ultima online

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

The reboot of Kickstarted MMO Shards Online, Legends of Aria Classic, is officially sunsetting

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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...
Alas,

Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?

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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...
It's old.

Ultima Online’s producer steps down after 26 years working on the MMORPG

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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...
Ultimate alt-line

Richard Garriott is still toying with Ultima Online spinoff ideas – like maybe a TTRPG

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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

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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...
Sort of?

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with creative idea hooks

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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

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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

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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

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When Raph Koster started talking in Discord on Saturday night, I was super annoyed because I knew I was going to lose my whole...
In a box.

The MOP Up: Star Trek Online surprises fans with Spacedock revamp

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...
I tricked you!

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs are more popular than you think

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Last week, I ended the Vague Patch Notes column with something of a tease suggesting that maybe, just maybe, MMORPGs are not an unpopular...

The MOP Up: Hawkeye joins the Marvel Rivals roster

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Marvel Rivals is getting a good dose of the Hawkeye on December 6th along with plenty of other additions to the PvP shooter. The...

Massively Overthinking: Breaking the load-bearing mechanics in MMORPGs

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The parable of Chesterton's Fence has been making the rounds on social media this week in a political context, but I want to talk...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most interesting alchemy system?

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You know, I am generally not the kind of person who goes for heavy mage-y things in MMOs, and that usually includes alchemy. I'd...

The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting

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Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...

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