9/1/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce Season 2 of Ultima Online: New Legacy will launch on Thursday, October 15, 2026. We look forward to sharing what’s new for NLS: Season 2 in the leadup to the soft launch on Thursday, October 1, 2026.  Final wipe before the beginning of Season 2 will be Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The final date for transfers off New Legacy will be Monday, September 28th, 2026 before the shard is wiped in anticipation of Season 2. See you in Britannia, UO Team

8/17/2026 Greetings, We want to thank everyone who participated in the first, limited edition, weekender event – Echoes of Exodus!  Many hard battles were fought, foes defeated, and great treasures collected!  Our plan moving forward is to host these types of events periodically on a rotating selection of shards.  Keep an eye on UO.com and all our social media channels for announcements on future limited edition Weekender events. See you in Britannia, UO Team

8/14/2026 “Close enough” is never what you want to hear when performing a summoning spell. The Lycaeum’s Shardfall rehearsal has gone sideways, and now something wicked walks on Great Lakes! An evil has risen, and the mages would very much appreciate your help putting it back where it came from. Join in on the adventure and if luck is on your side, you just might walk away with the coveted Finery of Fair Fortune luck doublet, along with dozens of participation rewards! Sharpen your blades, ready your spells, and head to Great Lakes to join the fight.  It is live […]

8/14/2026 “Close enough” is never what you want to hear when performing a summoning spell. The Lycaeum’s Shardfall rehearsal has gone sideways, and now something wicked walks on Wakoku! An evil has risen, and the mages would very much appreciate your help putting it back where it came from. Join in on the adventure and if luck is on your side, you just might walk away with the coveted Finery of Fair Fortune luck doublet, along with dozens of participation rewards! Sharpen your blades, ready your spells, and head to Wakoku to join the fight.  It is live now! Visit […]

7/31/2026 Greetings, Over the past few months we have seen much excitement throughout Britannia! Fungus frenzy gripped the realm as explorers set out to catalog and collect mushrooms from lands near and far and celebrate Spritelight. Moonveil called to the pilgrim in us all, walking the path of Virtue and reminding us of the majesty and mystery of the celestial heavens above. Now, we look ahead as Summer winds down and we slip into Fall. Publish 124 Publish 124 is scheduled for its initial Test Center release next week, and a planned World Wide launch later in August. This publish […]

6/4/2026 Greetings, EA is working to comply with the Digital ECA Law which will effectively update features and services in EA titles for players in Brazil.  This includes Ultima Online.  Today, a new age verification workflow was introduced for players who are located in Brazil. If a player in this region has not yet verified their age, they will be prompted to login to the account center to go through a verification process to verify their age. Players in this region who do not meet the age requirements will not be able to play the game. Below are links to […]

6/1/2026 Greetings Due to issues affecting the underlying cloud instance, Arirang was reverted to the morning of May 29, resulting in a loss of player progress since that point. We understand how frustrating this can be and sincerely apologize for the disruption. Thank you for your patience and for continuing to report issues that help us maintain shard stability. For any issue related to Ultima Store purchases on Arirang during the revert window please contact support by June 8, 2026. See you in Britannia, UO Team

4/28/2026 Greetings, Join us in the Official Ultima Online Discord to participate in our Roadmap Roundtable!  You can also catch the stream on our official Twitch & YouTube channels.  Spend some time with the Ultima Online Dev Team as we talk about Publish 123 & 124, New Legacy Season 2, and answer some of your questions. Ultima Online Discord:  https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline Ultima Online Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/BroadswordUO Ultima Online YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@ultimaonlineofficial You can also visit us on Test Center 1 at the Barnacle Tavern in Minoc! See you in Britannia, UO Team

4/23/2026 Greetings, We are pleased to announce our next developer Roadmap Roundtable!  Join us in the Official Ultima Online Discord at 5pm ET on Tuesday, April 28th.  You can also catch the stream on our official Twitch & YouTube channels.  Spend some time with the Ultima Online Dev Team as we talk about Publish 123 & 124, New Legacy Season 2, and answer some of your questions. Ultima Online Discord:  https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline Ultima Online Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/BroadswordUO Ultima Online YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@ultimaonlineofficial See you in Britannia, UO Team

2/23/2026 Greetings, As we outlined in our most recent Roadmap Update, the UO.com Forums will be sunset on Friday, February 27, 2026.  No other features of UO.com will be impacted.  We invite you to join us on the Official Ultima Online Discord to continue the conversation: https://discord.com/invite/ultimaonline See you in Britannia, UO Team