The Game Archaeologist: Why 2008 was one of the wildest years for MMORPGs

09 Jul 2021Source: MassivelyOp
In the relatively short history of MMORPGs so far, there have been a few years that I would say were watershed moments for the genres. And while I’m sure we could quibble over which year was the most significant, the one period of time that I keep coming back to in my mind as the […]


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