Official Site:Â Anarchy Online
Studio:Â Funcom
Launch Date:Â June 27, 2001
Genre:Â Sci-fi Sandbox
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 107: Dark Knight rises
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, Torment, Black Desert, Age of Conan and Anarchy Online maintenance mode, WildStar, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Path of Exile, and Revelation Online's soft launch, with mailbag questions on console vs. PC MMO fans and dealing with immersion-breaking mounts.
The Daily Grind: Do you wait for MMOs to arrive on Steam?
You might have noticed that last week, Anarchy Online finally joined the whole Steam crowd. It was weird to look at that story and...
Funcom is ‘relaunching’ The Secret World in 2017, but it’s maintenance mode for Anarchy Online and Age of Conan
Funcom's fourth quarter 2016 financial report for investors landed this afternoon, and it's a doozy, especially for MMORPG players. Of most interest is the...
The Game Archaeologist: Earth and Beyond
Personally, I prefer science fiction over fantasy nine times out of ten, even though most of the MMOs that grace my desktop are fantasy...
Anarchy Online finally arrives on Steam with $90 level boost option
Sixteen years after its debut, Anarchy Online has just now found itself a new home. After a lot of promises and teases, the long-running...
Conan Exiles has formally launched early access with mixed reviews and new trailer
Funcom's Conan Exiles formally launched overnight, sending early access purchasers into the antique but brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Despite some confusion over the...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017
A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...
Anarchy Online rolls out its new item store
After a short delay from its original rollout date of December 20th, the new and improved item store is now live in Anarchy Online....
Anarchy Online manufactures the winter holidays
Anarchy Online might be a tad tardy to the holiday party, but it's making an effort. With the game's December 20th patch, the Winter...
Ask Mo: Scoring last year’s Massively OP MMORPG predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to squint back a year, into the depths of a Massively Overthinking from the tail end...
Jukebox Heroes: Massively OP’s guide to grabbing 120+ MMO soundtracks
One of the most common questions that I'm asked from my adoring throngs on the street is, "Justin, where oh where can I get...
Conan Exiles answers questions about its upcoming early access launch
With Conan Exiles' early access launch just around the corner, you can better believe that the community has a mountain of questions about the...
Funcom opens new store to sell Secret World merch
A while back, Funcom fans were able to purchase The Secret World t-shirts and posters through Welovefine. While that storefront has long gone defunct,...
Funcom’s Q3 2016 financials hint at large Secret World update in early 2017
Fans of The Secret World should be excited today, as Funcom's third quarter financial report to investors reveals that "The Secret World team is mainly...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016
"Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the...
Anarchy Online says that it is coming to Steam ‘soon’
One of the oldest sci-fi MMORPGs looks like it will soon become one of the newest members of the Steam club. On the official...
The Game Archaeologist: Classic PlanetSide
Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...
The Daily Grind: What original IP MMORPG deserves a true sequel?
One repeated refrain that comes up around the Massively OP office when we're dealing with older MMOs is, "Wouldn't it be great if they...
Anarchy Online hopes to be on Steam by the end of 2016
Cross your fingers and wish on a falling star for Anarchy Online, as the classic MMO is working hard with Steam to get its...
Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach
A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...