Ultima Online fee hike coming

The official site for Ultima Online has posted word, as noted on Blue's News, that the monthly subscription fee for the game will be raised from $9.95 to $12.95 as of June 25. Three- and six-month subscription plans will be offered, and the $59.99 six-month plan will have an effective monthly cost nearly equal to the old $9.99 rate.

Ultima Online was initially released in 1997 and helped define the popular online RPG genre. For more details on the game, check out our previous coverage.