Ultima Online Articles
Bioware Mythic and the Ultima Online dev team have produced a new video diary with Producer Calvin Crowner, Associate Producer Bonnie Armstrong and Lead Designer Erik Brinkman. The team discusses plans for the upcoming year including a new client art set, a new player adventure and the continued implementation of new quests.
In the latest edition of the Ultima Online producer's letter, Calvin Crowner spends a bit of time discussing the word "just" and the way it is often used in sentences like "If the devs would just...". After that, Crowner goes on to discuss a wide variety of topics from arenas to a classic shard to whether or not devs are 'playing it safe'.
Bioware Mythic has issued a Call to Arms for all current, new and former Ultima Online players to return to the game. Starting today, August 5th, players are invited to join up against the minions of evil and to participate in new live events being organized by GMs across the UO servers. Players will have the chance to explore the latest UO expansion, The Stygian Abyss.
Ultima Online's Lead Engineer Derek Brinkmen answers the question: Sandbox games have proven that they stand the test of time. Why do you think the sandbox model appeals to players even after all these years?
Ultima Online's Lead Engineer Derek Brinkmann answers the question: Sandbox games have proven that they stand the test of time. Why do you think the sandbox model appeals to players even after all these years?
In order to celebrate Ultima Online's 12th anniversary, EA has launched a "Return to Britannia" Campaign. As part of the campaign former players are being invited back to Ultima Online to play the game free of charge until October 16th. For those who have never played UO, a 14-day trial is also available.
Mythic's Tim Cotten took some time during AGDC to catch us up on what EA is up to with the venerable Ultima Online.
Mythic's Tim Cotton took some time during AGDC to catch us up on what EA is up to with the venerable Ultima Online.
Ultima Online expands for the eighth time today with the release of Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss. Stygian Abyss allows players to play as a new race, the Gargoyle, and also introduces the largest dungeon Ultima Online has seen yet, filled with fearsome enemies such as the Medusa, Primeval Lich, and Stygian Dragon.
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently caught up with Ultima Online Development Manager Kelvin Crowner to talk about the game's 12 year anniversary and the Stygian Abyss expansion.
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently caught up with Ultima Online Development Manager Calvin Crowner to talk about the game's 12 year anniversary and the Stygian Abyss expansion.
The eighth expansion to Ultima Online, entitled "Stygian Abyss" will launc September 8th, 2009. The new expansion will introduce Gargoyles as a playable race, include several new areas, and allegedly one of the biggest dungeons to ever appear in Ultima Online.
EA and NetDragon have announced their partnership today to develop a new MMOG based on Ultima Online.
MMORPG.com Ultima Online Correspondent Ryan Tullis writes this look at the Stygian Abys dungeon in the classic MMORPG.
MMORPG.com Ultima Online Correspondent Ryan Tullis writes this look at the Stygian Abys dungeon in the classic MMORPG.