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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Interview and excerpt: The ‘Braving Britannia’ book preserves Ultima Online’s oral history
Earlier this week, we wrote about the launch of a new book that's right up MMORPG fans' alley. Dubbed Braving Britannia: Tales of Life,...
New Ultima Online book gathers developer and player interviews to document oral history
Old-school MMORPG players, heads-up for you: If you're a fan of Ultima Online or wanted to hear more about the seminal MMORPG after reading...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG skill system that avoids the ‘illusion of choice’?
Over the weekend, my husband and I were chatting about playing on a Star Wars Galaxies emulator again, probably the Legends one that people...
The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online
The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Ultima Online is getting shared bank storage after 20 years, making F2P play more viable
There's exciting news for the 20-year-old Ultima Online this week, as the game's latest newsletter announced an account-wide bank storage system.
"Between Publish 100 and...
Gran Skrea brings an indie sandbox MMO to early access
On the prowl for an undiscovered indie MMORPG these days? You might want to check out Gran Skrea Online, as it just went into...
Ultima Online’s publish 100 hits the test server, Broadsword seeks paid event moderators
One hundred! Classic MMOÂ Ultima Online has pushed out its 100th major update to the test server this week. It's primarily a bug-fixing update, riding...
‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online
I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too.
That's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG vet reward you’ve ever gotten?
CCP Games rolled out a pretty sweet veteran reward for EVE Online vets this week ahead of the game's anniversary: Everybody who's been playing...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster to release postmortem book on MMORPGs
Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel pressure to play MMOs for daily bonuses or experience events?
On Wednesdays, we farm gems.
In Trove, that is. That's because ever since Trion revamped the daily login system, players get a daily bonus for...
How the best devs are ‘fleeing in droves’ to escape the abusive games industry
My only nephew is something of a math prodigy, and the fact that he wants to be a game designer when he grows up...
The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online
When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...
Snag a Eudemons Online newbie pack in time for today’s Goddess update
I didn't know much about Eudemons Online before the folks at 99.com reached out to us about this giveaway, but apparently this game has...
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMORPG to offer an optional sub that isn’t pay-to-win?
Last week, in the comments under the Bless optional subscription brouhaha article, I made an offhand comment that apparently got MOP commenter Sally's gears...
Ultima Online preps a bug push, gives a voice to town cryers
Bugs, you better live it up, because your days are numbered. Ultima Online is preparing a big bug push (squash?) with June's Publish 100....
Choose My Adventure: Ultima Online, we didn’t need to do this
Yes, this is going to come in as the shortest Choose My Adventure series, but I feel it's got a good reason to be...
