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===MMORPGs=== Although [[massively multiplayer online role-playing video games]] (MMORPGs) began in the 1990s with such titles as ''[[Ultima Online]]'' (1997), ''[[Everquest]]'' (1999), and ''[[Asheron's Call]]'' (1999), during the 2000s, MMORPGs became a dominant genre among PC gaming. ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'', released on the Dreamcast in 2000 and later ported to the Xbox, GameCube, and PC, popularized MMORPGs for consoles, although it remains a PC-dominated genre. MMORPGs feature [[persistent world]]s, player-driven economies, frequent content updates, and massive servers that contain thousands of players. Most MMOs also feature monthly fees to help with the massive costs required to maintain and continually upgrade the games. The MMO genre has gained much of its success by cashing in on previous popular titles (such was the case with Ultima Online and Phantasy Star Online) with such titles as ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' (2002), ''[[Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided]]'' (2003), ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (2004), ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'' (2007), ''[[Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures]]'' (2008), ''[[Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning]]'' (2008), and the in-development titles ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Online]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''. ''World of Warcraft'', released in, has established itself as one of the most popular games on the PC and set what are now the generally-accepted standards for the genre. ''[[Lineage II]]'' has established a large market outside of the United States, particularly in Asia, and is the second-most popular MMO worldwide. MMOs free of monthly charge, including ''[[MapleStory]]'' (2003), and ''[[Guild Wars]]'' (2004) have also proven to be popular.[[Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter|MMOFPSs]] have also been developed, although they have not gained nearly the popularity that MMORPGs have. Perhaps the two most successful games of this genre have been ''[[World War II Online]]'' (2001) and ''[[PlanetSide]]'' (2003).
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