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 invites players to a frosty piece of Lumbridge in its Christmas event
The normally temperate location of Lumbridge is experiencing a bit of localized snowy weather, which can only mean one thing: It's Christmastime in Old...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023
Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
RuneScape devs engage in a game jam while players are surveyed on 2024 priorities
RuneScape dished out its final weekly developer post of 2023 today, saying that the feature will return on January 8th after a holiday break....
Classic MMO Istaria Chronicles of the Gifted (aka Horizons) celebrates 20 years of operation with new video
Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted aka Horizons is the classic MMORPG that keeps on truckin' even though it flies below most genre fans' radars;...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever log into an MMO for an injection of nostalgia?
I love me a good strong dose of nostalgia. Sometimes this happens unexpectedly, such as when I smell something that triggers a long-buried memory....
Dark Age of Camelot begins its PvP-focused Catch Up in Caledonia event with more details
Last month, fans of Dark Age of Camelot were given initial word about its next catch-up event and its more brutal PvP focus, but...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
Ultima Online preps Christmas and nerfs your old too-long character names
How angry would you be if you logged into your favorite old MMORPG account and found that your name, which you'd used for over...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: IdleRune, Don’t Die in the West, Ikariam
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! This time I'm the one steering this...
RuneScape kicks off the Christmas season with a new yuletide village
You know those people who are already decorating for Christmas even as there is leftover turkey from Thanksgiving sitting on the counter? That's totally...
Project Gorgon dev says it’s catering to older players who remember the golden age of MMOs
Last night's Project Gorgon patch brought cheers to the game's Discord as what was represented as a bug-fixing patch also heavily revamped a skill...
Next month’s Dark Age of Camelot catch-up event will be more brutal than most
The next of Dark Age of Camelot's famous level-boosting events is coming our way in a little over a week -- but this catch-up...
Vague Patch Notes: The myth of the ‘first’ MMORPG
One of the things I like to joke about every so often is various myths about the history of MMOs, and a lot of...
RuneScape previews its Christmas Village with a new black party hat
Do you want to experience the winter holiday in RuneScape? The developers are certainly hoping you do, or even if you don't that you...
The Realm Online returns yet again with a ‘reimagined’ version of this classic MMO
While it looked as though fans of classic MMORPGs would be losing one of the oldest titles on the market this year, some business...
RuneScape pits players against an evil dragon in the Battle for Forinthry update
The fight against a very grumpy giga-lizard was already foretold, and this week will bring that battle to life, as RuneScape's new Vorkath, Battle...
The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Old School RuneScape nears 200K concurrent players thanks to Trailblazer Reloaded
Despite its age, it looks as if Old School RuneScape is still capable of breaking records. The recent arrival of Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded...
Massively Overthinking: Pervasive old MMO ideas that aren’t really true
A while back, Eliot and I were discussing one of his columns, in which he noted that in the eldest of the elder MMOs,...
Perfect Ten: Classic video games that would make terrible MMORPGs
There was a time when MMORPGs were all based on existing storied single-player RPG franchises, and that time was when Ultima Online launched and...
