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Whatever happened to 1996’s Meridian 59?
MMORPGs come and MMORPGs go, but one near-constant in this space since 1996 is the presence of Meridian 59. This 2.5D game has provided...
Whatever happened to Minecraft-esque multiplayer sandbox Hytale?
Who here recalls Hytale? We first started reporting on this one back in 2018 and have seen it pop up on the wider radar...
Whatever happened to 2-D pixel art Brazilian MMO Kakele?
Hey, what are those Brazilian developers down at ViVa Games doing these days? The studio's 2-D pixelart MMO Kakele still is riding the high...
Istaria’s 2025 roadmap includes finally finishing ‘Mahiel the Pure’ epic story
Late last month, Istaria (aka Horizons) posted a 2025 roadmap for the decades-old MMORPG, saying that it managed to get out two sizable content...
Neverwinter Nights persistent world Arelith hits a new player concurrency record after 22 years
Three hundred eighty. That sounds like a pretty meager number when it comes to most MMO and multiplayer game concurrency records, but for the...
Whatever happened to multiplayer open world voxelbox Portal Knights?
Usually when we pose the question of Whatever Happened To a game, it's often answered by some ill tidings; a game stops development mid-early...
Early access MMORPG Abyss Online resurfaces with a confusing trailer from the Taipei Game Show
Do you recall Abyss Online? It's had an... interesting... development track to say the least: We first caught wind of the game in 2023,...
‘Conquest adventure’ MMO Havenhold shares stats and lessons from previous alpha playtests
Do you remember Havenhold? We first reported on this martial arts-styled "multiplayer conquest adventure" MMO (or MMOACT to use the game's own parlance) last...
PixARK releases its first player-designed creature and confirms work on an upcoming new map
It's been a hot minute or five since we checked in on PixARK, the voxelbox multiplayer open world survival title that's basically ARK but...
Whatever happened to crafting sandbox A Tale in the Desert?
It's been a couple trips around the sun since we last checked in with 2003's A Tale in the Desert, an old MMO that's...
Whatever happened to multiplayer voxel RPG Cube World and its successor, Cube World Omega?
Some of you may recall -- or even be fans of -- a cute indie voxel RPG known as Cube World. This was a...
Sci-fi MMORPG Vendetta Online released a whopping 44 updates last year
When you're casting about for a space sim, don't think that Star Citizen and EVE Online are the only games in town. Vendetta Online's...
Magic The Gathering Online opens a new vintage cube and other events to close out the year
We don't often peek in to Magic: The Gathering Online too often, but that's certainly not because it's doing nothing, as the end of...
Whatever happened to RvR MMO Crowfall? (2024 edition)
In the annals of MMORPG history, Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall seems destined to be remembered for its impressive crowdfunding totals, imaginative character designs, strong developer...
Whatever happened to the relaunched sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria Classic?
This week appears to be the kind of week where we flip through the old albums and see why there hasn't been anything major...
Whatever happened to multiplayer survival RPG Frozen Flame?
Do you remember Frozen Flame? It's OK if you forgot because things have been extremely quiet for the multiplayer survival RPG. Readers will remember...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm continues weekly updates and celebrates Halloween
At the top of this year we did a quick check-in on the rogue servers of the old console MMORPG EverQuest Online Adventures, including...
Cozy survival sandbox Ylands preps Fleet Friends patch with improved multiplayer setup
Back in June, after first hearing about Ylands and diving into it myself years after its actual launch, I lamented that it didn't have...
Perfect Ten: 10 Blizzard games that everyone forgets existed
So by this point I think it's fair to say that most of our readers are aware that I love weird rabbit holes that...
Sci-fi strategy MMO OGame readies achievements, seasons, and rankings for its 22nd anniversary in October
While we don't report on it very often, the browser and mobile sci-fi strategy MMO OGame will be marking its 22nd year of operation...
