WarCry Network: Recent Articles

Beta Journals

Adventures abound in Northrend as Jayne(z) (and Tieria the Druid) attempt to give the dungeon-crawling bloodbaths some context by questing in the Howling Fjord.

Interviews

Suzie "Kalia" Ford chats with Charles 'kieron' Dane and Brian 'Xaen' Knox, two members of the Aion Development team about some of the features in their upcoming winged MMORPG.

Jim Moreno's

In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno continues his look at character alignment in MMORPGs - this time focusing on how in-game factions make characters "evil" (or not).

Exclusive Videos

Articles and screenshots are great and all ... but this time around, we at WarCry want to do something extra for everyone checking out our coverage of the Wrath of the Lich King beta.

So! Let's get animated, with a narrated video introduction to the new world of World of WarCraft (courtesy of the Mage They Call Jayne(z))! Check the video out below the cut!

Reviews

WarCry's Suzie "Kalia" Ford parachutes into Gravity's "horror-based" MMOG, Requiem: Bloodymare and shares the experience!

Beta Journals

With friends (and some other people) at his side, Jayne(z) continues his adventures in the Wrath of the Lich King closed beta - this time, venturing into both Azjol-Nerub and the stronghold of the Blue Dragonflight, The Nexus.

Interviews

WarCry's own Suzie "Kalia" Ford chats with Travis Baldree, co-founder of the risen-from-the-ashes Runic Games about the dissolution of Flagship Studios and its resurrection, and what their plans are for the future.

Jonathan Steinhauer's MMO Column

In this week's examination of Clausewitz "On Gaming," Jonathan Steinhauer looks at what victory and defeat mean ... to NPC monsters.

Jim Moreno's

In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the standard D&D concept of alignment, how it works in roleplaying, and how it's applied to MMORPGs.

Beta Journals

Jayne(z)'s adventures in Northrend continue with our first look at one of the new Wrath of the Lich King dungeons: the Catacombs of Utgarde Keep! Also, check out our continually-updated "Adventures in Northrend" Closed Beta image gallery for items, quests, and general awesomeness.

Interviews

WarCry's Suzie "Kalia" Ford speaks with Kim Tae Gon, the Executive Producer of NDOORS' turn-based strategy MMORPG, Atlantica Online. For further coverage, check out Suzie's own impressions of the Atlantica Online closed beta test!

Interviews

WarCry's Jordan Deam speaks with LotRO Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel about the upcoming additions to Middle earth in Book 14 and beyond, including information about the new character classes and trait mechanics found in the game's first expansion: Mines of Moria.

Beta Journals

In this mini-update, we introduce the other members of the WarCry WotLK All-Stars: the Awesome Brigade.

Beta Journals

The Mage They Call Jayne(z) kicks off his adventures in the Wrath of the Lich King beta by discovering how frustrating it is to get to the new damn zones in the first place. Server crashes don't help.

Jonathan Steinhauer's MMO Column

Jonathan Steinhauer continues his application of the writings of Carl Clausewitz to MMOGs, this time focusing on defeat and "life after death" in online worlds.