DARK SECRETS: Raph koster - The Real Truth

SWG lead's new MMO, Stars Reach, almost lost me—until I met an animal conservationist mayor

Too much space to grow.

PC Gamer · Aug 22

Former Ultima Online lead says MMOs are "finally free of the fever dream of imitating World of Warcraft" thanks to Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and more

"There's interest and demand for more than killing orcs over and over"

GamesRadar · Jul 22

Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park 'assembly line' MMO just isn't viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: 'We hit the wall'

"The MMO audience feels underserved and overmonetized, that's how they feel about what's going on."

PC Gamer · Jun 14

Making an MMO is like "founding a city" says Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies veteran, but his ambitious new sci-fi fantasy game sounds more like a "parallel world"

Interview | We spoke to Raph Koster about his upcoming game Stars Reach, which he hopes will "revitalize" the MMO genre

GamesRadar · Feb 24, 2025

Former Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies dev says MMOs have "been in a rut for a long time" after World of Warcraft's popularity narrowed down "a much more diverse genre"

MMO pioneer Raph Koster says "we haven't had a lot of innovation in the space"

GamesRadar · Feb 21, 2025

Former Ultima Online lead wants his new MMO to satisfy the "huge, huge appetite" for "a more immersive parallel world" like the ones in Sword Art Online and Animal Crossing

Raph Koster's new studio, Playable Worlds, is working on the new MMO Stars Reach

GamesRadar · Feb 12, 2025

MMO legend's "spiritual sequel to Ultima Online and to Star Wars Galaxies" is getting a Kickstarter campaign "because the climate for games investment is terrible"

After five years of development, Stars Reach is "reasonably close to the finish line"

GamesRadar · Jan 14, 2025

'Stars Reach' Dev Playable Worlds Shares New Trailer Showcasing Game's Improved Visuals, Many More

Developer Playable Worlds shared a new trailer for upcoming sandbox MMORPG Stars Reach that shows improved visuals.

Player One · Nov 9, 2024

EverQuest 2's former creative director has a bleak vision of gaming's future

"The return on investment for innovation on game mechanics is terrible."

PC Gamer · Nov 6, 2023

‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?

The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job losses?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022