Apache reports that something is afoot over at Ultima Online. The official site for the granddaddy of MMOs says they are going to be teaming up with Mythic to "forge Britannia's future."

These are exciting days for MMORPG fans here at EA. With the acquisition of Mythic, the UO team will be working with the creative folks who brought us Dark Age of Camelot and are hard at work on the spectacular-looking Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. I'm thrilled that the UO team and Mythic will work together to forge Britannia's future.

There is much to talk about with our new partners, and it will take some time to review and finalize our plans. Because we need to take that time, we are postponing the announcement that we were going to make this week. The in-game fiction cycle will take a break for a bit and will return soon.

Tantalizing, I just wish they were a little more specific about just what Mythic and Team UO will be forging.... a 3D Ultima MMO that won't get canned, a major make-over for Britannia, a server off-switch? Brian Crecente

Mythic Teaming With Ultima Online [Camelot Vault]