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Ultima X Oddysey Cancelled

by Maarten Goldstein Jun 30, 2004 9:29pm CST tags: MMO, Electronic Arts, Ultima X: Oddysey
Electronic Arts kills Ultima X: Odyssey is a new GameSpot story, reporting that the Unreal engine powered MMORPG has been cancelled. Following an evaluation of the project, EA decided to kill the project and dedicate resources to the latest Ultima Online expansion pack, the UO live team and "an unannounced Ultima Online project". According to producer David Yee
This isn't an easy decision but it's the right move for the future of all things Ultima, including the community and the team. We look forward to sharing our plans for the future of Ultima Online very soon.
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