Massively Speaking Episode 46 brings a special guest as Shawn is joined by Jonathan of The Online Gamer's Anthology podcast. Shawn and Jonathan talk about everything from Darkfall to Free Realms to EVE Online's newest expansion.

Boy do we have a treat for you on this final installment of "10 things I wish I had known before building an MMO", in celebration of EverQuest's 10th anniversary. You may remember today's contributor from a recent artist spotlight. Kevin Burns is back to give us his retrospectively awesome list and share some priceless knowledge (and laughs) with any aspiring MMO developers out there. As the days tick down towards the 16th, we're making preparations for that final day's contest. More details will be given on Friday, but you can count on it being worth the wait. Make sure to continue after the cut for Kevin Burns' extensive top 10 list and check out our complete countdown coverage thus far.

The always witty and rambunctious Syp of the WAAAGH! Blog recently had a chance to chat with Warhammer Online Producer, Josh Drescher. Josh took time out of his busy schedule to give some insight behind Mythic's patching process, stance on official forum moderation, and how they try to achieve class balance. Don't be surprised to see another monster patch rivalling that of 1.2 in the future, but expect many smaller patches as well. Their only patching philosophy is not wanting to follow a defined patching schedule because doing so can lead to all kinds quality of issues.

While there are a bunch of great podcasts out there covering lots of different MMO games, we're always glad to see a new, promising show join the group. One such show that we've recently latched on to here at the Massively offices is LOTROcast, which is a mid-length, bi-weekly Lord of the Rings Online podcast put out by Moormur. While there are still a few technical bugs that need to be worked out in regards to formatting, for three shows thus far, it's proving to be well worth the listen.

If you've been following along with the site, you may remember a story we ran on a brand new Zork game, and the press release that told us that it was to be a casual MMO. In fact, we believe the exact sentence was "designed to provide gamers with a casual MMO game they can play on their laptop, desktop or Apple iPhone (in school, work or on the bus)."

For the first time in a city builder you can look inside the Villas, forums, and even the Roman baths

Create your own living community simply by choosing and placing the wide variety of buildings

Place hundreds of unique buildings across the city - more options than any other city building game

Manage and interact with real Romans - bring high drama to your city with their emotions, state of health, and candid feelings about the city

Build mighty wonders and monuments to influence your city and make it look great

Uncover an elaborate mystery in this epic fantasy adventure game

Learn to cast spells, overcome daring trials, and encounter many NPCs

3rd-person gameplay powered by state-of-the-art graphic engine

Explore stunning environments designed in intricate detail

Easy-to-use interface that evolves as new features become available

Enjoy new storylines and explore massive environments not seen in the film.

Play as WALL•E and EVE as you interact with a multitude of robots & characters.

Huge variety of game play on over 9 action-packed levels.

Features major movie “Voice” talent, including Ben Burtt.

Development lead by Heavy Iron Studios, an award winning internal studio.

Control Kirby's magic wand with your DS stylus

Draw paths and stun enemies as you guide Kirby through an adventure spanning seven massive worlds

Control Kirby's speed and help him avoid danger with your stylus - Draw loops to make him speed up, make ramps to jump danger, and draw walls to block laser beams and cannon blasts

Touch enemies to stun them, then tap Kirby to dash into them and copy their abilities -- turn into Wheel Kirby, Fire Kirby, Stone Kirby, and many more

More modes than you can swallow! Try tough challenges in all seven worlds, take on bosses in unique battles, or play mini-games.

Defend the kingdom of Far, Far Away against Prince Charming and his bumbling band of fairytale friends

Travel through the epic Shrek universe in peril-filled levels like the Academy Grounds, Evil Queen's Castle, Pirate Ship and more

Puzzle and Platform challenges, including 3 Princess levels (players play as Fiona and Sleeping Beauty)

Each Character has their own special ability - Use Shrek's Ogre Power, Fiona's Flying Kicks, Puss n' Boots' Cute Puss and more -- you'll need them all to get back home to Far, Far Away

Six multiplayer mini-games - Castle Attack, Shrekleboard, Frog Herder, Shooting Gallery, Catacombs Leap and Ships Ahoy