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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[2008: The year of the MMO?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmofps/" rel="tag">MMOFPS</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.anotherhere.com/archives/91/MMOs-are-dead!"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/20080112_mmosaredead.gif" /></a><br />
<div align="left">This funny little bestseller list comes to us from <a href="http://www.anotherhere.com/archives/91/MMOs-are-dead!">Brenden over at Another Here</a>. He takes it as a sign that MMOs are far from dead, but I'll say the same thing a different way: MMOs are more alive than ever. As great a year in gaming that 2007 was, 2008 is <a href="http://www.action.joystiq.com/2007/09/14/joystiq-podcast-017-goty-2008-edition/">going to be that much better</a>, and there is no doubt at all that MMOs are <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/02/predicting-the-mmo-landscape-in-2008/">going to play a handy role</a> in all the great gaming we'll see this year.<br /><br />And which MMOs matter now? <a href="http://tagn.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/f13net-top-ten-mmo-list-reminder/">Ancient Gaming Noob</a> just saw <a href="http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=11643.0">this list</a> (which <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/19/what-are-your-top-ten-mmos/">we looked at a while ago</a>), and which looks as definitive as any in determining the most-loved MMOs of all time. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/world-of-warcraft"><em>WoW</em></a> is number one (duh), but look how high <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dark-age-of-camelot"><em>DAoC</em></a> has come on the list-- does that mean the hype behind <em>WAR</em> is worth it? <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/planetside"><em>Planetside</em></a> is another one that seems higher than it should be, and it seems that if another MMO can tap into that action-in-a-persistent-world feel that <em>Planetside</em> has, it'll do just as well.<br /><br />Whether 2008 ends up being the year of the MMO or not, it's going to be a good one. Buckle your seatbelts.<br /><br /></div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/">2008: The year of the MMO?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://tagn.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/f13net-top-ten-mmo-list-reminder/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1088766/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/01/16/2008-the-year-of-the-mmo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2008</category><category>ancient-gaming-noob</category><category>bestsellers</category><category>dark-age-of-camelot</category><category>gamestop</category><category>planetside</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>wow</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
