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Episode #8 - Changing venues for this podcast to the realm of free-to-play gaming, Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye sat down with Phil Maurer, associate producer of K2 Network's Sword of the New World: Granado Espada,to chat with him about the future of Sword and the gaming marketplace in general. Due to the timing of this interview (which was recorded in mid-November), some of the comments may be dated, but the majority of the interview is very informative Topics included the upcoming expansion for the game, high level PvP combat, the integration of voice chat, what it means to be a gamer, the joys of working in the industry, and much much more!

Episode #7 - Continuing the developer interview podcast format, Ten Ton Hammer's Garrett Fuller and Cody Bye had an in-depth conversation with Josh Drescher, associate producer for EA Mythic's upcoming MMOG, Warhammer Online, which is based on the incredibly popular table top game of the same name. With several current events causing a large amount of speculation and controversy in the general MMOG community, Garrett and Cody wanted to put those topics to rest and allowed Josh to set the record straight on the WAR beta shutdown and some of the other happenings with WAR's parent company, Electronic Arts. Other topics included comments on the current version of RvR in the game, what players should expect when beta goes live again, the current focus for the EA Mythic team, the next batch of Elven classes, and some hilarious background information on Josh.

Episode #6 - For the latest podcast, Ten Ton Hammer's Garrett Fuller sat down with Michael Hampden, content designer for Auran's fast-paced PvP MMORPG Fury, to discuss the game shortly before it launched in North America on October 16th, 2007. Topics included a rehash of final beta preparations and the recent Fury challenge, an introduction of the classes, options, and combat formats available to Fury players, and Auran's plans for Fury post-launch.

Episode #5 - The Ten Ton Hammer crew spent a few precious days at home to recover between Leipzig Games Convention, Penny Arcade Expo, and this week's Austin Game Developers Conference, so we sat them down and made them do a podcast... on Labor Day, no less. Cody, Garrett, and Jeff describe their experiences with the developers behind Warhammer Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Age of Conan in Germany, while Katie relates the fun time she had at PAX. Everyone weighs in for a discussion about the PAX exclusive - more details about "ambulation" in EVE Online, and Cody brings it home with a preview of Austin GDC.

Episode #4 - The Ten Ton Hammer Podcast welcomes special guests Tony "RadarX" Jones and Coyote Sharptongue, who appear along with Jeff "Ethec" Woleslagle and Garrett Fuller to discuss what they saw at the recent SOE Fan Faire 2007: Legends of Norrath, the EQLive / EQ2 tie-in TCG, plus Free Realms and The Agency. Also, Garrett previews this week's two major events: Leipzig Games Convention and Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) - both of which Ten Ton Hammer will be attending in force. Finally, the gents discuss Age of Conan's release date delay announcement and what it could mean for the M-rated game based on Frank E. Howard's popular stories.

Episode #3 - The Ten Ton Hammer Podcast is back with hosts Cody Bye, Garrett Fuller, and Jeff Woleslagle. The big news this week was the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion announcment at BlizzCON 2007 and Jeff, who attended Blizzard's bi-annual spectacle, gives us the lowdown on the next retail expansion for the most successful computer game of all time and BlizzCON in general. Last weekend Auran, makers of Fury, held a special preview weekend, and Cody shares his thoughts about what he saw of the the PvP-intensive MMOG. If the retail publications can be believed, Tabula Rasa is set to release in October. But will TR be ready? Join Garrett Fuller as he discusses NCSoft's bright and shining hope to wrap up this week's Ten Ton Hammer MMOG podcast!