Twelve is getting to be pretty old for a video game. These days, a game comes out and a sequel or a patch comes out three months later. In modern gaming standards, twelve years old is a dinosaur.

Still, the original EverQuest, one of the pioneers of massive multiplayer gaming, is in there digging on its twelfth birthday, which was March 16, 2011. Despite its advanced age, it isn’t ready for the old folks home yet. EverQuest remains one of the most popular fantasy themed MMOs available.

The 3D game has garnered numerous awards over the course of life, even earning a Technology and Engineering Award as late as 2008. Although other games have taken over the popularity spotlight, there are still 12 million documented character creations for the world of Norrath. Over three million of them have been active in the last six months. This is just one of the many ways EQ’s creator, SOE, is able to track how popular the game still is.

There are a total of seventeen expansions and they are still coming. Classic or not, it is just as hot as it was twelve years ago. Read more about it here.

12 years old and still going strong, 4.6 out of 5 based on 5 ratings

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