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As you may or may not know/care, MMO news site Massively.com has been closed.
Here is the final post from the site:
Here is the final post from the site:
massively.com said:This is Massively, and farewell to it
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Well, folks. This is it.
On November 2nd, 2007, Massively.com began. "This is Massively," Mike Schramm wrote, "and welcome to it." Today, on February 3rd, 2015, Massively.com ends. For the last seven years, three months, and two days, we've sought to be not a mirror but a lens through which to view the vibrant MMO industry. We conveyed news, opinions, streams, videos, comments, jokes, snark, and yes, even mourning for the far too many MMO sunsets we've all endured. Now the sun sets on us too.
This last week has seemed surreal. Consumed as we are by page views and comment counts, we sometimes forget that our audience is flush with remarkable gamers who care deeply about the MMORPG genre and the people in it -- even us. How strange that only in saying goodbye have we fully bridged that gulf between writers and readers. It's felt like meeting PvP rivals at a con for a beer and realizing that fun and earnest people stand behind those avatars. In person, you're all pretty damn cool.
Before we go, we want to thank all the bloggers across the MMOverse who eulogized Massively-that-was and restored our cheer in our network's darkest hour of grief. Here's a smattering of sites that spilled ink and tears for us:
Our comment sections and social media accounts have overflowed with sympathy and support as well. Readers like BalsBigBrother1 and Greywolfe and Xephyr and Dion posted videos and screenshots in tribute (just look at all the /salutes in this GW2 comment thread!). And of course, there's the heartbreaking memorial to Massively by Starr Long in Shroud of the Avatar shown above and the fierce tribute to Massively by Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs that rolled out this morning. Thank you, all of you.
- Through Wolfy's Eyes: A Massive Rift
- Casual Aggro: The End of Massively, The End of an Era, The Opening Door
- Tierless: Mourning Massively 2007-2015
- Superior Realities: Farewell to Massively
- Inventory Full: Massively: You Will Be Missed
- Tales of the Aggronaut: Save Ferris and In Mourning
- The Mystical Mesmer: Massively Disappointed
- MMOGames: Editor's Letter to Massively
- Alternative Chat: You've Got To Fight For Your Right To Party
- Healing the Masses: Farewell Massively
- Party Business: Joystiq likely to be shut down- Massively as well? and A massive sendoff
- Herding Cats: In Defense of Massively's Existence
- RubiBayer Tumblr: So you want to crowdfund Massively?
- Battle Priestess: Massively Concerned
- Gaming Conversations: Massive Shutdown: Thoughts on AOL's Impending Closure of Joystiq
- Endgame Viable: Goodbye, Massively
- ECTmmo: Bye Massively, And SOE... General MMO Stuff
- Clean Casuals: Can We #SaveJoystiq and Massively?
- Geek Fitness: You Know What Sucks? Joystiq, WoW Insider, and Massively Are Closing
- Games and Geekery: Saying Goodbye to Massively
- GamingSF: Massively.com to close
- Gamebreaker: 10 Reasons Why We Loved Massively, WoW Insider & Joystiq
- MMO Gypsy: Massive Opportunities
- The Ancient Gaming Noob: On Departures from Our Corner of the Web
- Leo's Life: And The Sound Goes Down
- Going Commando: A Few Words About Joystiq, Massively and WoW Insider
- MMOQuests: My thoughts on Joystiq and Massively
- Parallel Context: Changes
- MMO Fallout: It's Official: Massively Is Shutting Down
- MMORPG.com: Massively.com is Closing, Officially
- GamesIndustry.biz: Joystiq closure official
- Gamasutra: Joystiq and Massively shut down amid AOL downsizing
- Polygon: Joystiq is closing and I'll miss them like hell
- Reddit: Massively is being shut down and Massively sails into the sunset
Massively.com is done, and we've said our goodbyes, but we have more to write; it just won't be here. It'll be somewhere else... somewhere a little more overpowered. In a week or two, friends and readers, we'll need your help, and we'll want your company. We want to keep writing and podcasting for you. We hope you'll join us.
It was my honor to have been the steward of the Massively legacy and the last captain of the legendary golden yacht. This is Massively, and farewell to it.
-Bree
with Jef, Justin, Eliot, MJ, Mike, Anatoli, Brendan, and Larry
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