Official Site: Ultima Online
Studio: Broadsword Entertainment/EA (formerly Mythic)
Launch Date: September 24, 1997
Genre: Isometric Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model: Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
Ultima Online is launching a new server as it brings New Legacy to its thriving Japanese playerbase
Ultima Online is actually about to launch a new server - specifically, a New Legacy server for the Japanese region.
The 27-year-old MMORPG has a...
Massively Overthinking: Are you tired of survival gameplay in MMORPGs?
When we were deep-diving Aloft earlier this year, MOP commenter Jon Wax said something that caught my attention. He thought the game looked neat,...
Ultima Online devs tease New Legacy’s second update with competitive collectible content
YouTuber DM Wyvern has a fun multi-person podcast interview with two members of Broadsword out this week, specifically focused on Ultima Online's New Legacy....
The reboot of Kickstarted MMO Shards Online, Legends of Aria Classic, is officially sunsetting
I'm sorry to report this morning that Legends of Aria Classic is closing its doors - again. The news comes via the game's Patreon...
Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?
I'm going to start this article by asking a question I don't actually want an answer to: How long has Minecraft been popular?
Objectively there...
Ultima Online’s producer steps down after 26 years working on the MMORPG
It's the end of an era in Ultima Online: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong has announced what sure sounds like a retirement from her role as...
Richard Garriott is still toying with Ultima Online spinoff ideas – like maybe a TTRPG
MMORPG gamers might recall that last summer, Ultima Online creator Richard Garriott grabbed headlines a bit by accident when he casually told a player...
Ultima Online just released a roadmap for updates 119 and 120 and for New Legacy’s next stage too
You know, I've been watching Ultima Online for over 27 years now, and I literally cannot remember any studio putting out a roadmap for...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with creative idea hooks
There's so much blatant -- and lazy! -- copying in the world of entertainment and arts that anything novel is to be cherished. I've...
Interview: Notorious’ Chris Kaleiki on the ‘MMO bones’ in extraction RPG Legacy Steel and Sorcery
If you’re a fan of extraction shooters but want more high-fantasy RPG elements then I’ve got something in store for you: Legacy: Steel and...
The MOP Up: RIFT gets some surprising API improvements
Already we're checking off the "something positive happens for RIFT" square in our 2025 bingo card, as Gamigo's team invested some time improving the...
Working As Intended: Stars Reach could be the demographic revolution MMORPGs need
When Raph Koster started talking in Discord on Saturday night, I was super annoyed because I knew I was going to lose my whole...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online surprises fans with Spacedock revamp
Star Trek Online delivered a small surprise this past week with visual improvements to its iconic Spacedock: "In essence, we’re replacing the exterior System...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG accelerationism is a stupid sucker’s game
The most recent Warframe update starts with a solid chunk of story, and the story that it tells is that of a time loop....
Ultima Online has released its first patch for New Legacy
There's a lot going on for Ultima Online players right now, regardless of which version of the game you play! We say that because...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2024
You know, this traditional end-of-the-year roundtable shouldn't be a thing. We've been doing this such a long time and getting so much coverage on...
The MOP Up: World War II Online bids farewell to the fishbowl
World War II Online aviators will be pleased to hear that a disliked visual is about to be killed: "The long-awaited, long-hated fishbowl effect...
MMORPG vet Rich Vogel says the games industry is recovering more slowly than he expected
Rich Vogel may not have a huge profile with MMO players, but he probably should: He's been involved with the business end of MMORPGs...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs are more popular than you think
Last week, I ended the Vague Patch Notes column with something of a tease suggesting that maybe, just maybe, MMORPGs are not an unpopular...
