluminous, but it is rather interesting. Here is podcast 66. Prepare for a deep dive today. Anarchy Online turns 6 Blizzard is building something(s) EVE Online's Technology EverQuest II PvP Servers Merge E for All - Is it really for all? Lineage 3 heist Star Wars Galaxies demolition day Warhammer Online faces a slight delay Dev Profile of the week and What I'm Playing VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Podcasting from abroad this week, I've been sent to Cologne, Germany for work, but that isn't about to stop you from getting the Massively Multiplayer gaming news. Armed with a Kolsch, a funky laptop adapter and the iAudio recorder I'm reporting news on the following subjects: Various MMO Events Asheron's Call is still growing City of Heroes and Villains Issue 9 EVE Tv forever! EverQuest II Game Update 34 Guild Wars gets harder Lord of the Rings Online Expands, gets fancy and releases Sony fits a square peg into a round hole World of Warcraft coughs up secrets VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

This weekend the first annual Indie MMO Game Development Conference was held in Minneapolis, MN. Adam from the Maelstrom Podcast joins Brent to discuss the event in detail. Richard Bartle, Brian Green, Kelly Rued, Celia Pearce and Robert Rice were among the noted presenters. VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

Another slow news week, but we mix it up with a guest appearance from occasional co-host extraordinaire Brenden from FalconTwin.com. Topics this week include: - Age of Conan is taking beta signups. - Guild Wars 2 - Lord of the Rings Online World Tour - Voyage Century launches - Gaming Industry salaries - Brenden's GDC highlights - What we're playing - Contest winner - Featured podcast: CoMutiny - Featured Blog: Cuppytalk Thanks for listening! VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

This week the MMO news slowed to a crawl, but there's still some great stuff in this podcast that you will not want to miss. Topics this week include: -Areae is certainly not what I thought. -Project Top Secret skids off the road -Dev profile: Rich Vogel -Lord of the Rings Online review from The Common Sense Gamer -Write a good article and win a Sansa e250 MP3 Player Thanks for listening! VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

GDC Summary and Highlights, EverQuest's 8th Anniversary, EverQuest II Game Update 33, Funcom goes digital, Gods and Heroes 'Posse' System, Guild Wars Eye of the North and Guild Wars 2, Huxley brings the twitch play, Kaneva mashes up MySpace and Second Life while preparing to beat down Linden Labs, Lineage II and the Chaotic Throne, Lord of the Rings calls all musicians, Spellborn makes you look cool, Sword of the New World keeps your hands full, Vanguard teleports you and MMO growth reached $1 billion in 2006. VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

An odd show this week. I decided to take a week off, but still am releasing a 50 minute show. That makes no sense. I couldn't very well leave you empty handed could I? Of course not. Here is a brief intro regarding the first year of the podcast, followed by two in-depth interviews from GDC. First we talk to Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment about Stargate Worlds. This is a very detailed look at what you can expect from this upcoming title. Following that we had a candid discussion with the folks from Netdevil. They told us about their new FPS game Warmonger and then we discussed the Lego MMO, and finally you will have an answer as to why Auto Assault isn't on the XBox 360. The answer is not what I expected to hear! Enjoy. VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com

And finally, here is part one of day five from GDC 2007. Within, Brenden and I discuss several of the roundtables we attended and afterwards you'll find interviews with Lockpick Entertainment (Dreamlords), Frozen North Productions (a new MMO company with some great ideas), and Multiverse. Part two will follow within the next few days and will feature Cheyenne Mountain and Netdevil. Enjoy! VirginWorlds is a weekly news podcast covering Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Guild Wars, City of Heroes, Eve Online, Vanguard, and many many more. The main site can be found at http://www.VirginWorlds.com