Civilizations rise and fall

So do games, and of course, MMOs. No matter how much I may dislike it, World of Warcraft is the current first world power in the online universe, although seems to be finally declining, slowly becoming a decadent empire. Still years until it's completely consigned to oblivion.

Kotaku just released an (incomplete) interesting list with those MMOs that appeared during the hegemony and couldn't keep up. You can find it here.