This page has news that appear in the Main Page. We should keep only a few recent entries here; the rest should be moved to Editable Codex:Main Page news/Archive. (edit news) May 12, 2014: Electronic Arts officially closes down the Lord of Ultima. The old site now redirects you to EA's Origin store. February 5, 2014: Electronic Arts announces that they will be retiring Lord of Ultima on May 12, 2014. You can sign up for the beta right here. * April 19, 2012: Ultima 8 released on GOG.com.