Our latest coverage of the realm online.
The Realm Online has risen from the ashes once again after Norseman Games sunsetted the 27-year-old MMORPG and sold it to Virtual World Holdings in July. The British publisher, in turn, contracted Digital Alchemy to work on the long-running game. After two months of development, the studio relaunched the Despothe’s Grove free-to-play server last week and a new “reimagined” server [...]
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The fate of The Realm Online takes a confusing turn after player-run Realm Worlds shut down its version of the game last week due to financial issues. The studio reportedly wasn’t making enough money to support the game and continue paying licensing fees to the game’s original developer, Norseman Games, who also wasn’t willing to talk about possibly selling the [...]
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After a commendable five-year run, the fan-run relaunch of The Realm Online will unfortunately be sunsetting on June 30th. Negotiations with the IP owners, Norseman Games, has reportedly broken down, leaving indie studio Realm Worlds with no choice but to shut the game down. According to Realm Worlds, Norseman Games rejected their offer to purchase the IP even though they’ve [...]
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Originally launched in 1996, The Realm Online was one of the very first MMORPGs available. It featured turn-based combat and a bright, cartoony art style. More recently, though, unlike Ultima and EverQuest, The Realm Online has faded into obscurity alongside Meridian 59 and the Neverwinter Nights that was published by AOL. The game itself is in a fairly obvious state [...]
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