Sunset2001–2003
Motor City Online
EA · NA · MMO Racing
What happened to Motor City Online?
Motor City Online shut down in 2003 after launching in 2001. EA's muscle-car MMO, sacrificed for The Sims Online's servers.
- Years
- 2001–2003
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- NA
In context
It ran for 2 years (2001–2003).
Of the 10 MMOs on MMOlist that launched in 2001, 7 are still playable today.
Scratch the same itch — alive today
Motor City Online has an archive entry, not a full profile — these picks match its era, model, and style from the curated database.

Live
80
Final Fantasy XI
2002 · Subscription · Tab Target
80Themepark
Old SchoolStory-DrivenTrusts
same eraold-school philosophy
AT
Live
88
A Tale in the Desert
2003 · Subscription · Turn-Based
88Sandbox
No CombatEgyptSociety Building
same eraold-school philosophy

Live
84
Dark Age of Camelot
2001 · Free-to-Play + Sub Option · Tab Target
84Sandpark
RvRTri-RealmRelic Raids
same eraold-school philosophy
More from the archive
Other MMOs that shut down or never shipped from around 2001.
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