The first in what I hope to be a series of interview I’ll feature here on the site is now available … off site. I did an interview with CCP’s CMO Magnus Bergsson over at Slashdot, and I think it turned out really well. Here’s a sample:

Slashdot: Right, okay, so I think one of the things that people were really frustrated by with that, is I guess, the hardcore … EVE has this reputation as a very ‘tough’ game, and obviously there are a lot of people who really enjoy that. Why do you think the hardcore nature of the game appeals to so many people?

Magnus: Uhhh wow, that’s a big question. EVE can be very hardcore, and it can be also a very casual game. It really depends on how you play it. But most of these people who are commenting on the forums and so forth are the hardcore players, they’ve been with the game for many years. If you live in 0.0, it’s very hardcore. It’s a very you know, dog eat dog world, and I for one, I live there, I am one of those hardcore players. You know, it’s just the threat the, big death penalty and the amount of strategy you have to employ and the amount of thinking you have to do, and I think it’s a big big challenge, and I think these people really enjoy the challenge.