Electronic Arts is today celebrating the fifth birthday of its seminal MMORPG life-sucker Ultima Online.

And as a thankyou to players, the firm is opening an all-new server that is intended to house some of the many homeless players who have thus far been unable to find enough virtual land to build a dwelling for themselves.

This will give access to housing to some 10,000 players, a mere drop in the ocean when you consider that there’s over a quarter of a million regular active players paying a subscription.