Today our story section features the tale of a young imp Beezil and his experiences in Ganedan since crossing over from the harsh lands of Nadirak in "Finding a Place".

Kitterwen continues to expand our bestiary section with a look at one of nature's most deadly creatures: the leecher.

Our story section has a new piece of lore available today. Katrillin, the daughter of Kitterwen and Master of the Redeemer Company, has provided an account of her adventures in the frozen lands of Markadon, titled "Hunting Up History".

In addition to this story, we have also added concept art to each piece of lore in our story section.

We have expanded our collection of concept art. In addition to our creatures gallery, we have also begun a locations concept art gallery.

Dear friends of Wish,

We would like to inform you that Wish Beta 2.0 will start on December 1, 2004, and not, as originally planned, in fall 2004. The beta test will last until December 31, 2004. We apologize for the delay.

The reason for the delay is that we want Beta 2.0 to be a truly mind-blowing experience. We are therefore reworking many parts of our game client, server, and content, based on the feedback that we received from our E3 version and from community message boards. These changes will take longer to finish than anticipated, but we are sure they will be worth the wait!

We are also moving the release date of Wish from the first to the second quarter of 2005. Too many games have suffered from a premature release, and we do not want to be one of them.

Best regards,
Your Wish team

Wish Stratics has posted the log of our most recent developer chat. We look forward to doing it again in a month!

We continue our monthly developer journal series of the RPG Vault today with Guilds. In this installment, we explain Wish's unique three-tiered guild system and how it encourages social interaction.

We have added two new images to to our screenshot section, which show our ongoing work on new human player models and horses as mounts.

Our story section has been updated again. Today, famed Gnome Historian Kitterwen tells the tale of Shatterspire, the Lost City.

We have added two new screenshots to our screenshot section. One screenshot shows a boat docked at Harborview, and the other shows a boat arriving from the sea.

The Price of Heroism is the latest addition to our story section. This is the tale of Dorden, an exiled cyclops shaman, who sacrificed his reputation for the sake of his people.

Kitterwen, the Chief Historian at Ignilly University, has released another article for our story section. Today you can read about Imp Spirituality.

Thanks again to the folks at Stratics and everyone who came out to ask your questions! The chat log is now available from last night's chat, which included a surprise visit from an an additional developer.

The RPG Vault has released the third of our monthly developer journals. Matthew Newhook, the Head of Software Development for Mutable Realms, examines the skill system.

Stratics has an exclusive interview with Michael Kimball, our Sound Designer for Wish. Michael answered questions about his previous sound design and composing experiences, his prior involvement with movies such as Bram Stoker's Dracula or the famous TV-series X-Files and his plans for the music and sound of Wish. Read the full interview here.

Our weekly bestiary updates return as Kitterwen takes a look at the Gryphon.

Kitterwen today gives us the sixth installment in his ongoing examination of Ganedan's religions: Elvan Spirituality. You can read more backstory in our Story Section.

Sign up for our Wish Beta 2 in this fall 2004. Please visit our Beta 2 Application page for details.

Our story section now carries four brand new pieces of lore from the Gnomish historian Kitterwen. Today you can read the details of Dragonkin, Dwarf, Gnome and Human religion.

As in Ultima Online, Wish creates a world where the focus is on the experience and not the mechanics behind the game. We have added a new FAQ about why Wish is in particular attractive to Ultima Online players.

We have added four new screens to our archive, showing among others Bohan Upas, the tree of poisons. Its wood is among the most coveted in Ganedan, but the island it rests upon is one of the world's most perilous places. We have also updated our bestiary section with new screenshots.

Wish Stratics held our second Wish House of Commons Developer Chat last evening on their IRC Network. You can read a the full log by following this link.

Wish Stratics has four exclusive screenshots of our newly rebuilt forests.

IGN's RPG Vault has published the first in a series of developer journals with us. In part one of a two part journal, we talk about Live Content. The second half of this article will be next week, followed by a new article each month.

Wish Online has moved to the OGaming network, and to celebrate their launch they did a short Q&A with the Wish team.

Kitterwen has returned with a new bestiary article. The ichneumon is the subject of today's examination.

Kitterwen's ever-evolving bestiary grows again. Today the old Gnome historian examines the cockatrice.

Tonight the first of many House of Commons developer chats was held on IRC. The complete log has been posted over at Wish Stratics for anyone who missed it.

The next chat will be on June 30th at 8PM EST. We hope to see you then and would like to thank Stratics and all those who attended!

Wish's backstory continues to be unveiled with the addition of a section piece of lore to our Story Section. You can read all about how the Imps came to be in Ganedan in Kitterwen's latest piece entitled "The Arrival of the Imps".

Wish Stratics has released a lengthy article on Wish based on an interview with Mutable Realms Canada President Matthew Newhook and World Designer Dana Massey. The article provides detailed insights into the direction of our game.

Stratics also announced their first House of Commons developer's chat with these same two developers on Wednesday, June 2nd at 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time. You can visit Wish Stratics for all the details.

Shanghai Cartoon and China's largest animation studio, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, to develop Sui Tang Online™ based on the Wish engine

Sui Tang Online is based on a well-known story from Chinese history in which the oppressed subjects of the Sui Emperor revolt to bring about the Tang Dynasty. The story of the game and its characters are licensed from the very popular TV animation series "Sui Tang Ying Xiong Zhuan", created, produced and published by Shanghai Animation Film Studios.

Under the agreement, Mutable Realms supplies the game engine that powers Wish's ultra-massive online world, and Shanghai Cartoon develops all artwork and content for the game. Shanghai Cartoon will also distribute and operate Sui Tang Online in Mainland China.

As the first collaboration between U.S. and Chinese developers to create a Chinese massively multiplayer online game, both companies are excited about this multinational venture and together will seek out further licensing opportunities in other countries.

Click here to read the full press release