Our latest coverage of Ultima Online.
Ultima Online is celebrating its 23rd anniversary today and Broadsword is celebrating the occasion with a special anniversary livestream and a huge announcement. The studio has just announced a new shard called Ultima Online: New Legacy. The new shard aims to bring new players into the game and will feature a new ruleset that goes back to the core of [...]
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With the Forgotten Treasures update now live and out of the way, the Ultima Online devs are now hard at work on the Forsaken Foes update slated for release this Fall. In her latest Producer’s Letter, Bonnie “Mesanna” Armstrong writes that the team is now prepping to release the update on the test server soon. “We are currently preparing for [...]
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Earlier today, on April 5, 2018 Publish 99 for Ultima Online went live worldwide. The new update comes with a host of features, the most notable of which is Endless Journey -- a free to play account tier for the previously subscription-only MMORPG. Ultima Online was first released in 1997 and is credited with bringing the MMORPG genre to the [...]
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Can you believe one of the grandfathers of MMORPG gaming is still around today? Ultima Online is turning 20 years old, and for its two decade anniversary, they have announced a whole new slew of special tidings to come! As per the website, there will be new activities for both group and solo play, and new challenging quests and puzzles! New [...]
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, Ultima Online players can now buy themselves The Wedding Package and celebrate their special day... in-game. Isn't that sweet? Enjoy a fully catered event without any of the tactical planning: including a choice between 8 delectable wedding cakes, specialty candelabras, specialty bouquets, and more. Finally, the MMOs.com crew can have the polygamous marriage we [...]
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The genre defining fantasy MMORPG Ultima Online celebrated its 18th birthday this weekend. Originally released on September 24, 1997, the official game servers are still up and running despite hundreds of new competitors in the online gaming industry. Based on the popular Ultima RPG series, UO took the franchise and perhaps the entire video game industry to new heights. Developed by [...]
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MMORPG Grandfater, Ultima Online, has begun testing for a new expansion— Time of Legends. The new features currently being tested include a Humility & Spirituality system which gives players Humility points for killing evil-aligned creatures while on a Humility Hunt. All you have to do to start the hunt is to say the magic words, "lum lum lum" (no joke). [...]
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