Paragon Studios recently announced that City of Heroes Producer Jesse "Ghost Falcon" Caceres would be moving to a different position at the studio, and with that announcement also came the introduction of the game's new producer, Nate "Second Measure" Birkholz. Immediately following the introduction, Birkholz came busting out the door with some of his plans for the future of City of Heroes.

Now, with DC Universe Online already out on the market and tons of new MMOs on the way, Senior Staff Writer Chris "Pwyff" Tom decided to sit down with Birkholz to talk about how City of Heroes plans to compete in the market, as well as some of his views on the MMO industry in general. The new producer also reflects on the game's seventh anniversary, which will be celebrated in April.

Check out the interview after the jump, and keep an eye out for Pwyff's adventures in City of Heroes later this week!

On Tuesday, En Masse Entertainment gave us an exclusive in-depth look at TERA's priest, a class that is capable of both healing allies and smiting enemies. We wanted even more information on the priest, so we sat down with Associate Producer Stefan Ramirez to get some additional details about this versatile healer.

Check out our exclusive interview with Ramirez after the jump to find out what he had to say about the priest. And in case you missed them, take a look at our priest screenshots and video to see the class in action!

Following our recent adventure in Champions Online: Free for All, we decided to sit down with Producer Rob Overmeyer to get his thoughts on the free-to-play switch. He talks about the response from the player base and future plans for the game, including the upcoming release of the Devastator Archetype and some new PvP maps.

Check out the full interview after the jump and head over to the official Champions Online site if you'd like to try out the Free for All update.

Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Trion Worlds' third Gamer Day event at their office in Redwood City, CA to get a closer look at Rift before its official launch on March 1. During the event, I participated in a roundtable discussion with members of the Trion team, including Russ Brown, vice president of development; Scott Hartsman, chief creative officer and executive producer; and Design Producer Hal Hanlin. With several other fan and news sites in the mix, we learned many interesting tidbits and took a peek into Rift's future.

Keep reading after the jump for an in-depth look at the wide variety of topics we discussed, which cover everything from end-game content to souls and customization. Check back later this week for more of my hands-on impressions from the Gamer Day event!

Leading up the the launch of DC Universe Online, Sony Online Entertainment promised that they would regularly add new content to the game in the form of monthly updates. They weren't kidding. We had the opportunity talk about the comic MMO's first major update with Game Director Chris Cao, and it's safe to say that players have a lot to look forward to this month when it goes live in mid-February.

The update will include a new Catwoman episode, a Valentine's Day event, the launch of the auction house, the second part of the end-game Batcave raid, some chat system fixes, and much more. “There is literally something for everybody in all of this,” Cao said. Keep reading after the jump for more details!

Jim Lee is a legend in the world of comics. He's earned many titles throughout his career: artist for Marvel Comics, co-founder of Image Comics, founder of WildStorm and currently co-publisher of DC Comics. He's also the executive creative director for DC Universe Online, which just launched three weeks ago after five years in development.

Editor-in-Chief Darryl "Togikagi" Gangloff got the chance to sit down with Lee to reflect on the game's release and why he enjoys interacting with players. Lee also hints that lucky players may get the opportunity to have their characters featured in the pages of the upcoming DC Universe Online Legends bi-weekly comic, which comes out in early February. While it's not a confirmed plan, he hopes to make it a reality.

Keep reading after the jump for the full interview, and check back with ZAM tomorrow for more DCUO news! (UPDATE: Game Director Chris Cao talked with us about DCUO's February content update. Check out the article for all the details.)

In the latest edition of En Masse Entertainment's Race and Class Series, the team briefly touched on what it means to Westernize TERA for a North American and European audience. Basically, the short paragraph explained that En Masse wants their players to feel like TERA was made for them.

We wanted to know more about the Westernization process, so we decided to go straight to Senior Producer Brian Knox to discuss the similarities and differences between the Korean and NA/EU versions of the game. Miric, our TERA content manager, talked with Knox about all sorts of topics, ranging from the storyline to gameplay. Find out what Knox had to say after the jump!

Earlier this week, we gave you an exclusive in-depth look at TERA's archer class. Miric, the TERA content manager here at ZAM, wanted to get even more information on this damage-dealing master of tactics, so he went straight to Associate Producer Stefan Ramirez to find out what being an archer in TERA is all about.

Check out our exclusive interview with Ramirez after the jump for more details on the class. And in case you missed them, take a look at our archer screenshots and video to see the class in action!

Updates for Electronic Arts' Need for Speed World MMO have been racing along at a steady pace. The game went free-to-play in September and recently received a new performance customization system that added more depth to the game. To top it off, EA studio Black Box announced earlier this month that NFSW has surpassed three million registered users.

We got the chance to talk with Technical Director Eneko Bilbao about the customization system, the game's free-to-play model and the future of Need for Speed World. Keep reading after the jump for his answers!

If you've been keeping up with our Dragon Age 2 coverage over the past week, then you know that I visited the BioWare offices in Edmonton with a few other journalists to check out what all the fuss was about over BioWare's latest foray into the fantasy RPG world. That, of course, ends up making this week a very Dragon Age 2 intensive week, and you can check out my first Dragon Age 2 impressions over here. Yesterday, I followed that up with an interview with Executive Producer Mark Darrah, and that's a definite must-read for any BioWare or Dragon Age 2 fan.

For my last interview, I got the chance to sit down with Lead Writer David Gaider, and I must say that it was a great opportunity, both as a fan and as a writing enthusiast. Below, you'll find some great answers from Gaider about how he created those memorable characters of Dragon Age: Origins, as well as some useful insight into the world of novel and video game writing. Read on!