A big list of MMOs to watch in 2009

by Michael Zenke Jan 8th 2009 at 3:00PM

Filed under: Aion, Darkfall, Huxley, Jumpgate Evolution, MMO industry, New titles, Stargate Worlds, The Agency, Chronicles of Spellborn, Free Realms, Champions Online, LEGO Universe, FusionFall, DC Universe Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic

Over at The Vault, they've put up an exhaustive list of all the MMO titles you should have your eye on throughout the new year. While they sort of term it as thought it's a big list of games coming out this year, we think they know it's unlikely all of those games are going to be released in the next twelve months. With that in mind, if you aren't sure what games you should have on your radar (and you haven't clicked our handy "upcoming MMOs" widget above), this massive list will bring you up to date.

Here at Massively, of course, we've been doing our own level best to keep you updated on a lot of these titles, be they AAA superhero games like Champions Online or DC Universe Online. We've talked fervently about Star Wars: The Old Republic, and given you the skinny on under-the-radar titles like Aion, FreeRealms, and Jumpgate Evolution. We've even walked away from our precious fantasy to talk about games like APB or The Agency. The Vault's list is a great one to run down - check it out to see what game you should be obsessing over today!

Tags: aion, big-list, champions, darkfall, dcuo, freerealms, fusionfall, huxley, jumpgate-evolution, mmos, new-titles, stargate-worlds, the-agency, upcoming-games

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

john said on 3:09PM 1-08-2009

what about guild wars 2?

Jack said on 3:15PM 1-08-2009

The big names are:

Star Trek Online
Stargate Worlds
Starwars The Old Republic

Lots of stars this year :)

Close runner ups are:
The Chronicles of Spellborn
Runes of Magic
DC Universe Online. (That pretty much let Champions behind like it does not have Batman :P)
Jumpgate Evolution (if it does not become Eve)
Darkfall Online

UltimateQ said on 3:15PM 1-08-2009

Agreed.

Takk said on 3:42PM 1-08-2009

Whether Stargate sees the light of day is up in the air. The others at the top of your list may not be out this year. I think Star Wars Old Republic may be the MMO to finally pry my guildmates out of WoW, though. I'm looking forward to it.

Of those likely to come out this year, I'm planning to try Jumpgate Evolution and Aion. I may play Champions if it has something beyond arena pvp.

Jack said on 12:53AM 1-09-2009

I really do love Star Wars but did not like the old MMO base on it. But I love the bioware games so far did play most of them and this will be a nobrain to pick up right away.

I hope stargate sees the light of day it will be a shame to loss all the work that they put in it.

Dlangar said on 4:00PM 1-08-2009

Star Trek Online will not see the light of day in 2009, imho. SW:TOR will be the big gorilla this year.. let's hope it lives up to the IP. (or, as the case may be nowadays, restores the tarnished image of the IP..)

More thoughts on 2009's lineup in MMO's here:

http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=19

droid said on 5:23PM 1-08-2009

I've got my eyes on Jumpgate Evolution and Blizzards announcement. Everything else just doesn't jump out at me.

HexDSL said on 5:46PM 1-08-2009

if theres no GW2 news by june then i am going to stop obsessing.

droid said on 6:43PM 1-08-2009

Yeah it's kind of funny that the only titles that I'm really interested in aren't even announced. GW2, Blizzards new MMO, and Red Studios. Seems as if everything else besides JGE is going to be the same old same old.