Raph Koster: Ultima Online is Fifteen, the Grand Experiment
Just go read Raph Koster’s Website. In my view, it will be the best tribute and article about UO’s 15th Anniversary that you will read.
Just go read Raph Koster’s Website. In my view, it will be the best tribute and article about UO’s 15th Anniversary that you will read.
Earlier today, BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk announced their retirement from BioWare/Electronic Arts.
I guess it really should not be all that surprising. EA is moving away from single-player/offline games.
It’s been a few years, but the Return to Britannia program is back and active for many players, and it will run from today, September 5, through October 5, 2012.
CNN has put together large articles on Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar. It covers a little bit of Ultima IV, and is probably one of the highest-profile pieces done on U4E within the mainstream media, even if it’s in CNN’s Gaming and Gadgets section.
Earlier today, a new UO Producer’s Letter was posted on the UO Herald.
I’ve posted a write-up about my thoughts as a current UO player, but I’ll just say this much now: It’s been too long, and I’m echoing what others have said, but we finally have a letter that sounds like it was written by the producer of an MMORPG.
Ultima Forever (U4E) will most likely be offering Android tablet support for Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, and it will be utilizing micro-transaction and payment services such as Live Gamer.