Interview: Talking Pirate101 and Wizard101's Steam Launch And Future With KingsIsle Entertainment

mmorpg.com:

Pirate101 , the swashbuckling MMORPG from developer KingsIsle Entertainment, has just sailed its way onto Steam. The good folks over at KingsIsle were gracious enough to drop anchor long enough to answer a few of our questions in the midst of what I can only imagine is a busy season.

Pirate101 , which shares a universe with the popular Wizard101 card-battling MMO, is a swashbuckling adventure that has been online since October 2012. While there has been, in recent years, a slowdown in content and development of the pirate-themed MMO KingsIsle has ramped up its efforts with both the Steam release as well as new story and content patches. With all of this new content and platform release on the horizon, it seemed only fitting to take a moment and check in with the good folks over at KingsIsle. So grab that coffee, kick back and check out our interview with KingsIsle Entertainment.

MMORPG: Thank you so much for taking the time, in the midst of what I can imagine is a busy season, to answer some of our questions. I want to jump into some discussion around the launch of Pirate101 on Steam. While this client has been available through the official website, this is the first time players will be able to play on Steam. What are some of the biggest advantages of launching Pirate101 on Steam?  

KINGSISLE TEAM: Steam is probably the largest online storefront for PC games: the biggest advantage of launching there is tapping into an incredibly big, passionate, and loyal audience. When we started researching the play behavior of our Wizard101 Steam users, it became clear that while there is some overlap between people who play our games through Steam and our first-party launcher, Steam users approach their games completely