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9th May, 2008
MMO Week: Club Penguin
Co-founder Lane Merrifield talks about the challenges of connecting with new audiences, and why the brand of trust has worked
MMO Week: Jagex's Geoff Iddison
CEO discusses global ambitions, new titles and taking MMO skills to the casual sector
8th May, 2008
MMO Week: Genetically Modified Gaming
It looks like an MMO, smells like an MMO...but it isn't an MMO. Yet.
MMO Week: Joe Ybarra and Rod Nakamoto
The industry legends talk to GamesIndustry.biz about the philosophy behind their latest venture, the publisher FireSky
7th May, 2008
MMO Week: Life After Fantasy
Oli Welsh on the importance of diversification
MMO Week: Walking With Conan
Funcom's Erling Ellingsen on mature MMOs, lessons from Anarchy Online, and managing expectations.
6th May, 2008
PlayStation Day 2008
SCE president Kaz Hirai and SCEE's David Reeves addressed the media at the London event
MMO Week: The Trouble with Trials
Why are beta tests no longer for testing? And why are the first 30 days after launch such a bad experience?
MMO Week: COG's David Solari
Codemasters Online Gaming talks tough PC market, MMOs on consoles and bringing development in-house
5th May, 2008
MMO Week: SOE president John Smedley
The latest on the company's PS3 titles, the learning experiences of Vanguard, and why listening to customers is the top priority
MMO Week: NCsoft Europe's Sebastian Vidal
The company's COO talks about the portfolio strategy, what the company still needs to do, and the importance of console MMOs
3rd May, 2008
Stock Report: Apr 28-May 2
US stocks continued to rise for the third consecutive week on a better-than-expected jobs report
2nd May, 2008
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata
The full transcript of Nintendo president's recent conference call with investors
Fighting Fit
It's a great week for gamers - and a poor show from the medium's critics
1st May, 2008
Surviving the Fallout
Pete Hines talks about Bethesda's latest project, the importance of scene-setting, and why ZeniMax has allowed the company to flourish
