Irth Online is the newest member of the growing MMO-family. Due for release in a matter of weeks, the open beta has just begun. Irth Online does sport some rather interesting features, however not many gamers seem to have noticed the game yet. Partly because the developers at Magic Hat Software only recently announced its project, but the fierce competition in the genre also makes it difficult to stand out from the crowd.

We wanted to know more about the Irth Online, and what better way to do that than to sit down with the Lead Game Designer? That’s what we thought, and here's what came out of our talk with Alan Chipura.