- Genre:
- MMORPG
- Status:
- Released
- Release date:
- 3/16/1999
- Developer:
- Verant Interactive, Westlake Interactive
- Publisher:
- Sony Online Entertainment, 989 Studios
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EverQuest was and is a pioneer of the MMORPG genre by attracting mass appeal to the game format and setting the standard of the subscription model for persistent worlds. Released in the Spring of 1999, when online gaming was still in its early years, Sony originally did not believe EverQuest would be nearly the success that it became. It was published under the 989 Studios brand, developed by Verant Interactive. Not long after the game's release, Sony absorbed Verant and continued to develop new content for EverQuest under a new studio name; Sony Online Entertainment. Since 1999, the world of EverQuest has grown thanks to seventeen full expansions and countless content updates. The roaring success of the game has not only led to new entries in the EverQuest franchise, but also laid the foundation for all future massively multiplayer online games.