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@rodneylives I'm playing #Ultima7 via #Exult #DOSbox engine. ^_^
Ultima Online is still online, and the new devs (#DAoC devs) are still maintaining it, and releasing content (though I don't follow it). And then there are the private servers.
EA is, evil. Haha. There is absolutely no logical reason why they are holding on to the #Ultima trademark. Every attempt they did to create a new game based on it, were cancelled (those without the Origin team involved). Those that launched failed and eventually closed (like “Lord of Ultima“ (2010)).
The most recent Ultima-related release is #UnderworldAscendant (2018). Unfortunately, EA only licensed the lore and characters, but not the trademark. This prevented them from carrying the name Ultima. It's practically “Ultima Underworld III: Ascendant”.
If they release their hold from the trademark, or let Richard Garriott work on it again, for sure it will generate a buzz and create a new generation of Ultima fans.
By the way, I created a list of Ultima games here: https://im.youronly.one/yuki/kb/timelines/ultima-video-games-release-timeline-202323/
Might be useful ^_^