Earlier this week at the Game Developers Choice Online Awards in Austin Texas, Electronic Arts' Ultima Online was honored with the first ever Hall of Fame award for online games. Ultima Online was the first ever MMO that I played. I had two accounts for close to five years before I moved on.

Ultima Online launched on September 25th, 1997, and has been operating for almost 14 years. It was one of the first late 1990s subscription-based MMOs which brought the genre to much wider attention. Some of Ultima Online's most important features included in-game events affecting the entire lore of the world, progressive features for their time such as item crafting and persistent player housing. [URL=http://www.gameculture.com/2010/10/09/ultima-online-honored-hall-fame-award][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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