It is hard to believe it has been 10 years since Ultima Online came and pretty much invented the MMORPG, and it is even harder to believe that the game is still running, albeit not exactly in it's orginal format.

EA are celebrating it's 10th birthday by telling all old players, from up to 10 years ago, that they can log back in (providing they remember their details...) and play for free, for a month of celebrations, with special items and all the other sorts of MMO-y speical good things saved for events like this.

If you played once or are just interested in the history of Ultima, check it out here.