EA Shutters Phenomic; What Will Become of Lord of Ultima?
EA has closed Phenomic, the German studio that developed Lord of Ultima.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Bethesda Thursdays
The weekly round-up of news related to Bethesda Softworks and Game Studios, their excellent RPG series (The Elder Scrolls), and any other titles they might be working on or publishing.
Shroud of the Avatar: Pen of the Avatar, July 9, 2013
In the most recent Pen of the Avatar session, Portalarium concept artist sketched out his vision for the Darkstarr Moondial, a bonus reward that all Citizen-level backers or above will receive for their houses.
Next Hearth of Britannia Dragonsmeet: July 13th, 8 AM EDT
Rustic Dragon will be hosting the next Dragonsmeet this Saturday, bright and early in the North American morning.
Sanctimonia: Block Texture Breakthrough
Kevin Fishburne has had a bit of a breakthrough getting block textures to work on persistent world objects in his Ultima-inspired, PvE MMORPG, Sanctimonia.
Random Wednesdays
Contractual disputes! Dev chats! Meta-quests and keynote speakers! All this and more, within.
Shroud of the Avatar: Three Month Demo, Narrated by Richard Garriot
Richard Garriott narrates a new playthrough of the RTX demo build of Shroud of the Avatar, showcasing what the Portalarium team have been able to accomplish in the three months since the Kickstarter campaign.
Ultima Forever & The Eight Virtues: City of Honor
Mythic have updated the Ultima Forever Facebook page with a look at the City of Trinsic.
The Black Gate Board Game: Regarding Distribution
Lucifuge Dragon has updated the Sixth Circle website with some initial thoughts on how his board game adaptation of Ultima 7 might one day be distributed.
