I have to say, I was more than a bit surprised by how this year’s vote went, and in particular because of the rather surprising upset/come-from-behind victory that Ultima IX: Redemption was able to pull off. Until about the 25th of January, it seemed that the vote would be a tight race between Nuvie and The Dark Unknown, and I (for one) fully expected Goldenflame Dragon’s project to capture the prize. But then the Titans of Ether mobilized their fan base, and within about a day Redemption had moved into the second place spot…and then, subsequently, into the top spot.

And that’s a neat thing to learn, too: Redemption has a substantial fan base who were more than willing to step up and represent the project.

Here, then, were the results at the closing of the poll:

Congratulations — again, for this is their second win (they also captured the prize in 2013) — to the Ultima IX: Redemption team. Here’s hoping that we’ll see more impressive news and developments from this long-running project over the course of 2016…maybe even something playable!