Official Site:Â Ultima Online
Studio:Â Broadsword Entertainment/EA (formerly Mythic)
Launch Date:Â September 24, 1997
Genre:Â Isometric Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â Subscription (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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The Daily Grind: How would you solve Final Fantasy XIV’s housing problem?
I bought my very first open-world house in an MMORPG as a teenager in 1997. A couple of friends and I decided to pool...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about all the MMOs you don’t play?
I do. I feel bad about all the MMOs I don't play or love but can't currently play. I could say it's because of this...
Vague Patch Notes: Stop giving rich people money to make failed MMOs
Richard Garriott has been to space. I'm going to repeat that a lot for emphasis, just because I feel like it's important. Richard Garriott...
Richard Garriott is building a blockchain MMO following the failure of Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott is working on a new MMORPG, and yes, it's filled with NFTs.
Garriott, who is probably best known to mainstream gamers as the...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMO suffers from the most useless housing system?
A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...
The MOP Up: Space Punks’ F2P open beta is coming
Looking to blow off some steam with oversized futuristic weapons and no qualms? Get thee to Space Punks as the looter shooter moves into...
Gamigo-published Fractured wants players to volunteer to work as unpaid game masters
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
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?
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?
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
It has almost become a running joke in MMO circles that pretty much every new studio and new title these days was founded by...
SeedInvest tells Shroud of the Avatar investors that Portalarium eluded its accountability efforts
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
For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
Legends of Aria’s new owner discusses the revamp, Classic, and blockchain implementation
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?
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...
The Daily Grind: Do you make use of ‘mule’ characters in MMORPGs?
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
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?
I have told this story once or twice before: I was standing in a store with my boyfriend, rifling through shelves of games, looking...
Ultima Online preps 25-year vet rewards, Valentine’s gifts, and castle designs
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...
The Game Archaeologist: Talking 25-year-old Tibia with CipSoft
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...
