It can be easy to get a bit down about the state of the MMO genre these days. I've been guilty of it myself, and for good reason—big swings and big successes have been increasingly rare. But while the golden age of MMOs, when countless developers were experimenting in what was still a novel space, is long behind us, 2024 ended up being a surprisingly lively year.
So much so that it would be impossible for me to catch you up on everything that's been going on. Instead, I've plucked out some of the biggest moments, good and bad, that reveal a genre that's still full of energy.
