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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...
So now The Realm Online is apparently being sold to an undisclosed new studio
Last week, player-led developer Realm Worlds announced a shutdown for the current version of The Realm Online, owing to the fact that the game...
The Realm Online is shuttering its rebooted version at the end of June
Five years ago, a group of enterprising fans banded together to assemble and run an improved version of the classic MMORPG The Realm Online...
The Realm Online prepares to launch ‘radical, disruptive’ seasonal server
If you haven't stepped back in time and visited The Realm Online lately, you might want to see what fascinating things this rebooted 2-D...
Whatever happened to Secret World Legends, The Realm reboot, and Shadow’s Kiss?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
The Realm Online’s latest community patch adds dungeon, open-world zone, and more
Sierra Online's original 2-D game The Realm Online has had a welcome bit of resurgence over the last couple of years, as fans sought...
The Game Archaeologist: The rebirth of The Realm Online
Debuting in 1996, The Realm Online (or, as it is sometimes shortened, The Realm) became one of the first online RPGs to overlay graphics...
Perfect Ten: MMOs with different (camera) perspectives
By the time that World of Warcraft came on the scene in 2004, the MMORPG industry had already gravitated toward standard when it came...
Classic MMO The Realm gets an official reboot
One of the very oldest graphical MMORPGs in the world has been on life support for a long time now. The Realm (also known...
Jukebox Heroes: Six pretty great MMO tunes from games you’ve never played
In my years of coverage of MMO soundtrack music in this column and on Battle Bards, I've clearly observed that there are games that...
The Game Archaeologist: Middle-earth Online
I suppose there will always be a special place in my heart for Lord of the Rings Online. Not only is it one of...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO tunes from the 1990s
I'll admit that I have a particular fondness for older video game music. I still scour the archives of NES and Genesis libraries for...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO victory fanfares
Interestingly enough, there are a few types of video game music that don't often pop up in MMORPGs for various reasons. One of these...
Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar preps release schedule (January 16, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Shroud of the Avatar broke $8 million in crowdfunding thanks in part to a crazy telethon in which...
The Game Archaeologist: Online gaming service providers of the ’80s and ’90s
As graphical MMOs took off in the 1990s with the advent of games like Neverwinter Nights, The Realm, and Ultima Online, many of them...
The Realm’s creator wants to remake this 20-year-old MMO
MMO veterans might be familiar with The Realm (also known as The Realm Online), which was one of the first class of graphical online...
Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)
No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...
The Game Archaeologist: Middle-earth Online
Out of all of the MMOs that I've played over the years, I must have spent the most time in Lord of the Rings...