September 30th: Today in 1997 Ultima Online becomes the first of the modern massive multiplayer games. There were many multiplayer games before Ultima Online, but it the first to mix the popular offline style of roleplaying grapical roleplaying game with thousands of players playing interactively. The game is still available, but it has long since been passed in popularity by games like Everquest and World of Warcraft.

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