Interviews

Exclusive Global Agenda Assault Class Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:05:21 -0500

Minigun meatshield or tactical lynchpin - read up on Global Agenda's Assault class!

Absorbing damage wielding heavy weapons like rocket launchers and miniguns, Global Agenda's Assault class players will be large and in charge on Global Agenda's battlefields when Hi-Rez's premier...

Exclusive Global Agenda Assault Class Interview - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:05:21 -0500

Minigun meatshield or tactical lynchpin - read up on Global Agenda's Assault class!

Absorbing damage wielding heavy weapons like rocket launchers and miniguns, Global Agenda's Assault class players will be large and in charge on Global Agenda's battlefields when Hi-Rez's premier...

Torchlight Q&A - Post-Launch and MMO Plans - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:37 -0500

"Preditor" and OSX details, initial MMO thoughts, and lots of great discussion with the Runic team.

Released last week, Torchlight is a single player, dungeon crawling, mod-friendly action RPG from Runic Games, a Seattle-based studio that boasts a cast of developer from critically-acclaimed...

Star Trek Online Space Combat Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:35:47 -0500

A look at why Star Trek Online might be the cure for the pew-pew space sim.

The excitement continues to build as Star Trek Online entered closed beta less than two weeks ago. For part one of a two-part series on space and ground combat in Star Trek Online, Executive...

Managing Fan Expectations - An Interview with Vanguard Founder Brad McQuaid - Ten Ton Hammer

Shayalyn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:07:02 -0400

A MMOG legend looks at containing pre-launch hypeIt’s inevitable--as any MMOG nears launch, excitement builds to a fever pitch and message boards, from official forums to fansites to network communities like Ten Ton Hammer, buzz with...

Star Trek Online VIP Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:13:11 -0400

Your Questions, Cryptic's Answers

As part of our Premium Membership Program, members get a chance to ask their own questions of the developers for various MMOGs. This week, we talked to Cryptic Studios about Star Trek Online....

Global Agenda: Conquest and Pricing Options Q&A with Todd Harris - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:39:28 -0400

Sub or no sub, Todd Harris details the price of admission for Global Agenda's core features.

Hi-Rez Studios performed a magic trick on Global Agenda late Tuesday, turning this highly anticipated 2010 title into two games: a subscription-free persistent world shooter and a fee-driven...

Where the Stars Come From - Exploring the Lore of Star Trek Online - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:14:10 -0400

An interview with Executive Producer, Craig Zinkievich and Lead Writer, Christine Thompson

Celebrating generations of Star Trek, Cryptic takes on the huge task of making Star Trek Online a world that fans of the IP will recognize. As if building a game wasn't challenging enough, staying...

Exclusive "Incarna" Q&A with EVE Online's Senior Producer - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:50:13 -0400

A Ten Ton Hammer exclusive update on EVE Online's Incarna project!

During EVE Online FanFest 2009, Torfi Frans Ólafsson, Senior Producer for EVE Online, offered a trailer that seemed to hint at a more achievement-oriented side of "Incarna", the project that will...

Champions Online - Supergroup Showcase: The Kinship - Ten Ton Hammer

JoBildo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:56:49 -0400

Showcasing the Premier Supergroups of Champions OnlineThe strongest heroes in Champions Online often need a hand, and that's why there are Supergroups. We here at Ten Ton Hammer understand the importance of player communities in online games, and...

Phasers Set to Beta - A Star Trek Online Q&A with Craig Zinkievich - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:04:14 -0400

Overcoming obstacles, and bringing in the masses

The course is set, and it’s time to engage with Star Trek Online. Cryptic is turning up the volume as the closed beta phase of the game approaches, set to begin at the end of this year. So how...

Champions Online - Supergroup Showcase: The WildCards - Ten Ton Hammer

JoBildo — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:24:18 -0400

Global Agenda: Recon Class Q&A with Todd Harris - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:05:06 -0400

Todd Harris tells us why recons are much more than headhunters in Global Agenda.

Recons play a much more active role in Global Agenda than just sniping from afar. Equipped with stealth abilities, traps, mines, and anti-stealth capabilities, recons are the perfect choice to...

Forever Fantasy: The Philosophy Behind Dragon Age: Origins - Ten Ton Hammer

B. de la Durantaye — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:19:15 -0400

Can a single player RPG make it in a multiplayer world?

How many fantasy RPGs does it take to make a gaming market? Hundreds, if not thousands, apparently. In a day of so many fantasy based RPGs, one has to wonder if another game of the genre will take...

Supergroup Showcase: The League of Titans - Ten Ton Hammer

JoBildo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:52:49 -0400

City of Heroes Going Rogue Q&A with NCsoft's Matt Miller - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:57:10 -0400

CoH's Senior Lead Designer talks about the pros and cons of changing allegiances.

Going Rogue will introduce a staple comic book theme to the City of Heroes world - the slow descent of a hero into villainy, or the redemptive rise of a villain into more heroic pursuits. Not much...

Warhammer Online: Exclusive Interview with Producer, Josh Drescher - Ten Ton Hammer

Dalmarus — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:50:08 -0400

Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs - Looking to the future while remembering the last year.

One year ago today, Warhammer Online went live and the world of PvP hasn't been the same since. Mythic had been the granddaddy of Realm versus Realm combat for years, but even they had a few...

Pre-GDC Austin Interview with Matt Firor - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:45:35 -0400

Matt Firor talks about GDC Austin.

Matt Firor is a fixture on the advisory board for GDC (Game Developers Conference) Austin and responsible for overseeing the production track submissions for this year's conference. Ten Ton...

The Secret World - Combat System Q&A Video - Ten Ton Hammer

Ethec — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:39:28 -0400

Funcom shares more info on how we'll take the fight to TSW's myriad evils.

After learning a bit about PvP and playable factions in The Secret World, two topics we definitely wanted to learn more about were the game's active combat system and the just-revealed secret...

Pre-GDC Austin Interview with Gordon Walton - Ten Ton Hammer

Martuk — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:52:18 -0400

Gordon Walton talks GDC Austin and online gaming.

Gordon Walton is a name that has been around the gaming industry for a long time. He has worked for several major game developers and been involved in GDC Austin regularly. Ten Ton Hammer recently...