Media in general has always done this, why Murdoch is usually the first person slithering through the door of most western leaders. Make it football teams and drama people are easy to control.
It was a euphoria engine showcase back in the day which really made it feel next gen without that as a wow factor I can see why it might not line up to it's historical hype
The shutting down of the crew's servers ended the game's existence, until a mod highlighted in the other post sparked some potential life back into it. It made me think of all the old games that have maintained communities over the years because of like-minded modders.
