WarCry Network

:"For other uses, see War cry"Infobox Website
name = WarCry Network



caption =
url = http://www.warcry.com/
commercial = no
type = Gaming culture and news site
registration = not required
owner = WarCry Corp.
author = WarCry Corp.
launch date = 1999-05-21
current status = online
revenue = advertisement-generated

WarCry Network (or WarCry.com per the URL) is a fan-based web site network centered around MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) and other similar interests. It boasts a large community of professional web sites and databases for these games.

One of the regular features at WarCry.com are exclusive interviews with game developers and game company executives. Among past interviewees are Matt Mihaly, CEO of Iron Realms Entertainment, [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/68395-Earth-Eternal-Exclusive-Interview-with-Matt-Mihaly WarCry Network : Earth Eternal: Exclusive Interview with Matt Mihaly ] ] Steven-Elliot Altman, lead writer at 9Dragons, Howard Marks, CEO of Acclaim Games, [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/68518-9Dragons-Exclusive-Interview-with-Steven-Elliot-Altman WarCry Network : 9Dragons: Exclusive Interview with Steven-Elliot Altman ] ] John Scott Tynes, producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea, [ [http://potbs.warcry.com/scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=73&id=68442 Pirates of the Burning Sea on WarCry : News : Exclusive Interview with John Scott Tynes ] ] Jeff Anderson, CEO of Turbine, Inc., [ [http://lotro.warcry.com/news/view/68576-Ask-Turbine-1-Jeff-Anderson-CEO-Answers Lord of the Rings Online WarCry : News : Ask Turbine #1: Jeff Anderson, CEO Answers ] ] Scott Hartsman, senior producer and creative director of Everquest II, [ [http://eq2.warcry.com/scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=68&id=68663 EverQuest 2 WarCry : News : Exclusive Interview with Scott Hartsman ] ] Tom Chilton, lead designer of , [ [http://wow.warcry.com/news/view/68791 World of Warcraft WarCry : News : Exclusive Interview with Tom Chilton (Lead Designer) ] ] David Perry, lead designer of 2Moons, [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/68966-2Moons-Exclusive-Interview-with-David-Perry WarCry Network : 2Moons: Exclusive Interview with David Perry ] ] Stieg Hedlund, design director of , Chris McKibbin, president of Perpetual Entertainment, [ [http://gh.warcry.com/scripts/news/view_news.phtml?site=87&id=69138 Gods and Heroes WarCry : News : Exclusive Interview with Chris McKibbin and Stieg Hedlund ] ] Mike Goslin, vice president of Virtual Reality Studio, [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/69283-Pirates-of-the-Carribean-Online-Interview-with-Mike-Goslin WarCry Network : News : Pirates of the Carribean Online: Interview with Mike Goslin ] ] Dan Elggren, senior producer at Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment, [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/67470-Stargate-Worlds-Exclusive-Interview-with-Dan-Elggren WarCry Network : Stargate Worlds: Exclusive Interview with Dan Elggren ] ] Daron Stinnett, executive producer at Perpetual Entertainment, [ [http://sto.warcry.com/news/view/67866-WarCry-Exclusive-Interview-with-Daron-Stinnett Star Trek Online on WarCry : News : WarCry Exclusive Interview with Daron Stinnett ] ] Josh Drescher, senior designer for , [ [http://www.warcry.com/news/view/67918-Warhammer-Online-Exclusive-Interview WarCry Network : Warhammer Online: Exclusive Interview ] ] and Aaron Cohen, producer of Ultima Online. [ [http://uo.warcry.com/news/view/68026-Ultima-Online-WarCrys-Exclusive-Interview Ultima Online on WarCry : News : Ultima Online: WarCry's Exclusive Interview ] ]

History

The company known as WarCry Corp. was started in 1997. Originally a developer and publisher of online games, in 2001 WarCry acquired the assets of Crossroads Gaming Network(also known as XRGaming) in an undisclosed private transaction. The merged company took the WarCry name as WarCry Corp., but dropped the online gaming angle to concentrate on more coverage of games, particularly massively multiplayer which had been XRGaming's stock in trade.cite news
last = Haley | first = Colin C. | coauthors = | title = WarCry Makes Buy | work = | pages = | language = english | publisher = boston.internet.com | date = 2005-03-09 | url = http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/708981 | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] Whilst popular, XRGaming had been suffering in the midst of the Dot.com bust and WarCry's funding enabled both to survive.

Coverage

The WarCry Network specializes in covering numerous popular MMOGs. The network itself has numerous daughter sites dedicated to covering almost all aspects of the games it covers. It has specific database pages for no less than 29 different online games, including extremely popular games such as World of Warcraftcite press release | title = WarCry Network Announces New World of Warcraft Database | publisher = gi: gamesindustry.biz | date = 2005-08-03 | url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=10543 | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] , Everquest 2, Lineage II, City of Heroes and even the aging Dark Age of Camelot. The WarCry network now covers games, movies, anime, comics and other parts of the entertainment industry, supplied by a network of contributors and user-submitted content. Similar to many print gaming magazines, the WarCry network conducted its own "Editor's Choice Awards" in 2006.cite web | last = WarCry.com editors | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = 2006 WarCry Editor's Choice Awards | work = | publisher = WarCry Network | date = 2006 | url = http://www.warcry.com/content/editors_choice/2006 | accessdate = 2007-01-27 ]

