This post originally appeared on Massively from Editor-in-Chief Brianna Royce. At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO story last week, you've come to the right post.
The MMO world said goodbye to
Vanguard and
Wizardry Online this week and learned of the impending closure of heavily criticized mobile MMO
Ultima Forever. Bringing balance to the universe were shiny new MMOs
Swordsman and
Firefall, both of which formally launched.
Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories.