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Podcast: New Books in Popular Culture
Episode: Matthew S. Smith, "EverQuest" (Boss Fight Books, 2024)
Description: âYouâre in our world now.â This bold tagline led Sonyâs 1999 ad blitz for EverQuest (Boss Fight Books, 2024), the yearâs most anticipated massively multiplayer game. Though just five words long, it challenged players to live in a virtual world beyond anything theyâd experienced beforeâand delivered. The game that proved the MMORPGâs potential, EverQuest outsold all prior entries in the genre and was the most popular subscription game in North America for five years until Blizzardâs World of Warcraft overthrew it. Yet EverQuest lives on, with tens of thousands of players logging in every day.Based on new...