The Future of MMOs?
By: Chris | July 24th, 2008
Recently the browser based MMO Runescape released its High Detail version for the world to see. The graphics are now good enough to challenge even some of the big MMORPGs, since having a browser MMO means no more hefty downloads, fast loading, updating and making it much more accessible… Could it potentially pave a way for a new class of online games?
Maybe this isn’t enough to be a real rival to the downloadable MMOs yet, but it is a sign that browser based MMOs are evolving and you never know what can happen in an year or two.
Click below to see the trailer
Runescape is a Java-based MMORPG, it has approximally ten million active accounts and was originally released in 2001.
Zakia
I love how they toss in “ONLY FOR MEMBERS” at the end.
August 15th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Chris
No no its recently opened for free players too.
August 15th, 2008 at 2:37 am
Nemesis
Check it on Kong. You can play it for free or become a member. Then again, if you do play it, you’ll probably be killed by a RuneScape Lynch mob anyway, so it doesn’t matter which you choose.
September 7th, 2008 at 3:11 am