In Por Ylem 2 Launched!
In Por Ylem was, apparently (I didn’t really know this before) one of the most popular Ultima Online freeshards. Its sequel, In Por Ylem 2 (IPY2), was released yesterday, and introduces a whole host...
Tagged: Ultima Online
Why have I not heard of Worldforge before now?
Worldforge, which first emerged onto the scene back in 1997, bills itself as “the original open-source MMORPG project.” And that’s certainly a fair descriptor of what it is. It isn’t, strictly speaking, an MMO...
Speaking of Ultima Online…
…this is your heartwarming story of the week: …UO player Hollie Macrall recently celebrated her 83rd birthday, and while we don’t know for sure whether that’s some sort of MMO record, we do know...
New video: an Ultima Online demo reel…from 2004!
Ultima Aiera is pleased to present this demo reel — which was apparently only ever released internally at Electronic Arts and whatever studio was doing the development (Mythic Entertainment?) — from a second attempt...
Ultima Online "rares" explained
And remember: don’t miss the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway! Raph Koster, one of the designers who worked on Ultima Online in its early days, has an interesting article up on his website concerning “rares”...
Any UO freeshards looking for GMs?
If so, I’ve been contacted by a prospective applicant, who wonders: I would like to know how and where I apply to be a Ultima Online gamemaster for either EA UO or a freeserver...
New Gallery : Ultima Online GM and Counselor Guide
Courtesy of Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum, and thanks to the hard work of both him and the team at the Wing Commander CIC, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present over 180 scanned...
Origin: Best PC game developer of all time?
Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett thinks so. [Update: link fixed! — Ed.] And I, for one, cannot disagree. Don’t get me wrong: there are a few other phenomenal game developers out there. I’m less sold on...
New Gallery: Ultima Online Monster Animations
Courtesy of Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum, and to the hard work of both him and the team at the Wing Commander CIC, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present five animated sequences of...
Ultima Online GDC Hall of Fame video
Apparently, Ultima Online received the first ever Hall of Fame award at GDC, the Game Developers Conference. To celebrate, Mythic (who are now in charge of UO) produced a celebratory little video: Now, granted,...
