When An MMO Dies

A tricked-out dune buggy busts through a mural made up of post-apocalyptic imagery and battered road signs in the front of NetDevil’s Colorado offices, a lasting reminder of a world that came and went in the blink of an eye.


August 3, 2009
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Goodbye, Matrix Online

The Matrix Online never really caught on, did it? Didn’t help the second and third movies poisoned people’s interest in the franchise. And that it wasn’t World of Warcraft. Regardless, until last week, it was still around.


May 30, 2009
News

SOE Pulls The Plug On The Matrix Online

After nearly four years in operation, the machines now greatly outnumber the players and The Matrix Online is no longer necessary.


October 17, 2008
News

SOE’s Multi-Game Halloween Celebration

Sony Online Entertainment loves Halloween, and they never fail to do the spooktacular holiday up right, even in games that I didn’t think anyone was still playing. The Matrix Online, for example. Not only are people still playing, but they get Halloween goodies, as do the folks playing Everquest, Vanguard, Star Wars Galaxies, and even the Legends of Norrath trading card game. Nice, but what about the poor PlanetSide fans? We know…oh oh, but do they know it’s Halloween? Check out these screens, while you ponder that.