Did you realize before you saw this headline that the granddaddy of all graphical MMORPGs is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? Yes, we are all that old, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing.
This week’s Ultima Online newsletter is short but packs a punch. The team reports that it has loaded Publish 97 onto the test servers with a huge focus on animal taming and pets. There are a ton of new pets to gather, including dinos, beetles, and dragon wolves.
The Ultima Online team is planning a 20th anniversary celebration in meatspace this September in Virginia, but if you can’t make it, there’s plenty of in-game surprises coming too.
Producer Bonnie Armstrong teased what’s coming later this year: “We are starting the planning stage for Publish 98 that includes a 20th Anniversary Event arc, Halloween, and Anniversary rewards […]Â One small teaser I will announce is one of the new items we are offering for the 20th Anniversary — a jewelry box!”
