Second most popular MMO is Shockwave-powered

Jun-14-07, 7:37 pm by Hanford
File under: Video games, consoles, design, Macromedia, Director, Adobe, Shockwave, Lingo

According to popular technology news blog GigaOM, the most popular MMO behind World Of Warcraft is the shockwave-enabled Habbo Hotel. I know that for a long time now Director has played second fiddle to Flash, but this shows that Adobe Director is still a great choice for games.

The Java-powered dungeon game Runescape comes in at number 3, the Flash-enabled Club Penguin comes in at #4, and PR-savvy SecondLife ranks at a lowly 10. It's quite an eye-opening list for those who believe MMOs are all swords and dragons *. Check out the entire list over at GigaOM.com

Other Director news: Director Survey

There's a semi-official Director survey that's been put together by Charles Parcell. The results will be collected and given to Adobe, who is currently hard at work on Director 11.

Take the Director Survey now
*: If you're got the hardcore-mindset that a game can't be an MMO without 3d dragons and swords, check out the excellent free Shockwave game Sherwood Dungeon, and my interview with it's creator.

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