Free Online Multiplayer Games

Our feature in the spotlight is the world of MMORPG, Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game's that is. MUD or otherwise known as Multi User Dungeon was the start of it and popular games like Ultima Online brought these grand multiplayer games out into the open for all to discover.

Warner Bros., Monolith Productions and EON Entertainment are combining forces to create a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on The Matrix using Monolith's new LithTech Discovery System. According to the press release, it looks like there will be a lot in store for gamers that choose the red pill:

Able to accommodate tens of thousands of players in a single shared environment, the game will be a re-creation of the virtual world of "The Matrix," employing cutting-edge 3-D graphics, networking and server technology. The game will combine the best elements of the action-adventure genre and character building/role playing games with the social interaction/community of an ongoing online multiplayer game. Under the direction of Warner Bros., Monolith Productions and EON Entertainment will design the online game using LithTech's Discovery System, a completely new set of tools and technology, including a new 3-D renderer and high-capacity server system, built to accommodate the unique challenges presented in the creation of this type of product. There is no word on a release date yet, nor which platforms this massive multiplayer game will appear on. However, given the history of Monolith and MMORPGs, we assume that it will definately make its way to the PC.