Interviews

Immediately following the Future of Online Gaming panel at PAX East 2012, Jon Peters was awesome enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to discuss some of the things he’s been working on since the last closed beta test (CBT3). Specifically, we talked about build concepts and some of the refinement being done to skills and traits. Given my obvious affinity for the necromancer profession, Jon also went over some of the changes made to the necro’s weapon and utility skills that were completed as recently as last week.

Gamescom 2010 marked the official unveiling of Guild Wars 2 to the public. Over the course of the past year, we've learned about seven of the game's eight playable professions, details on the five playable races, and spent some hands-on time with underwater combat, dynamic events, and much more. This year for gamescom 2011,, ArenaNet rolled out an entire treasure chest worth of gameplay details, and the crowning jewel of the bunch is the first look at structured PvP.

Anticipation has been building steadily for the upcoming release of Guild Wars 2. As time passes, more and more information is released to whet the appetites of eager fans. Today, Ten Ton Hammer talks with Lead Designer Eric Flannum about the engineer profession and technology in Guild Wars 2.

The art of crafting believable iconic characters for a video game IP is one that perhaps only a handful of MMOG developers have ever truly mastered. Yet it can be as integral to successfully immersing players in a given title as the cornerstones of combat, crafting, and character progression.