NEW ORLEANS – Although CCP Games has put its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on its popular World of Darkness franchise on the backburner to focus on EVE Online and Dust 514, development continues on the game. Chris McDonough, one of the visionaries behind the MMO, was on hand at the CCP Games Grand Masquerade in New Orleans to offer some new details about the MMO game in the exclusive video interview below. 

Trion Worlds, a leading publisher and developer of premium games for the connected era, has completed an $85 million round of strategic growth equity financing, led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’), one of the world's leading pension funds focused on direct investments in both public and private equities. Also participating was current Trion investor Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company. Trion will utilize the financing to further grow its worldwide premium online games business. The game maker is currently working on End of Nations, which can be seen in the exclusive video interview below.

En Masse Entertainment is launching its fantasy massively multiplayer online (MMO) game TERA to North America on May 1, 2012. The upcoming release of TERA will be available in standard and Collector’s Editions at retail and online stores. Marking a new era in gaming, TERA sets a new standard by delivering true action combat to players who want more than the stale and repetitive gameplay that exists in today’s MMOs. The developer talks about the new game, which is powered by Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3, in this exclusive video interview below.

At the EVE Online Fanfest 2012 event in March, CCP Games will be launching each and every EVE subscriber with a paying EVE account as of 23:59 GMT on December 31, 2011 into ORBIT. The character names and images of every player character subscribed at the end of this year will be placed in an expertly crafted EVE Pod during the yearly Iceland celebration. That pod will then be affixed to a high-altitude balloon during the event and released, reverse planetary bombardment style.

Electronic Arts-owned BioWare’s first MMO game, Star Wars: The Old Republic just before Christmas, and already fan engagement is setting new standards for an MMO game launch. The game is the fastest-growing subscription MMO in history, with more than one million registered players since launching on December 20, 2011. BioWare and EA are limiting sales of the reported $100 million game into 2012 in an attempt to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for all while further growing the community. 

After successfully concluding one of the largest-ever Beta tests for an MMO, BioWare is now making final preparations for one of the biggest entertainment launches of the year as Star Wars: The Old Republic reaches stores on December 20, 2011 in North America. Gamers can get a head-start in this epic online universe through pre-orders. Players can use Early Game Access starting December 13. The developer talks about the new MMO in the exclusive video interview below.

Chinese online game company ZQGame has partnered with Los Angeles-based SEE Games to create, co-invest in, and publish an original MMO (massively multiplayer online) game based on Sony Pictures Entertainment’s 2012 summer event film, Total Recall (2012), starring Colin Farrell. The deal represents the first time a Hollywood entity has partnered with a game company from China to develop an online game in-full.