Daily Archive: February 14, 2011

History in the Making: Civ IV's Theme Wins a Grammy

History in the Making: Civ IV's Theme Wins a Grammy

I wrote, previously: “for those of you who haven’t heard: the theme music from Civilization IV, Baba Yetu, has been nominated for a Grammy award, in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category. What...

Ultima 6 for Super NES…Online!

Ultima 6 for Super NES…Online!

Twitter user and Ultima fan Cody Baxter alerted me to this online Nintendo Super NES emulation site, at which it appears that the NES port of Ultima 6 is available to play for free....

Nightly Open Thread

Nightly Open Thread

Blizzard…a twenty-year legacy of awesome, or a two-decade legacy of fancy window dressing on unoriginal ideas?

Richard Garriott has a plan to beat Zynga

Richard Garriott has a plan to beat Zynga

There is a fascinating article about Richard Garriott’s new company, Portalarium, and its plan to take on social gaming giant Zynga at GamesBeat. It’s a pretty informative article, actually, structured around a discussion with...