Some of their contemporaries include TenTonHammer.com, IGN's Vault Network, Stratics and the Coldfront Gaming Network.

elect Sites within the WarCry Network

Here is a short collection of a few sites in the network, focusing on the ones for extremely popular massively-multiplayer games.;WarCry Network's
* [http://daoc.warcry.com Dark Age of Camelot] Site
* [http://eq2.warcry.com EverQuest 2] Site
* [http://ff.warcry.com Final Fantasy] Site
* [http://swg.warcry.com Star Wars Galaxies] Site
* [http://wow.warcry.com World of Warcraft] Site

Impact on the gaming community

Many gaming news sites index and/or link to articles that were originally published on WarCry.cite web | title = Top Stories & Latest Headlines: WarCry | publisher = All Game News | date = constantly updated | url = http://www.allgamenews.com/tag/warcry?p=1 | format = HTML | accessdate = 2006-01-26 ] cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = NWN2 Warcry Toolset Preview | work = Neverwinter Nights 2 Vault: Articles: Previews | publisher = IGN.com | date = | url = http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2Articles.Detail&id=118 | format = | accessdate = 2007-01-27 ] cite web | last = Walker| first = Trey | authorlink = Trey Walker| coauthors = | title = ViOS and WarCry announce 3D Internet project | work = GameSpot | publisher = CNET Networks Inc. | date = 2001-03-07 | url = http://www.gamespot.com/news/2693686.html | format = | accessdate = 2007-01-27 ] cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = WarCry Network Adds Industry Veteran to Head Sales | work = GameZone News | publisher = GameZone: Your PC and Video Game Connection | date = 2005-07-13 | url = http://pc.gamezone.com/news/07_13_05_10_38AM.htm | format = HTM | accessdate = 2007-01-27] Some of the editorials published on the network have been used as sources by other articles as well.cite news | last = Oliva | first = Erwin Lemuel | title = Online game publishers clamp down on real-money trading | language = English | publisher = Hackenslash | date = | url = http://www.hackenslash.net/online/index.php?story_id=79239 | accessdate = 2006-01-26 ] Many of their interviews with game developers have been referenced to by other online news sites.cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Dungeons & Dragons Online: Warcry Dev Chat | work = Dungeons & Dragons Vault | publisher = IGN.com | date = 2005-07-12 | url = http://dndvault.ign.com/fullstory.php?id=9208 | format = | accessdate = 2007-01-27 ] cite news | title = Ultima Online: WarCry Q & A with Aaron Cohen | language = English | publisher = Ten Ton Hammer | date = 2007-01-25 | url = http://www.tentonhammer.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5396 | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] cite news | last = Goforth | first = Robert "Xaphod" | title = Intro to PotBS on WarCry Network | language = English | publisher = Coldfront: Pirates of the Burning Sea | date = 2006-11-23 | url = http://potbs.coldfront.net/index.php/content/view/297/1/ | accessdate = 2007-01-26]

Some official game websites have considered the network significant enough so as to reference them on their official websites. For example, Lineage II's news site stated that WarCry had exclusive coverage of their "Lineage II Battle Tournament".cite news | title = Tournament Finals on WarCry | work = Latest News | pages = 4 | language = English | publisher = Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicles Official News Site | date = 2006-05-02 | url = http://www.lineage2.com/news/news4.html | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] cite news | title = Coverage on WarCry Continues | work = Latest News | pages = 4 | language = English | publisher = Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicles Official News Site | date = 2006-04-27 | url = http://www.lineage2.com/news/news4.html | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] cite news | title = Tournament Coverage on WarCry | work = Latest News | pages = 4 | language = English | publisher = Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicles Official News Site | date = 2006-04-17 | url = http://www.lineage2.com/news/news5.html | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ] Paris-based NEVRAX, makers of the massively-multiplayer online game "The Saga of Ryzom", has also mentioned the WarCry Network in an official press release, alongside notable industry news sources such as GameSpy and Computer Gaming World.cite press release | title = Nevrax Announces the Addition of Industry Veteran to Production Team | publisher = PhilGaming.Community | date = 2005-05-13 | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20060324094536/http://philgaming.com/index.php/news/Nevrax_Announces_the_Addition_of_Industry_Veteran_to_Production_Team | accessdate = 2007-01-26 ]

In light of their 2006 Editor's Choice Awards, many game developers have also acknowledged the network on their own official websites. Cryptic Studios, makers of the massively multiplayer City of Heroes and Marvel Universe Online games referenced their Editor's Choice Award on their official news site.cite web | title = Cryptic Studios Wins WarCry Editor's Choice Award | work=News |publisher = Cryptic Studios | date = 2007-01-11 | url = http://web.archive.org/web/20070224162221/http://crypticstudios.com/news.php | accessdate = 2007-01-27 ] Another major MMOG, EVE Online, acknowledged WarCry for naming their Revelations expansion, "Expansion of the Year" on their front page.cite web | title = Revelations "Expansion of the Year" at WarCry | work=EVE Online News |publisher = CCP | date = 2007-01-12 | url = http://www.eve-online.com/| accessdate = 2007-01-27 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.warcry.com Warcry Network] Official Site