Part 11 of WarCry's continuing Q&A series is here already!? Josh Drescher and Justin Webb give you the A's to your Q's about lessons learned from Dark Age of Camelot and WoW and character customization, among other things. Check it out.

You don't have to miss all the fun just because you didn't make it to Copenhagen for D3! Check out this video interview from the event where Gamereactor TV talked with WAR International Associate Producer, Rowland Cox.

The December issue of PLAY magazines is now out, which features an article by Mike Griffin about his recent visit to EA Mythic to play Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. We think he enjoyed it…

""Warhammer Online's Realm vs. Realm gameplay represents some of the best PvP objectives I've experienced in a MMO with some very clever battleground design. And this RvR gives the game a real sense of consequence."

"I haven't had this much fun in a fantasy MMO game in years."

Pick it up the December issue of PLAY magazine and read the rest of the article!

Here's part 10 of WarCry.com's continuing Q&A series, this time with Community Coordinator James Nichols. If you've read the WAR update letter from Mark Jacobs and wanted to know more, then make sure to read this installment to dig a little deeper.

Ever wonder how we take so many classes and make them all work together? Then take a look at this article to get some inside information on how the developers at EA Mythic pull of the amazing balancing act.

Warhammer Online: The Developers Explain PvP Balancing

Erik Mogensen, Licensing Manager at Games Workshop, talks with Ten Ton Hammer about taking a game from the table top to an MMOG and how to get started with tabletop Warhammer.

Warhammer: Interview with Games Workshop's Erik Mogensen

WAR Designer Brian Wheeler answers questions for MMORPG.com about the bigger picture in WAR and how we make sure war is everywhere. For an added bonus, don't miss the section on how city siege works!

Read that and much more here.

Josh Drescher talked with The MMO Gamer and brought joy to their trip to E for ALL

"Warhammer Online was one of the few bright spots of the otherwise dismal E for All. And, along with it, one of the brightest spots for me personally was being afforded the opportunity to sit down and discuss the game with Josh Drescher, one of its senior designers."

Check out the podcast here.

Mark Jacobs, GM of EA Mythic, got on the phone with news and fan sites to talk about why the plans had changed, how this will benefit WAR, and what this means for the beta.

GameSpot
News
Interview

TenTonHammer
News
Interview

MMORPG
News
Interview

Warhammer Alliance
Interview

UK
France (Translated)
Spain (Translated)
Italy (Translated)

"With several current events causing a large amount of speculation and controversy in the general MMOG community, Garrett and Cody wanted to put those topics to rest and allowed Josh to set the record straight."

Check out the podcast here.

Here's another installment of WarCry.com's continuing Q&A series. Check it out to read more about storage options, public quests, tactics and more!

Check out the latest coverage from WAR's time at the E for All expo, including a video interview with Gametrailers.com, an interview with GGLWire.com and MMO-Gamer, and previews by GameZone.com , WarCry, MPOGD.com, and WanderingGoblin.com.

Proving that Western MMO's can have a global appeal, EA Mythic's upcoming fantasy MMORPG is selected in the "Best Foreign Online Game" category at ChinaJoy, China's largest gaming expo.

1up.com just ran their Warhammer Online preview, and the story received some awesome placement on the front page of their PC section.

To read the full preview, please visit: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3163493

"With at least a few months until Warhammer Online's planned 2008 release, plenty of time remains for the guys at Mythic to show off all of these recent additions. The new Elven races in particular will find much play at the Warhammer Traveling Booth of Joy, a place for fans to check out the game that will journey to various conventions and events through the rest of the year. An open beta is also still in the works for "sometime before launch." With all of that, four more classes to announce, and other surprises yet to be revealed, Mythic has no intention of losing visibility before the release."

MMORPG.com held a chat on IRC to allow the fans to ask the Devs at WAR some questions. Almost 500 people attended the chat for a chance to ask the team at WAR all that they desired and covered topics from guilds, to PVE, to tentacles.

"One of the major ways we intend to foster that sense of pride and place and belonging is via the guild system. We're aiming to build into the guild experience a sense of purpose and direction that will make it worthwhile to stick with a guild long term. That said, we certainly hope people will try a lot of things out in game."

Read the entire chat log here.

Yahoo! Games takes a look at upcoming MMOs and has this to say about WAR: "If Warhammer Online can duplicate the Games Workshop experience in a virtual world, it might be the MMOG with the best shot at stealing Blizzard's crown."

