Generally used to describe MMOs from before World of Warcraft’s launch in 2004, though sometimes shortened to describe just the first few MMOs launched prior to 2000.
classic mmo
Old School RuneScape continues improving the Chambers of Xeric, announces a Darkmeyer release date
Old School RuneScape continues to stay busy on the news front with another round of Poll #71 improvements to the Chambers of Xeric and...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
Raph Koster’s dev studio Playable Worlds opens a new website and begins the search for game devs
While the world waits to learn more about what Raph Koster has in store for the MMORPG world with his game, we can at...
RuneScape’s Ninjas make several fixes to boss instances and interfaces
Go ninja, go ninja, go! More directly, the Ninja Team of Jagex, which has applied a variety of fixes in RuneScape's most recent patch....
Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
RuneScape shows off the art of Archaeology, OSRS begins making changes to the Chambers of Xeric
Jagex's two games are back in our news rotation once again, with RuneScape showing off its artwork for Archaeology and Old School RuneScape applying...
The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed
If you thought that it was strange for MTV to create its own virtual world, then you probably are forgetting how desperate companies always...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
RuneScape starts Mental Health Awareness Week and recaps the past 12 months of content in a video
This week in RuneScape is a very special one. It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and the world of Gielinor has some of Jagex's mental...
The MOP Up: Bossa Studios releases World War AI
Bossa Studios, the team behind the late Worlds Adrift, just rolled out a new prototype game for you to check out for free: World...
The Daily Grind: If you had your way, what one MMO patch in history would you roll back?
Rollbacks are in the news lately, and not for great reasons - some Guild Wars 2 players did indeed lose hours of time played...
Old School RuneScape gives Twitch Prime members two free weeks of play
Don't let its looks deceive you: Old School RuneScape is one of the most popular MMORPGs on the planet, even if its polygons could...
RuneScape Mobile’s beta goes live on iOS today along with some patch notes
Today is the day that Apple users can get their mobile RuneScape on starting at 12:00 p.m. EDT, as we've reported previously. The iOS...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next
The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
RuneScape talks about what’s next after Archaeology, Old School kicks off the Deadman Mode Tournament
Now that the Arcaheology skill is out in the wilds of RuneScape (as well as the subject of several weekly tune-ups), Jagex has decided...
Massively Overthinking: The oldest MMORPGs we still play
When I was still a teenager in my earliest MMOs, the trend in the communities I ran in was to play MMOs sequentially, due...
An Old School RuneScape fan has started making an audio drama based on the MMORPG
What do people who love theater do when they can't partake in the theater due to the pandemic? They turn to audio dramas, apparently,...
Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?
Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....
MMO fan creates an infographic to help you choose a game
With such a wide field of MMORPGs out there, it may be pretty daunting to figure out where to start -- or where to...
Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support
April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...
