E3 War40K Video Chat: Vigil Games' David Adams

The new Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online video trailer generated some serious heat at E3 in Los Angeles this week, leaving fan communities around the world pumped for more details about the upcoming MMO. Earlier today, ZAM's Mike B. (a.k.a. "Fony") caught up with Vigil Games general manager David Adams on the expo floor to ask him about what we saw in the recent trailer.

Mike B. asks Adams what kind of gameplay we can expect in the upcoming MMO (something that's been on everyone's mind since watching the trailer, which appears to feature an action-oriented combat sequence mixed with "traditional" MMORPG gameplay). He also asks how the developers at Virgil Games plan to satisfy the legions of Games Workshop fans out there, who expect a faithful representation of the original Warhammer 40K tabletop game. Check out the video interview after the jump, and keep an eye out for more of ZAM's E3 coverage throughout the day.

E3 2010: ZAM Interviews Hiromichi Tanaka

 

Coverage from different sources continues to pour in and now you can watch as ZAM interviews Producer Hiromichi Tanaka with a few quick questions about the game. Will we get low level systems from the start? Why can't you jump in Eorzea? Will UI customization be available? Watch the video under the cut to find out. (L-R: Hiromichi Tanaka, Saori Hill, Yasu Kurosawa)

Gameplay video coming soon, so stay tuned for that.

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ZAM Video Interview: Dallas Dickinson

Not only did we get some hands on time with the various classes of Star Wars: The Old Republic at E3, we got some sit-down time with Dallas Dickinson, the director of production at BioWare Austin. Grilled by Mike "Fony" Bailey, Dickinson talks about lightsaber battles, ships for players and force powers on the environment.

Check out our first video interview from the show!

Black Prophecy Extended Video Trailer From E3

It's been a while since we've heard anything new about Black Prophecy, the upcoming sci-fi shooter MMO from Reakktor Media. In March, the developers finally signed a publishing deal with Gamigo, with the surprising announcement that it will be a free-to-play MMO. After limited beta testing kicked off in May, news was relatively quiet for a month, until this week at the E3 expo in Los Angeles.

Reakktor and Gamigo just released a new Black Prophecy trailer; it's more than two minutes long and features a ton of great gameplay footage. The video shows off the MMO's unique "modular build system," which players use to customize their ship's "class" and function. You can also see what it's like to interact with the mission UI and read some of the singe-player and team mission descriptions, if you watch the high-res version of the video. If you've been itching to see more ship combat, there are several PvP dogfight sequences as well. Check out the full Black Prophecy trailer from E3 after the jump!

E3: Warhammer 40K "Dark Millennium Online" Video

Fresh from E3 in Los Angeles today, the Warhammmer 40K MMO video trailer is finally here! Announced by THQ and Vigil Games with the official title, "Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online," the debut trailer only has a running time of one minute, but those 60 seconds are filled with exactly the type of in-game footage and action that fans were hoping to see. We see several different races showcased in the trailer; Imperium (of Man), Chaos and Orks, including an array of different "Chapters" (i.e., the Space Marines and Imperial Guard for the Imperium, and Chaos Space Marines and Cultists for Chaos).

One one hand, we're not sure what to make of THQ's earlier promise that all the Warhammer 40K factions will be playable (we didn't see the Eldar, among other races, in the video), but on the flip-side, the trailer gives us the impression that the upcoming MMO will kick some serious ass. We see both land and air vehicles (possibly indicating the vehicular combat players are hoping for), titans and dreadnoughts stomping across the battlefield, a third-person character view (with what appears to be an ability-based interface) and more. The combat scenes don't confirm or deny the existence of a "cover system" (based on terrain and line-of-sight factors), so we'll have to wait for ZAM's upcoming interview with THQ/Vigil Games at E3 this week to get more answers. In the mean time, check out the video trailer for Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online after the jump!

Battlestar Galactica MMO: E3 Video Trailer Debut

We've been cautiously excited about the newly-announced Battlestar Galactica MMO since early-March, when we reported the German browser games developer/portal Bigpoint acquired the rights-to-develop the MMO based on NBC Universal's Battlestar Galactica IP. Bigpoint, in association with NBC Universal and the SyFy Channel, will be unveiling its browser-based Battlestar Galactica MMO (inspired by the reboot, not the original) at next week's E3 expo in Los Angeles. In anticipation of the expo, Bigpoint recently debuted the first Battlestar Galactica MMO teaser-trailer, which ZAM readers can view after the jump.

The teaser is 90 seconds long and showcases a variety of impressive-looking space combat scenes; however, it's unclear whether these scenes are purely cinematic or represent actual in-game footage. Since the free-to-play MMO will employ a hybrid browser plug-in technology (like Free Realms), it's more likely that these scenes are cinematic footage. However, Bigpoint CTO Jan Wergin described the gameplay style as incorporating both third-person avatar and "twitch"-inspired ship combat, as we noted in our initial news report, so we're looking forward to seeing more news from E3 next week. Watch the full Battlestar Galactica teaser trailer after the jump, and check out Bigpoint's official BSG website to sign up for news updates from the developer.

BFF #27: Fony Gets Steamed

Last week, Fony sampled the fruits of the indie gods courtesy of XBOX Live. Loyal to his fellow PC gaming brethren, he has taken it upon himself (and his bank account) to dig through the indie section courtesy of STEAM, and just in time for the 3 Mac gamers who just downloaded their clients!!

BFF Report #26: Fony Goes Indie

Ever wondered what all the hype about indie games is all about? With games like Baby Making Extreme actually on the market, how can you know if an indie title is right for you? In this week's BFF Report, Mike B. aka Fony squirts through the jumble to get to the good stuff and some serious zombie killing.

New Tyrannis Trailer Unveiled

The launch of the new expansion for EVE Online is less than two weeks away and to get the masses excited about Tyrannis, CCP has released a new trailer for the game, offering perspectives on war and the potentila playstyles that will be involved.

BFF Report #25: Is Fony Living Out His Fantasies?

In his last attempt at playing an IGG game, Mike B. aka Fony found that imported East Asian games aren’t always what we expect. But, after some convincing, Fony again jumped into an IGG title, this time the much heralded Tales of Fantasy. To find out what he thought (and if there were still people in pig suits), watch the latest episode of The BFF Report!