Fileplanet and the Wish Vault are now hosting our Wish Beta 2.0 Client. The beta test begins on January 1, 2005, so download early! If you have not signed up yet, hurry, as Beta 2 registration will close on December 31, 2004!

Wish Stratics has posted the chat log of the 8th House of Commons developer chat.

The ongoing saga "The Tale of Talus" continues today with the third installment: The Naming of a Hero. You can find this installment, and others in our story section.

Part two of a four part story that tells the tale of Larocia's first King, Sebastian, is now available in our story section. The second part is titled "The Tale of Talus, Part Two: The Forging of a Lord ".

Talus is the centerpiece of humanity. The capital of Larocia, the regal city is the home of the current King Gregor. Today in our story section you can read part one of a four part tale on its origins in "The Tale of Talus, Part One: The Teaching of a Son".

Today we have added four new screenshots, that show a gnome observatory and our human female player model (image one, image two, image three, and image four).

Mutable Realms is pleased to announce that FilePlanet will host the Wish Beta 2.0 download. Beta 2.0 is scheduled to start on January 1, 2005. Testers will be able to download the game client at the end of December. There will be no fee for downloading the game client. Read the press release for more information.

MMORPG.com today carries four exclusive screenshots and one piece of concept art that show off the new human female model, as well as the much feared ankou.

For months, famed gnome historian Kitterwen has been spreading his histories of Ganedan. Today, the Wish Vault provides the first opportunity to see Kitterwen and his daughter Katrillin up close. This image has also been added to our concept art section.

Wish Stratics hosted another Wish House of Commons chat last night. You can read the complete log of Head of Software Development Matthew Newhook, Producer James C. Moffett IV and World Designer Dana Massey talking about housing, the number of characters per account, pets and much more.

Today the RPG Vault has posted the seventh in our ongoing series of developer journals. This month, Sound Designer Michael Kimball talks about the creation of in-game sound effects. We have also added last month's journal by Writer Michael K. Donovan to our developer journal section.

Dear friends of Wish,

While we could have started our Beta 2 test on December 1 as planned, we feel that Wish is not ready yet. There are still known bugs that need to be fixed, and we need more time to polish several aspects of the game. Wish could have a good Beta on December 1, but we want it to be a GREAT Beta. We have therefore decided to extend the closed Beta 1.5 phase by another month, delaying Beta 2. The new Beta 2 launch date is now January 1, 2005, instead of December 1, 2004. The Beta 2 test will last until the end of January.

There are no specific problems that can be singled out as the reason for the delay. The core architecture of Wish is sound and stable. It is simply the sheer number of small issues that still need modification or testing that calls for this unfortunate delay. None of these issues alone is a big problem, but getting them out of the way before open beta requires time. It remains our chief mandate to do what it takes to make a game that is both reliable and worthy of our fans.

Best regards,
Your Wish team

Today the story section features Forging From Darkness, the tale of Maer-Doth, a celebrated female cyclops warrior who tragically lost her eye and must struggle to find a new path.

After the Empire War, which decimated the peoples of Ganedan, a balance had to be struck to ward off the hostile invasion of the Nadirak. Five spirits seek to maintain a balance by reincarnating the dead heroes of the past against this new threat.

Our screenshot section now features four screenshots (image one, image two, image three and image four) of the summoning circle upon which this magic is performed. Image three also contains a first glimpse of our new human female model.

After the release of the first screenshots of our new human male player models last week, today we follow up with our first look at the new gnome male player models (image one, image two, image three, and image four).

Today we release four screenshots of the northern cyclops city of Hagr (image one, image two, image three, and image four).

Kitterwen's eternally growing bestiary section continues to profile the beasts of Ganedan. Today he presents the yeti, a brutal beast that inhabits the icy arctic of Markadon.

Wish Stratics hosted another great House of Commons developer chat last night. Wish World Designer Dana Massey was on hand to answer fan questions. You may read the complete log on their website.

Our story section has been updated with a new tale. Today Anneal Lightbringer, Emissary of the Silver Light, brings you "Death and Redemption: An Elvan Tale".

Today we release the first screenshots of our new human male player model (image one, image two, image three, and image four). In addition to the humans, Beta 2 will feature completely redone gnomes, elves, dwarves and cyclops (both genders). One of the new screenshot also provides a first glimpse of the human capital Talus.

Following up on yesterday's Lamia Lair screenshots (see below), today our bestiary section features the lamia herself.

Many of you might still remember the Lamia Lair from Beta 1 or from older screenshots. Today we show you four new screenshots of our reworked Lamia Lair (image one, image two, image three, and image four), with much improved lighting and detail.

This month the RPG Vault's developer journal features Mutable Realms Writer Michael K. Donovan talking about the role of writing in a video game. You can also read last month's journal on concept art in our developer journal section.

Today we show four brand new screens of dwarven underground buildings (image one, image two, image three, and image four). Dwarves live in huge structures of many rooms and hallways, connected to a vast underground network.

The german-language site MMPlay has released an english version of their recent Q&A with Wish World Designer Dana Massey.

Another tale of adventure joins our story section. Today we feature "The Legion of the Rose", as dramatized by Denuren Califson.

Today Kitterwen continues his look at the beasts of Ganedan with the addition of the pestilence fiend to our bestiary section.

Our bestiary section now features another of Ganedan's creatures, the thought reaper.

"The Nature of Evil", as excerpted from "Memoirs of a Visionary", relays the experiences of a young Azik Longtooth during his people's captivity in the Nadirak realm. This tale joins an already extensive collection of Ganedan's lore in our story section.

The brave gnome historian Kitterwen has risked life and limb to track down one of the largest and most elusive creatures of Ganedan. Today our bestiary section features the Tarasque.

Today we release for new screenshots that show our new and improved swamp areas, one of many types of landscape that you will find in Ganedan (image one, image two, image three, and image four).

Have a look at four new screenshots of the Chasm area, the origin of the Nadirak (image one, image two, image three, and image four). Read more about the Empire War and how it created the Chasm, that would forever change the history of Ganedan, in the History of Ganedan.

Today we unveil a first look at our new sky and weather engine (image one, image two, image three, and image four). The new sky and weather effects greatly enhance player immersion in Ganedan, the world of our UMMORPG Wish.

Wish Stratics hosted our fifth House of Commons developer chat this evening. The full log is available on their website.

Today we unveil four new screenshots (image one, image two, image three, and image four) that feature an elvan forest surrounding the northern town of Threnallis. All four, as well as a wealth of other shots, can be found in our screenshot section.

Kitterwen has released a new piece of history in our story section. Today the gnome historian tells the tale of Stargazer Fort.

Kitterwen's bestiary section today features a look at a creature born out of a failed magical experiment, the gryllus.

The RPG Vault has released the fifth of our monthly developer journals. This month, concept artist Matthew Goodmanson talks about his role in the development process. Included are five new pieces of concept art.

While studying for acceptance into the Red Order, Emmett Plainson compiled an extensive treatise on entertainment. This overview of song and tradition in Ganedan can now be found in our story section.

Our Emmy and Academy Award winning Sound Designer Michael Kimball today releases three new tracks for our sound section. Now available are: "Sorrow & Desolation", "Venture Forth" and "Savage Tundra".

Our bestiary section has a new entry from the gnomish historian Kitterwen. Today he looks at the whimsical sprite.

Wish WarCry attended this year's Dragoncon convention and conducted an interview with Wish Software Developer Nathan Hanish.

The Wish Vault has posted eight new exclusive screenshots.