Posts tagged comic-con-2008 
DC Universe Online interview with Executive Producer John Blakely
Sony Online Entertainment's (SOE) upcoming MMO DC Universe Online (DCUO) was well-received at Comic-Con '08 and has the potential of connecting with gamers and comic fans on a whole new level -- allowing them to play alongside the heroes they grew up with in comic books and cartoons. Christian ...
Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 16
Massively Speaking Episode 16 focuses on Comic-Con 2008 this week as your hosts Michael Zenke and Shawn Schuster are joined by Joystiq Producer Barb Dybwad and Features Editor Dan O'Halloran for their impressions of the event. We cover some hands-on playtime experiences with DC Universe Online, ...
NCsoft's Operation Immortality launches
As we reported from Comic-Con 08, NCsoft was quite the belle of the ball last week with their Adam & Eve 2.0 booth gaining its fair share of attention from attendees. At this booth, couples were seen swabbing their cheeks for some DNA samples to send into space with one of the grandfathers of ...
Comic-Con 08: 38 Studios interview reveals IP announcement next year!
Last week we sat down with two representatives from 38 Studios, one of the highest profile of the stealth MMO developers. Headed by the triad of Curt Schilling, R.A. Salvatore, and Todd McFarlane, the studio is deep in the midst of content creation and is entirely under the radar. So under the radar ...
More shots of Comic-Con 08
Now that we're all recovering from Comic-Con 2008, it's nice to sit back and check out some of the pictures from the event in the comfort of our own homes (or offices). Following up on some pictures we grabbed ourselves, Gamebunny.com has a few of their own that you might enjoy. In these shots, ...
Comic-Con 08 in pictures
We braved the jam-packed San Diego Convention Center show floor to bring you some eye candy from this year's Crowded-Con. Included in the gallery are MMO publisher booth tours, the palatial Upper Deck booth, and some general Con pics as well as highlights from a few of the panels and from the SOE ...
Comic-Con 08: Hands-on with Warhammer Online
Last week at Comic-Con in San Diego, I sat down with Warhammer Online producer Jeff Skalski and got my hands on the beta for the first time. I could go in-depth on all the new features and functions of the game, but our own Michael Zenke beat me to the punch on that one. Instead I want to give my ...
Age of Conan rep talks Kingship, new zones, and more
The folks at Ten Ton Hammer met with Funcom Product Manager Erling Ellingsen at Comic Con over the weekend. Ellingsen described many of the planned updates to Age of Conan. We'd already heard about most of them, but this video interview is a good place to go for a round-up of what's to come. ...
Contest: Win an exclusive City of Heroes in-game item from Comic-Con
We stopped by the NCsoft booth at Comic-Con 2008 and had the chance to chat with City of Heroes Community Manager Alex 'Lighthouse' Von Minden, who noted that a number of community members were disappointed about not being able to attend the Con for a chance to snag the exclusive in-game item from ...
NCsoft's Operation Immortality to send human DNA into space
A banner atop the NCsoft booth at Comic-Con 2008 read cryptically: "DNA Test Site: Adam & Eve 2.0." Several rows of brightly-colored buttons arrayed on a table, there for the taking, were emblazoned with the same message. Even more puzzlingly, couples were lining up to swab their cheeks with ...
