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The Final Hours of The Matrix Online, Live!

Join us tonight for one last evening of dancing, fighting, and dance-fighting in The Matrix Online!


Tonight we'll see EXACTLY how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Tonight we'll see EXACTLY how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Tonight's the night! If you haven't been keeping up, at 11:59PM PST tonight, The Matrix Online will be shutting down forever. No glass slippers, no mice, no pumpkins, just the cold, uncaring, infinite void of MMO death. Vinny and I have been getting to know this MMO and its residents over the past few weeks, and while there's something admittedly crass about coming into an MMO to watch it die, I think I speak for both of us when I say that we've grown rather fond of MxO (that's a nickname, because nicknames are for friends) and we'll be sad to see it go.

Still, we come not to bury The Matrix Online, but to celebrate it! Which is exactly what we'll be doing TONIGHT with a LIVE STREAM of the final hours of The Matrix Online, with the help of the goodly folks at Justin.tv. The party starts at 10PM PDT, and will run right up until the very end. (If figuring out what time that is in your time zone is a complex task that somehow eludes you, Let Me Google That For You.) Vinny and I will be here commenting on the action and answering your questions along with a rotating cast of colorful and potentially intoxicated characters in the studio.

You can watch the live stream in the window below, but if you want to join the live chat, from which we'll be haphazardly pulling questions for the Giant Bomb crew, you'll have to head over to the Giant Bomb Justin.tv page. You'll probably have to register a Justin.tv account, if you don't already have one, too.
 
 
We'll be recording the last hour for archival purposes, but if you want to see our full broadcast, you need to BE HERE TONIGHT. 10PM TILL MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME. TELL YOUR FRIENDS! If you'd like to know what sort of willfully uninformed faux pas we've committed in The Matrix Online thus far, check out our previous videos of The Matrix Online: Not Like This.

Part 01  

Part 02

Part 03

Part 04


UPDATE: The Matrix Online is over! Thanks to all our new friends from the game, and to the 2500+ folks who were with us for the end of the world!
theholybibleon July 31, 2009 at 6:13 p.m.
well i hope to god this gets uploaded to the site at some point, being in the UK and all, i'm not gonna get to see this.
:sadface:
Vandalon July 31, 2009 at 6:13 p.m.
Sweet, wonder how many times you'll get ganked this time.
OllyOxenFreeon July 31, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.
Yes!  Here's hoping for more Live coverage of other various things!
DavidSnakeson July 31, 2009 at 6:14 p.m.
YEAH!
Ineedanameon July 31, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.
What time's that for the Uk?
CitizenKane moderator on July 31, 2009 at 6:15 p.m.
When in doubt, DANCE!
damnboyadvanceon July 31, 2009 at 6:16 p.m.
Live coverage! Yeah! Too bad I can't make it at 1 AM EST.
PlasticCowon July 31, 2009 at 6:16 p.m.
Yeahhh. Looking foward to this.
Melivon July 31, 2009 at 6:16 p.m.
Excited guys. I will most definatly be tuning in at 4am
Osphereon July 31, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.
Wahoo!
Death_Burnouton July 31, 2009 at 6:18 p.m.
Great...i'll have to get up at 6 am for this.

At least it will remind me of the old Pre Launch GiantBomb days with GTA IV and other stuff.
Bucketdethon July 31, 2009 at 6:19 p.m.
Damnit I have to work in the morning, looks like I can't watch the live broadcast : (
DJJoeJoeon July 31, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
You guys rock!
dopemanon July 31, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
3 pm for those living on the east coast of Australia
Tomtefaron July 31, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
Hmm, This will be awesome :D
nick69on July 31, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
Well I guess it's okay that I'm staying up till 2 AM...and not till 3 or 4, because I have work tomorrow.

Whatever...I wonder what crazy shit is happening now
Kyleon July 31, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
Hell ya! I'll be there!
Gearheadon July 31, 2009 at 6:21 p.m.
FUCK! It starts at 1am for me...
Rhaknaron July 31, 2009 at 6:21 p.m.
what time will this be in the UK, anyone?
Grimmy616on July 31, 2009 at 6:21 p.m.
Happy happy joy joy

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The Matrix Online was an MMORPG that continued the story of the Matrix franchise past the third film, 'Revolutions'. The game featured a unique 'Interlock' combat system, flexible skill allocation and a constantly evolving storyline that players could interact with. The game was shut down on July 31st, 2009.

US Release Date: March 22, 2005

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