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Ultima Online Revamp in the Works

by Chris Remo, Aug 22, 2006 2:02pm PDT
Related Topics – Electronic Arts, MMO, Games: PC

Electronic Arts' official Ultima Online website has been updated with a brief letter revealing some major revisions to the long running MMO Ultima Online, first released by Origin in 1997. So far, the main changes seem to be primarily visual, with revamped graphics and a revised interface. Players will retain all of their characters, items, and real estate. The full breadth of the changes and additions is expected to be revealed by the end of 2006. Ultima Online: Kingdom Reborn, as the project is entitled, is set to launch some time in 2007. EA released three screenshots previewing the game's new look. The announcement letter indicated that while the minimum system requirements for the game will raise as a result of the changes, they will still be low compared to other modern MMOs on the market. This June, EA's recently acquired subsidiary Mythic Entertainment (Warhammer Online, Dark Age of Camelot) announced that it will be assisting the Ultima Online team in some capacity. It is likely that this announcement is related to the Kingdom Reborn project.


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    By: nudel x
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    The zoomed-in isometric/satellite view of the later Ultima/Ultima Online games really hurts my brain. I've never played one for long to know if I'd get used to it but whenever I look at the screenshots my brain and eyes go O.o erk! O.O o.O

    (I loved everything up until Ultima IV, but for various reasons involving which computers I had and how much time I had, haven't played any of them since except a brief time on Underworld -- which was great and doesn't get nearly enough credit when people talk about games going first-person 3D -- on a friend's PC.)
    Aug 23, 2006 1:06am PDT