What happened to Ultima Worlds Online: Origin?
Ultima Worlds Online: Origin was cancelled before launch (announced around 2001). UO2, cancelled by EA to protect UO's subscriptions; Origin never recovered.
- Years
- † 2001
- Business model
- Subscription
- Region
- NA
In context
Also from Origin / EA: Ultima X: Odyssey (2004).
Scratch the same itch — alive today
Ultima Worlds Online: Origin has an archive entry, not a full profile — these picks match its era, model, and style from the curated database.

Live
80
Final Fantasy XI
2002 · Subscription · Tab Target
80Themepark
Old SchoolStory-DrivenTrusts
same eraold-school philosophy
AT
Live
88
A Tale in the Desert
2003 · Subscription · Turn-Based
88Sandbox
No CombatEgyptSociety Building
same eraold-school philosophy

Live
84
Dark Age of Camelot
2001 · Free-to-Play + Sub Option · Tab Target
84Sandpark
RvRTri-RealmRelic Raids
same eraold-school philosophy
More from the archive
Other MMOs that shut down or never shipped from around 2001.
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