WarCry.com continues their Q&A series, this time with the Community Development Team about Tactics, RvR, and more.

"Armed with years of refining large scale online Realm vs. Realm warfare in Dark Age of Camelot, Realm vs. Realm warfare in Warhammer Online promises to be a fun and challenging experience. How does WAR RvR compare to DAoC I wanted to know. 'You can head out to the war camps at any level. That's the way we've designed RvR,' said Ryan Bernard. 'It's open warfare on the frontier.'"

Read the rest for more info on the Tome of Knowledge, RvR, City Capture... and chickens.

Ten Ton Hammer sat down with EA Mythic's General Manager Mark Jacobs for some post-Leipzig questions at the AGDC.

"Only a week after the German convention, Cody "Micajah" Bye was on his way to the Austin Game Developers Conference, and while attending the show he met up with EA Mythic's general manager, Mark Jacobs, to discuss Warhammer Online and what was next for the upcoming MMOG."

Check out what Mark Jacobs had to say!
Part 1
Conclusion

Warcry relaunched their Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning website with a look of its own. This time Witch Hunter takes center stage.

GameSpy.com speaks with EA Mythic's Josh Drescher about the challenges of making a computer game based on a tabletop game.

Games Workshop's Jon Gillard sits takes a break from Games Convention to speak WAR descended upon EA headquarters and our own man about town, Josh Drescher, goes on video with Gamespot.com. In addition, GameTap.com provides an in-depth look at the game, and both GameSpot.com and IGN.com report on their hands-on time with the game.

WAR went to Germany to debut the Elves at Games Convention and walked away with TenTonHammer.com's Game of the Show!

"Hourly stage shows with Jeff Hickman and Paul Barnett headlining, 40 plus stations to play a current build of the game and 4 more to sign up for beta, a beautifully set-up booth, and most exciting of all: 4 new classes from two newly revealed races. Suffice it to say that Warhammer Online was the complete experience at GC Leipzig."

WAR also took home the award for Best Fantasy MMORPG.

Games Workshop's Jon Gillard sits takes a break from Games Convention to speak with TenTenHammer.com about bringing a popular table top game to life as an MMO.

"On one of the last days of the German Games Convention, McGarvey and Joynt cornered Creative Director, Paul Barnett. Ever wondered why they need a Brit on the WAR team or how come it's alright not to like MMOs? Sit back and enjoy an intense half hour with one of the industry's most entertaining creators!"

Listen to the Podcast

Learn more about the Tome of Knowledge with Content Lead, Carrie Gouskos, as she shares the latest and greatest with GameSpot at PAX. Also, be sure to check out the new interview and podcast on TheSafeHouse.org, as well as this new game play video and interview from WarCry.com.

GameSpot learns more about the Witch Elf and takes a tour of the Empire capital city, Altdorf. GameSpy.com talks Elves and RvR with Development Director, Yvonne Bridges, and Associate Producer, Josh Drescher.

MMORPG.com Video Interview - Jeff & Paul Present the Elves and Lighting
TenTonHammer.com Interview with Jeff & Paul
IGN.com Feature

Check out early coverage from Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany where we unveiled the Elves for the first time!

TenTonHammer.com Feature / Elf Debut Presentation Video / Video Interview with Jeff and Paul
GameSpot.com Feature / Game Play Video / Game Play Video 2 / Game Play Video 3
Enlightens Videos and More
GameTrailers.com Video
Curse.com Feature

GameSpy.com: "We've been pretty high on this game since we first saw it and the chance to go hands-on for an extended period and really dig deep into the game was just irresistible. It turned out to be time well-spent."
Slashdot.com: Zonk takes another look at WAR - "What a difference a year makes."
GamerswithJobs.com: "I attacked an NPC my character and was turned into a chicken. How many flavors of awesome is that?"
MMO-Gamer.com: Lead Animator, Jeremy Dale talk about WAR and sacking cities - "Everyone's going to be doing it, and let's hope that you're gonna be in the front lines and not caught in the privy when it happens."
UberGuilds.org: New podcast overview of the tactics system in WAR.

"Players are not just limited to killing other players and repeating their quests - the real gem of this system is that you will all be looking at the very real chance of participating in the sacking of the capital cities of your opposition. Everyone's going to be doing it, and let's hope that you're gonna be in the front lines and not caught in the privy when it happens."

Read the MMO-Gamer interview with Jeremy Dale, Lead Animator

Uberguilds Radio has posted a podcast overview of the tactics system in Warhammer Online. Watch the Podcast.

