| Last
weekend, ORIGIN Systems held the inaugural Ultima Online World Faire and
judging from the turnout, reaction from fans and reviews by the media, it was
a huge success. In all there were more than one-thousand people who attended
the two day event which included more than 50 workshops and panel discussions,
a Renaissance vendor village, a charity auction, live medieval weapon
exhibitions and best of all, the exciting announcement of Ultima Online: Third
Dawn. UO
players from all across the world traveled to Austin, Texas for the event,
some from as far away as Japan, Australia and Germany. "The
turnout is a testament to the passion our players have for Ultima
Online," said DebySue Wolfcale, ORIGIN’s director of retention marketing
and the Faire’s event coordinator. "The Faire provided a great
opportunity for us to hear what our fans have to say about UO and how we can
make it an even better experience for them in the future. Ultima Online: Third
Dawn is a great first step in showing the community that UO has a long and
exciting future ahead of it." ORIGIN
also raised more than $5500 dollars in the charity auction benefiting Families
of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Companies that donated items in the auction
included Southwest Airlines, Museum Replicas, Rawcliffe Collectibles and
McFarlane Toys. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If
you have any further questions, please feel to contact me. David
Swofford Director
of Communications ORIGIN
Systems 512
434-6620 dswofford@origin.ea.com For
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