Official Site: The Sims Online (Wikipedia)
Studio: Maxis, EA
Launch Date: December 26, 2002
Sunset Date: August 1, 2008
Genre: Real-life MMORPG
Business Model: Subscription
Platform: PC
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EA says it won’t replace The Sims 4 with a sequel as it preps fall playtest for multiplayer Project Rene
The fate of The Sims franchise in the last few years has been a little bit messy: EA has been working on what it...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Bustin’ Out, the online Sims game nobody remembers
Many gamers who complete that Venn diagram of being fans of both MMOs and The Sims no doubt will be familiar with the tragically...
The Sims 5 developers are looking to Animal Crossing and Among Us for multiplayer inspiration
If the promise of multiplayer in The Sims 5 (technically still Project Rene but let's not front) brings you memories of The Sims Online,...
The Game Archaeologist: Coca-Cola’s crazy virtual hangout
Part of the sheer joy and fun of the early online world of the late '90s and early 2000s was the experimentation that took...
The Soapbox: MMO housing is so much more than a frivolous feature
When The Sims launched in 2000, what seemed like a dull and laughable concept on paper proved to be one of the most compelling...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
The Sims 5 will be multiplayer – but not an MMO
To those holding a torch of hope that The Sims 5 might be The Sims Online incarnate, Maxis has some bad news for you...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v6.0
And that's a wrap on this year in history! While everyone says farewell to 2022, here at TGA we're always looking way back at...
The next Sims game aka ‘Project Rene’ will apparently offer some sort of multiplayer
Longtime MMORPG vets have... let's call it history with The Sims franchise thanks to The Sims Online, which wasn't so much an MMO as...
Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us
Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 371: Upending the mailbag
Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag for discussions on MMO streamlining, vehicles vs. avatars, casual-friendly economies, guild projects and progression, changes to MMOs we don't play, compelling crafting, and other cool MMO sites.
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ideas that were ahead of their time
I'm gonna say something wild right now: In some ways, CliffyB was ahead of his time. My husband and I came to this realization...
The Daily Grind: What cancelled MMOs deserve a rogue server?
As a historian, game preservationist, and general MMORPG geek, it does my heart good to see players do their best to restore and operate...
The Game Archaeologist: EA’s Motor City Online
When we use the shorthand "MMO" for online games, it's always assumed that we're talking about swords-and-sorcery or sci-fi RPGs. However, the massively multiplayer...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
The MOP Up: Sims Online’s rogue server goes sunbathing
FreeSO, the rogue server for the late Sims Online, is getting into the spirit of the season with a whole bunch of beach- and...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play a housing-only MMO?
Last week, MOP's Justin put up a neat post on his personal blog about the potential for bringing back just the part of WildStar...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
