One of the most iconic MMORPGs has finally come to Steam. Anarchy Online, often referred to as the first sci-fi MMORPG, was originally released in 2001. As a game, its witnessed the changing landscape of MMOs.
"18 years! Who would have thought? Today, Funcom is excited to announce that Anarchy Online, the world’s first science fiction MMORPGs and one of the longest-running online games ever, celebrates its epic 18-year journey with the launch of a brand-new 2019 server."
That's right, Funcom finally pushes the classic MMO onto Steam. It's been a long time coming.
As the years go by, the MMO genre is racking up quite a bit of tradition and indeed: history - a term not often associated with the digital gaming genre. There are titles out there - some of them like Blizzard's World of Warcraft known world-over, others less popular - which have acquired the status of a sort of living fossil, a working and breathing testimony to the beginning of MMOs. Funcom's Anarchy Online is one such game, and it has recently celebrated its 15th birthday - indeed eternity itself in MMO terms. To make things even sweeter, Anarchy Online is the first ever sci-fi MMO and by the looks of things, it is still going strong.
I remember getting this Day 1. One of the biggest, if not the biggest, launch fails I've ever seen. It wasn't playable for over a month and was just a choppy lagfest for months after. Funcom still sends me friggin emails. Heheh