"We've been pretty high on this game since we first saw it and the chance to go hands-on for an extended period and really dig deep into the game was just irresistible. It turned out to be time well-spent."
Read the GameSpy hands-on preview here.

Read the latest Buffed.de interview with WAR's Germany Community Manager, Kai Schober.

"Its fun, and more importantly, Mythic is taking steps to make sure the open RvR areas are filled with level-appropriate players. Walking into a low-level RvR area with a high level character … I attacked an NPC my character and was turned into a chicken. How many flavors of Awesome is that?"

Read the review from Gamers with Jobs here.

TenTonHammer.com preps for the upcoming Games Conventions in Leipzig, Germany with a slew of new screens just for you!

http://war.warcry.com/news/view/75945

Last week, we invited a number of top US and European community sites to the EA Mythic studios to spend some quality time with WAR and its developers. The game was played, questions were answered, meat was eaten and a great time was had by all! Check out what they had to say about their trip to beautiful Fairfax, VA:

FreddysHouse.com (Coming Soon)
Guild Café
JeuxOnline
Mondes Persistants
Only-WAR.com
Secret Life of Mobs
WAR-Esp
WAR-RvR.net
WAR-Welten.de
WarhammerAlliance.com
Warhammer Mystics 1 / 2 / 3
WarhammerVault 1

Producer Lance Robertson made his way to the pop culture mecca that is Comic Con in San Diego, and while looking for spoilers to the next season of Lost, he managed to sneak in time to speak with TenTonHammer.com, MPOGD.com, MMO-Gamer.com, and ShackNews.com. For those of you that abhor the ancient and revered art of reading, Gametrailers.com and TenTonHammer.com have posted video interviews of their conversations with Lance. Finally, GameSpy.com has a hands-on preview of Empire and Chaos, and TenTonHammer.com has a walk-thru of the Greenskin starter zone with Murgash the Choppa.

In completely unrelated news, WarCry.com has posted their latest in a series of interviews with Community Coordinator, Richard Duffeck, CasterUniversity.com has a Q&A with Richard, and WarhammerAlliance.com/Curse.com has a video interview with Associate Art Director, Adam Gershowitz, from Games Day Chicago.

IGN.com has posted a new video interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett, along with four new game play videos - Exploding Barrels, Hovering Fun, Magic, and the Giant.

The above header pretty much says it all. Check out new video of an Engineer in the Dwarf starter zone and a Choppa in the first Greenskin Public Quest ( Video 1 / Video 2).

We didn't go to E3 this year (we were busy working on the game!), but you'd never know if from the coverage we received from a pre-show event at EA's LA studio!

GameSpot.com
Public Quests Preview
Video Interview

IGN.com
Hands-On Preview

GameSpy.com
Hands-On Preview

GameAlmighty.com
Hands-On Preview
Video Interview

WAR invaded China last week with to give Asian gamers their first taste of RvR action. Check out the early coverage (here and here) from the pre-show press event. You are going to need a translator for this one!

Check out the latest WAR coverage, including a WarCry.com interview with Community Coordinator, Richard Duffek, a 1up.com preview, and part one of an MMORPG.com interview with Deputy Content Director, Mark Davis.

Lots of great coverage to share from Games Day Baltimore. Enjoy!

WarCry.com
Interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett (Part One)
Interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett (Part Two)
Event Photo Gallery

Gamersinfo.net
Games Day Show Overview

MMORPG.com Interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett (Part One)
Interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett (Part Two)
Hands-On Preview
Games Day Show Impressions

TenTonHammer.com
The Human Side of WAR

AtomicGamer.com
Hands-On Preview
Interview with Senior Producer, Jeff Hickman, and Creative Director, Paul Barnett

The guys at Only-War.com ventured down to Games Day Atlanta and posted extensive coverage of the event, including an interview with Designer, Adam Gershowitz, their "first impressions" of the game, and a ton of videos.

Licensing Manager, Erik Mogensen, speaks with Ten Ton Hammer to share the latest on Witch Hunters, Warhammer humor, and more.

Senior Designer and host of our Monthly Production Podcast, Josh Drescher, discusses the birth and death of music, the genius of George C. Scott, and his love for Civilization in this profile on Gamasutra.com.

Community Manager, Richard Duffek, chats with WarCry.com about famous characters, Public Quests, the Orcapult, and more.

