Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Information

Courtesy of the lead designer on Morrowind and Oblivion, an introduction to the game upcoming in early February.
http://kotaku.com/5831378/you-sell-those-kingdoms-of-amalur-ken-rolston?tag=Kingdoms-of-Amalur%7C-Reckoning

An interview with the Big Huge Games lead designer Ken Rolston.
http://kotaku.com/5862403/fans-say-i-want-something-new-but-clearing-they-want-the-same-thing-with-less-suck


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A Look Back (and Forward)

Wired has done a retrospective view of World of Warcraft (with videos) that lists the "seven most catastrophic" moments in the game.
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/12/world-of-warcraft-catastrophes/

Blizzard is promoting Cataclysm here and there with interviews (Tom Chilton and Alex Afrasiabi in the link below)...
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/09/alex-afrasiabi-and-tom-chilton-on-cataclysm/

and with videos.  These show off the new zones for folks who want an orientation before they start exploring.
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/709055/World-of-Warcraft-Cataclysm-Zone-Videos---Blizzard-Commentary-On-The-Secrets-Inside.html

Visit the lost zone of Zulgurub in this video made before Cataclysm removed it from the game.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/12/10/wow-moviewatch-in-memory-of-zulgurub/

Eurogamer wonders what will take WOW's place.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-08-what-can-topple-world-of-warcraft-article

How the new guild leveling system is going to destroy WOW.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/12/bio-break-wow-guilds-are-going-to-suffer/

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Interview with Big Bear Butt

Pot interviews BBB about the state of the game and Cataclysm.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/11/trade-chats-interview-with-big-bear-butt/

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Escapist Interviews Ghostcrawler

This BlizzCon interview covers the future of WOW, Cataclysm and the surprising (to Blizzard, not to me) ignorance of players when Patch 4.0.1 hit.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/interviews/8279-BlizzCon-2010-Cataclysm-and-the-Future-of-WoW

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The Fashionable Pet Collector

Kirina pointed out this interview with a pet collector who has matching outfits for each pet.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/07/15-minutes-of-fame-a-rare-and-beautiful-collection/

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Anthropologist Looks at WOW

Another WOW Insider interview with Bonnie Nardi, a University of CA-Irvine anthropologist writing about WOW culture and art.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/24/15-minutes-of-fame-anthropologist-bonnie-nardi-on-wow-culture-a/

The article led me to this now defunct website which has the awesome 100 Rules of Warcraft listed right on top.  My personal favorite is #42 - "You could make a better living by signing guild charters at level 1 than by leveling a crafting profession."
http://dwarfpriest.com/

The three rules of adventuring are pretty funny, too.  (64-66)

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Cataclysm Interviews at GamesCon 2010

A 15-minute video interview with Tom Chilton, Blizzard's WOW Game Director that touches on Cataclysm topics, patch content, why Facebook will be intergrated into the game, when the new expansion will come out ("a couple of more months"), etc.  In German and English.
http://www.gamona.de/gamonatv/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm,gc-2010-interview-mit-tom-chilton-englisch:video,1798176.html

WOWHead has a transcript of another Blizzard interview at Germany's GamesCon here which adds information about the new archaeology profession.
http://www.wowhead.com/blog=166540

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Mount and Pet Organization Addon (Equus Infinata)

Want an addon that works with the existing Blizzard interface pane?  This mount and pet organizer's filters might be what you need.  There's a short interview with the developer, as well.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/29/addon-spotlight-equus-infinata/

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Microsoft Game Psychologist Talks WOW

Interesting interview with a game professional who specializes in game mechanics and rewards.  I particularly liked his take on Real ID, social networking and Blizzard's making the game easier.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/27/15-minutes-of-fame-psychologist-and-games-researcher-john-hopso/#continued

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Cataclysm Interview: Blizzard Talks to The Guardian

A multi-part article about Cataclysm done with a big British newspaper.  At the end Blizzard employees reveal their obsession with "sandbox" gaming, which for me means their xBox Live/console gaming envy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/jul/16/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-interview1

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/jul/16/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-interview2

Many thanks to Larisa at The Pink Pigtail Inn for mentioning this interview.

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Interview with The Greedy Goblin (Undergeared Guild)

Frosthelm interviews the Greedy Goblin about his Undergeared guild, set up to prove that it is skill, not gear, that takes down bosses. Undergeared runs instances in blue gear only and are about 3/4 of the way through ICC.
http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/07/frostheim-interviews-gevlon-of-undergeared/

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Blizzard Talks (Interview Time)

WOW Head pointed out a new interview posted on WOW's Anniversary site.  This one is with the current production director.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/interview/jallenbrack.xml

Of even more interest to me is this very brief interview Bobby Kotick did with the Wall Street Journal. In it he says that console games provide only 30% of Blizzard's operating profit.   (If I were him, I'd be really worried.)  Many thanks to 1UP for pointing out the article.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704256604575295742380473502.html


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Blizzard Executive Predicts WOW Will Grow

The title came from an interview at VG247 that 1UP linked to.  Here's the full interview as it has not only the assertion that WOW hasn't peaked, it has info about the Starcraft 2 release.
http://www.vg247.com/2010/05/24/boss-fight-blizzard-mega-head-frank-pearce-on-starcraft-ii-wow-diablo-more/

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Tips from Hunter Interview

A summary of tips and information taken from the Hunting Party podcast which interviewed some long-time hunters.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/03/scattered-shots-secrets-and-myths-of-the-worlds-best-hunters/

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Death Knight Interview: Skeleton Jack

http://www.worldofraids.com/topic/16437-the-players-perspective/?s=e8efa8b095b9b6a239023691314d0b00

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Interview with Top 10 Man Guild Leader

Pwnwise interviews the general manager of the top world-wide 10 man guild, Vox Immortalis.  Interesting to see how it is organized, how they recruit and their raiding schedule, how they come up with strategies to get through content quicker than anyone else, how they deal with latency, and to see some of the videos the guild has made.  The discussion of why they use Mumble instead of Ventrilo may interest guild members.  I found this interview insightful and interesting.
http://pwnwear.com/2010/04/25/interview-with-world-1-strict-10-guild-vox-immortalis/

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Interview with an Arena Hunter

Another in the series of WOW Insider interviews of arena players, this time a hunter.
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/04/the-colosseum-loinclothz-hunter-of-sargeras/

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Arena and the Arcane Mage

WOW Insider interviews an arcane mage who plays 3v3 in Arena.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/28/the-colosseum-abni-mage-of-malganis/

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Interview: Cataclysm Changes to Death Knights

This is an interesting interview with Psynister's favorite tanking death knight source about what Cataclysm will do to this class.
http://psynister.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/conversations-with-the-masters-satorri/

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Interview: 76 Year Old Player Looks at WOW

Interview with an older player.
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/16/15-minutes-of-fame-76-year-old-player-relies-on-strategy/

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