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Spun out of EA as one of the last remnants of Mythic Entertainment, Broadsword now runs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot.

Gamigo-published Fractured wants players to volunteer to work as unpaid game masters

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Hey, do you want a games industry job? How about one that doesn't actually pay money? Dynamight Studios' Fractured Online, which is currently under...

Ultima Online gets Spring Fever while New Legacy shard work continues

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Anticipation is building for Ultima Online's newest initiative, a throwback shard (of a sort) called New Legacy. While New Legacy isn't here yet, Broadsword...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best animal taming mechanics?

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I saw a fun thread on Reddit a while back that made me all nostalgic for Ultima Online. The player was looking for MMOs...

The Daily Grind: Are you irritated by paid server transfers in MMORPGs?

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A few weeks back, MOP's Eliot covered a World of Warcraft sale that caught my attention: Concurrent with the launch of Eternity's End, Blizzard...

The Game Archaeologist: Dark Zion, the brainchild of Tad Williams and Ultima Online devs

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It has almost become a running joke in MMO circles that pretty much every new studio and new title these days was founded by...
Borks

Dark Age of Camelot brings out some RvR bonuses as Travelling Merchants resume their travels

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The latest catch up event for Dark Age of Camelot has ended, which means that players are now going to need to do different things...

SeedInvest tells Shroud of the Avatar investors that Portalarium eluded its accountability efforts

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Shroud of the Avatar has been a black mark on the MMORPG genre, Kickstarted MMOs, and genre founding father Richard Garriott for years, and...

The Game Archaeologist: Dark Eyes, a forgotten Japanese MMO from 1999

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For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
Ahem.

Legends of Aria’s new owner discusses the revamp, Classic, and blockchain implementation

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Just before Christmas, we learned that Citadel Studios and Legends of Aria, originally Kickstarted as Shards Online, were being bought out, along with the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best boats as of 2022?

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In fewer than two weeks, Guild Wars 2 is getting something we've never had before in the game: boats. In fact, you might even...

Dark Age of Camelot marks Valentine’s Day with new and returning quests

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While Dark Age of Camelot is an MMORPG that's all about RvR conflict, that doesn't mean the game can't get into the loving spirit...
Donkeys cannot use horse gear.

The Daily Grind: Do you make use of ‘mule’ characters in MMORPGs?

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Back in the long long ago, the concept of a mule in an MMO - that is, a character you rolled but didn't really...

Ultima Online is aiming to launch UO New Legacy in 2022

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As promised, publish 112, with its plethora of event and anniversary rewards, released to the production servers of Ultima Online earlier this week, but...

The Daily Grind: When and where were you when you first learned about MMOs?

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I have told this story once or twice before: I was standing in a store with my boyfriend, rifling through shelves of games, looking...
It's old.

Ultima Online preps 25-year vet rewards, Valentine’s gifts, and castle designs

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Ultima Online is readying another patch as of this week, but don't get overly excited: This one's mostly focused on rewards. Actually, do get...
Hey kid, I'm a dragon. Stop all the third-party tool usin'. Help dragon.

Dark Age of Camelot plans a new server with bigger content and ‘new and very exciting objectives’

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Just ahead of the weekend, Broadsword producer Talal "Eldariian" Saad penned a letter for Dark Age of Camelot players, looking back at the MMORPG's...

The Game Archaeologist: Talking 25-year-old Tibia with CipSoft

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It's not every MMORPG that can boast that it started back in the late '90s and is still going strong even today. However, Tibia...

The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0

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It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...

Dark Age of Camelot’s Midwinter Festival brings realm bonuses, Christmas cosmetics, and seasonal quests

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As of last week, Dark Age of Camelot got deep in to the holiday spirit with the start of its Midwinter Festival, bringing plenty...
Fight deities.

The MOP Up: Fiesta Online adds new servers

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Anime MMO Fiesta Online's heart grew two sizes bigger this past week thanks to the addition of a pair of servers -- one for...

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