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
Funcom is working on a ‘tactical turn-based strategy’ game
Funcom is apparently keeping itself busy with a new partnership and game. The company's investor relations site has a brief press release with the...
The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes
Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing...
The Game Archaeologist: Maze War, the first online multiplayer shooter
It is sometimes hard to know how far back to go when chronicling the history of early MMOs and their ancestors. After all, this...
Dark Age of Camelot prepares new Mithril currency shop
What's going on over in Dark Age of Camelot land? For that you'll have to turn to the latest Q&A grab bag with the...
Tale of Toast starts bi-weekly alpha tests on Steam
Self-labeled "hardcore" MMO Tale of Toast is kicking off bi-weekly alpha tests, and you are invited to the party. The two-person development team told...
Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!
After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on Morrowind, Dark Age of Camelot, and the old days of MMOs
Ahead of E3, ZeniMax's Matt Firor sat down with Gamasutra for a streamed interview on The Elder Scrolls Online, focused chiefly on Morrowind. It's...
The Game Archaeologist: Phantasy Star Online
The Dreamcast was a brief but shining aberration in the gaming world. Coming along years after Sega had fallen out of its position as...
The Stream Team: Entering the gates of RuneScape’s Menaphos
RuneScape just opened up a giant city of Menaphos. Do want to peek inside and see what is different in the game's first big...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is the MMO you want and don’t want
I have been head-over-heels for Elder Scrolls Online since One Tamriel, and the Morrowind chapter has only added to my enthusiasm for the game....
Old School RuneScape players threaten to riot over LGBTQ pride event
Old School RuneScape's playerbase isn't showing its best side this week.
Motherboard reports that following the announcement by a Jagex employee that a small gay...
Preview: Behind the gates of RuneScape’s Menaphos, opening today
One of the worst teases in a game for me is to see a place and not be able to go and explore it....
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s monthly challenges (June 4, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Old School RuneScape adds solo Inferno dungeon and lava fishing
Old School RuneScape has gotten a fresh update this week, and it's going to do its best to kick your ass: with a lava-drenched...
Global Chat: Freaking out over Destiny 2
Ever since the Destiny 2 reveal, everyone seems to be freaking out about this follow-up MMO shooter. Will it be the new hotness or...
The Game Archaeologist: How Sceptre of Goth shaped the MMO industry
When it comes to text-based MMOs created in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, the sheer number of them would blot out the sky. There...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMOs you think are just too late to start playing?
I've been playing a lot of Ultima Online the past few weeks, but so many times I'll be doing something that is objectively tedious...
EverQuest’s new classic server has rough launch
If you're looking for the authentic classic MMO experience, shouldn't a rough launch be part of it? That's kind of the sour joke you...
Tamriel Infinium: An alternative approach to playing Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind
href="/tag/elder-scrolls-online/">Elder Scrolls Online chapter of Morrowind started this week. Unlike other times that we've streamed together when most of what we did was questing,...
