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The creator of Ultima is reportedly reclaiming the series' rights back from EA, and it could happen as soon as next year

… While some good Ultima games were developed afterwards—most notably Ultima Online—the series has largely been left dormant by EA, barring a couple of ill-fated experiments like 2010's Lord of Ultima and 2013's Ultima Forever. …

Jun 20, 2026 · Rick Lane

Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies vet tells me the theme park 'assembly line' MMO just isn't viable anymore, especially as dev costs spike: 'We hit the wall'

… It was predictable, and we hit the wall." "1997, Ultima Online, $2 million dollars. …

Jun 14, 2026 · Harvey Randall

Guild Wars' devs tried to escape the MMO branding in 2005, citing all the things that would become genre staples 20 years later

… It was a point of contention for Raph Koster who worked on Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies when I spoke to him earlier this month for our MMO column—observing that open-world sandbox MMOs, the type Guild Wars 1 sought to set itself apart from, fell out of favour in exchange for instanced theme… …

Jun 22, 2026 · Harvey Randall

'The last time I liked everything about a game was probably Baldur's Gate 3': Raphael Colantonio, co-founder of Arkane Studios, talks us through the games installed on his PC

… Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like "How tidy is your desktop?" and "What game will you never uninstall?" Raphaël Colantonio became a PC gamer for a very specific reason—he was a huge Ultima fan and wanted to play Ultima 7. …

Jul 26, 2026 · Rick Lane

As Xbox eyes layoffs, Microsoft's CEO says its videogames aren't monetised enough—so it's not the cancelled games or $68.7 billion deals or AI overspending, then

… Just last week, I was speaking to the guy who helped make Ultima Online and Star Wars: Galaxies about game budgets spiking and the trouble it was causing the MMO industry. To re-quote Raph Koster here: "1997, Ultima Online, $2 million dollars. …

Jun 15, 2026 · Harvey Randall

2026's best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants 'to do a first-person game at some point'

… I want to do a first-person game at some point, that would be really fun, specifically like Ultima Underworld . …

Jul 12, 2026 · Rick Lane

In 1997, Warren Spector told us the upcoming PC classic Deus Ex was inspired by Final Fantasy, Miyamoto, and 'the console guys'

… "I don't want to do hardcore, Ultima Underworld-style branching conversation stuff. …

Jun 1, 2026 · Ted Litchfield

Stars Reach could be the second coming of the sandbox MMO, with player-built cities and 40+ Star Wars Galaxies-style professions to give me hope

… I recently had the pleasure of interviewing its creator, Raph Koster who worked on Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies —he described it to me as a blend of SWG, RuneScape, Eve, and Ultima Online. …

Jun 9, 2026 · Harvey Randall

EA accidentally made the right decision twice in one month and reverted it both times, inflicting psychic damage on Battlefield 6 players

… That message has now been removed, and there are no changes to how XP Boosters currently work." That's a neat surprise! from r/Battlefield6 "That's a neat surprise!" cheered player UltimateGamingTechie on Reddit, elated by the goodwill of such a change, only to be shot down by the revelation that t… …

Jul 1, 2026 · Rory Norris

Former Elder Scrolls Online boss was told in 2001 that 'There's already enough MMOs out there, no one is ever gonna play a new one'

… There's Everquest, Ultima Online, Asheron's Call. …

May 3, 2026 · Ted Litchfield

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