Former EA CEO John Riccitiello Is Now the CEO of Unity
There really isn’t much more to say than that: John Riccitiello, formerly the CEO of Electronic Arts (and the COO thereof before that) has taken on the CEO role at Unity Technologies. For his...
Tagged: Unity 3D
Someone Is Remaking the Ultima Underworld Demo Using Unreal Engine 4
Let that sink in: a remake of the Ultima Underworld demo, the first level of the Stygian Abyss, using Unreal Engine 4. With VR support.
Is Richard Garriott’s New Game a PC Title? Will It Be Revealed at SXSW?
Richard Garriott was talking about PC gaming a lot on Twitter today. And he’ll be making a special announcement at SXSW next Friday. Coincidence?
Obsidian Fridays
In which Project Eternity gets most of the attention, but South Park: The Stick of Truth merits a mention.
Open Question: What sort of education do you need to get into game programming?
Kevin Fishburne sent me a link to this “Ask Slashdot” installment, in which a user poses that very question. The discussion that results is pretty informative; definitely worth a read. It covers a number...
Richard Garriott: "Since everybody else is doing Flash and Java games, I can kick their ass pretty easy."
Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott, who recently co-founded Portalarium, has got a new game in the works. Richard Garriott delivered the keynote at Fantastic Fest’s inaugural Fantastic Arcade event in Austin today....
So by now everyone's heard of Portalarium
And if not: have you been living under a rock, and/or what colour is the sky on your planet, and also…welcome to Earth. Okay, somewhat more seriously, Portalarium is “an online ecosystem of shared...