Download the latest GameSpy Debriefing, fast forward to 8:50 into the podcast and listen as the hosts do their best impressions of Creative Director, Paul Barnett.

Creative Director, Paul Barnett, pulls no punches in this interview with MMOGNation.com. You gotta love the passion and enthusiasm! Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Audio

Check out the June '07 issue of Game Informer magazine for great preview of WAR. Here are a couple snippets of what they had to say:

"Anyone who even remotely follows massively multiplayer gaming should be aware by now that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning from EA Mythic promises to be the next great player-versus-player MMORPG."

"For our money, these public quests are absolutely brilliant. Not only are they somewhat dynamic content that add to the fiction of the game world and make it seem more alive; they serve as a great way to get people to play together and get to know each other, easing the newbies into the social interactions that make the MMO experience so much fun."

"Since the game won't be out for another year, though, we'll just leave you with the knowledge that we think Warhammer has the capability to tear us away from WoW when it comes out."

Check out the latest team interviews on WarCry.com, MMOSite.com, Stratics.com, and TenTonHammer.com. Also, be sure to check out the latest video from the Toronto Games Day courtesy of WarhammerAlliance.com.

EA Mythic GM, Mark Jacobs, talks with GameSpy about the decision to move the release of WAR to early 2008.

Check out this nice feature on WAR from Gamer TV which aired on Bravo 1 & 2 in the UK earlier this month. Yes, they've got their High Elves confused with their Dark Elves, but still a nice piece featuring Creative Director, Paul Barnett (looking dapper in obviously the only jacket he owns!).

MMOGNation.com caught up with EA Mythic's GM and Lead Designer, Mark Jacobs, at GDC to talk about WAR, EA, RMTs, MMOs, and other acronyms.

GamerReaction.com captures Director of Community Relations, Sanya Weathers, and her Orc face on camera at NY ComicCon. Skip ahead to the 2nd half of the video to catch Sanya in all her glory.

4gamer.net (Japan) has posted their WAR report from January's EA Mythic press event.

GameDaily.com has posted their write-up of the recent press conference call profiling the Armies of the Empire and Chaos.

When senior member of the WAR team get together for a conference call with the press, you never know what to expect. This time around it was a cacophony of facts (from Jeff), crazy talk (from Paul), and 80's movie references (from Josh). You can download an audio file of the call here and check out what the press had to say about the riotous call below.

MMORPG.com
Only-WAR.com: Questions / Impressions
WarhammerAlliance.com
Warhammer Vault
WarCry.com
GamersInfo.net
Killer Betties
WAR-RvR.net
MPOGD.com
Game Musketeers
RPGLand.com

Check out the latest preview of WAR on GamesRadar.com.

WAR makes the list of GameSpy's Most Wanted Games of 2007! They have good taste.

MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller profiles WAR's Public Quest system in his weekly search for innovation in the MMO genre.

 On January 25th, 2006 forty members of the global gaming press descended upon the EA Mythic studios to spend some quality hands-on time with the new Empire and Chaos starting zones. In addition, to playing the Bright Wizard and Chaos Magus, they were treated to some serious RvR action in the newly implemented Scenarios. Here is what many of them had to say about their time with WAR:

• IGN.com
• Gametrailer.com
• Curse-Gaming.com
• GameSpot.com
• GameSpy.com
• MMORPG.com
• Warcry.com
• TenTonHammer.com - Part One / Part Two  
• GameZone.com
• IGN Vault Network
• Gamersinfo.net
• Stratics.com
• Worthplaying.com - Part One / Part 2
• EuroGamer.net
• Buffed.de (German) - Part One / Part 2
• Onlinewelten (German)
• Meristation.es (Spanish)
• Jeuxvideo.com - Part One / Part Two (French)
• Jeuxonline.info (French)
• Multiplayer.it (Italian)

Senior Designer, Josh Drescher, lost the use of two fingers in his right hand as a result of this interview with WarCry.com.

MMORPG.com goes one-on-one with Erik Mogensen, Licensing Manager for Games Workshop, to talk Warhammer and WAR.

Thank you to the editor's of WarCry.com for voting WAR the Most Anticipated Game of 2007!

An in-depth interview discussing all aspects of WAR has been posted on Gameswelt.de.

Thank you to all of the readers of MMORPG.com for voting WAR the Most Anticipated Game of 2007!

Computerandvideogames.com has published their Top 10 PC Games to Watch in 2007 and WAR is keeping good company on the list!