mmorpg 2006 hilites

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EVE Online continued to break the record for most players on a single server instance moving past 32 thousand just recently and joining forces with White Wolf.

World War Two Online celebrated its fifth year, proving that people still play MMOFPS.

Guild Wars managed to squeeze in two stand-alone expansions to their popular game and World of Warcraft showed it can bulldoze it’s way into TV as a setting for a largely popular South Park episode. It doesn’t matter if you see these as a sign of the Apocalypse like me or are just thankful to play a working game you have to at least tip your hat to the guys that can make a working product.

Rounding out the ‘Best of the Rest’ are some other highs and lows from the headlines of 2006:

* Back in February Sony Online Entertainment asks current and former Star Wars Galaxies testers to participate in a focus testing group and pays them $125 for two hours just to prove that they made the right decision after all.
* A ganker was banned and crucified for all to see in Roma Victor. Perhaps he was driven to a life of crime by the wretchedly pixilated graphics...Now we’ll never know.
* Blizzard announced they were getting into the fast food business to in an April Fools gag. Sadly, they never confirmed whether Children’s Week was a farce. I mean, isn’t that an ongoing attraction?
* Sony confirms they will be publishing Vanguard.
* POSSe Entertainment gave notice they will be making a WoW-killing MMO called Dragons and Legends. Call me pessimistic, but I am dubious that a company that begins with POS can make a great game.
* Cryptic cuts a deal to make a Marvel MMO. As much as I’d like to see another Super Hero title, why would you try and compete with yourself?
* The FBI recently busted an illegal Lineage 2 operation called L2Extreme. It’s good to know that beating up some hackers takes precedence over other investigations that involve the security of the entire country. Good job keeping your priorities straight guys.