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Ultima Forever Released...In Canada

Ultima Forever Released…In Canada

May 22, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 11 Responses

Mythic Entertainment’s Ultima Forever has been released on the Canadian iTunes App Store.

Extra Lives: Ultima Retrospective Series

Extra Lives: Ultima Retrospective Series

May 21, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

Reggie C., blogging at Extra Lives, has penned a truly excellent retrospective of the entire Ultima series, spread across a number of articles.

Gamespot: The Importance of The Ultima Series in Games

Gamespot: The Importance of The Ultima Series in Games

May 20, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 2 Responses

Gamespot’s Jonathan Toyad attempts, in under seven minutes, to answer the question “What makes an Ultima game?”

Ultima Forever, Despite Its Canadian Soft Launch, Has a German-Language Option

Ultima Forever, Despite Its Canadian Soft Launch, Has a German-Language Option

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 2 Responses

Nemesis Dragon discovered that Ultima Forever, despite being available only in Canada, is already regionalized…at least for Germany.

Pax Britannia Update: Things to Fix

Pax Britannia Update: Things to Fix

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 2 Responses

Andrew Owen has identified a few issues in U3.5: Pax Britannia, which he aims to correct in the near future.

Ultima Forever: Release Date Will Be Announced at E3

Ultima Forever: Release Date Will Be Announced at E3

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 1 Response

A tweet from the official Ultima Forever Twitter account reveals some of Mythic Entertainment’s plans for the worldwide release of the game.

Ultima Forever Developer Diary: Ken Hartsook

Ultima Forever Developer Diary: Ken Hartsook

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

Mythic Entertainment has released a profile video featuring Ultima Forever software engineer Ken Hartsook.

GOG Releases Wizardry 6, 7, and 8!

GOG Releases Wizardry 6, 7, and 8!

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

GOG has released the final three chapters of the Wizardry series. Seriously awesome games all; get them now!

Join Some Ultima Forever Forums

Join Some Ultima Forever Forums

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

There are official Ultima Forever forums, and also forums here at the Ultima Codex. Why not join one?

New Project: Graymer (Ultima Underworld Screensaver!)

New Project: Graymer (Ultima Underworld Screensaver!)

May 23, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

A novel utility for Windows that displays the levels from Ultima Underworld as a screen saver.

Interview and Gallery from Greg Cato - Immortality Contest Winner

Interview and Gallery from Greg Cato – Immortality Contest Winner

May 23, 2013 · by Dungy · Leave a response

Back in 1990, with the release of Ultima VI, a select 10 copies of the game instead of the normal Orb of the Moons came with a special winning infinity or singularity amulet which marked the owner as a winner…

Random Wednesdays

Random Wednesdays

May 22, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 1 Response

This one is going to be pretty informal and conversational, because I’m shagged out after pulling a late night getting ready for the Ultima Forever soft-launch.

BioWare Tuesdays

BioWare Tuesdays

May 21, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 3 Responses

Because things continue to be all messed up around here. I blame the long weekend, and trolls (which doth lack endurance).

The Digital Antiquarian: Ultima III in Pictures

The Digital Antiquarian: Ultima III in Pictures

May 21, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · Leave a response

The Digital Antiquarian has continued his retrospective look at Origin Systems and the Ultima games with a pictoral feature about Ultima 3.

Sierra: "We Probably Didn't Treat Garriott As Well As We Did Some Other Authors"

Sierra: “We Probably Didn’t Treat Garriott As Well As We Did Some Other Authors”

May 21, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 1 Response

Origin historian Pix remarks upon a remarkably frank admission made by Sierra in one of their InterActions publications.

Pix Finishes Ultima 5 For the NES

Pix Finishes Ultima 5 For the NES

May 21, 2013 · by WtF Dragon · 1 Response

In a fit of inspiration (or possibly insanity), Pix decided to restart Ultima 5 for the NES and finish it. And this time, he did.

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