Home again, home again.
Super-producer Lance Robertson and I just got back from an EA press event in New York City, so keep your eyes peeled for coverage in the coming weeks (hint: Ten Ton Hammer probably got the best interview of the entire event, since they seemed to not be distracted by the open bar OR the free food and because they’re made of liquid awesome – so relentlessly hammer their site until they cough up a report). We showed off live beta goodness the whole time, including some swanky RvR battles that lasted well over an hour as the two sides clashed again and again vying for control of a town in the early portions of the Empire and Chaos territories. So kudos to the beta testers, even though they had no idea we were watching them.
The weather was nutty and I was convinced we were going to die on our way into LaGuardia, but I think it worked out fairly well in the end. The first day it just rained in a horrible, soul-crushing fashion, but the second day was bright and cool. I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art while I was there and killed the battery in my camera taking pictures of crazy armor and weaponry. I’ll have to post some shots later, as there were some AMAZING pieces that would (and I realize this is perhaps the geekiest thing I’ll ever write) be PERFECT on a Witch Hunter. In fact, there was an entire wing that I’m convinced is secretly just Witch Hunter tools and supplies with sneaky, fake labels attached to them.
Finally, homework:
Go see: Diary of the Dead
Go play: Zombie Fluxx
Have a great weekend!
WarCry IRC chat TONIGHT!
A group of us will be answering questions via IRC this evening, care of the good people at WarCry. Details (shamelessly lifted from the WC folks):
When: 01/30/2008 8pm EST
Where: irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #WarCouncil
General chat will be available in #warcryWho: The developers of Warhammer Online
Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client or Chatspike’s IRC Client
Be there!
Interviews: Gamona and WarCry
Here’s the English version of the interview I did for Gamona (translated from German) and here’s the latest WarCry Q&A that Adam, James and I did recently.
[edit] Thanks to Mithrilendil for the heads up that Mondes Persistants just did the translation work. The interview itself was with Gamona. I do so many interviews these days that I lose track of who’s responsible for what.
Update: PC Gamer UK
Here’s a link to the full article on WAR from this month’s PC Gamer UK.
Heads up, Yurpians.
If you have access to it, you MAY want to check out the latest issue of PC Gamer UK that just hit the stands. Wall-to-wall Warhammer, throughout the entire issue.
I’ll see about grabbing some scans later.
Interview: Ten Ton Hammer
Here’s an interview I recently gave to our friends at TTH.
Recent interview linkage.
Here’s a recent interview I did for MMOSite (there was a bit of a language barrier, so be nice about typos and such) and here’s another quickie over at WarCry (guest-starring Adam Gershowitz).
Quick Warcry Interview
Here’s a quick interview I did for Warcry recently. Special Guest Appearance by Justin Webb on the second page.
IncGamers Interview(s)
This is one of a pair of interviews I did for these folks way back when during this year’s dismal E For All expo in LA. They didn’t have a mic and it was godawfully loud, so I wound up screaming for twenty minutes straight doing the two interviews. This one is the better of the two, if only because I stood closer to the camera and was therefore occasionally audible:
The other interview is here, if you feel you must watch it.
Brief disclaimer:
These interviews are a few months old, despite being posted very recently, so if I say something that seems to contradict current wisdom (i.e. our Q2 launch date), assume that the lag between recording and posting is to blame.
Interview: MMO Gamer
Here’s an interview I did at E for All in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago with Steve Crews from The MMO Gamer – who I apparently disappointed greatly by not being terribly long-winded via email.