The Stones Archive Has Been Updated
Sven “Joxter Dragon” Haskel has update The Stones Archive after about four years of silence, adding several new renditions of David Watson’s classic tune to the page.
Monthly Archive: January 2012
Can A Good RPG Avoid Being "Dumbed Down"?
Rampant Games’ Jay Barnson poses a difficult question: can game developers make it easy to learn an RPGs systems and controls without dumbing the game down and alienating players who want a bit more of a challenge?
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Roundup Post
The roughly-weekly round-up of news related to Kindgoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the upcoming open-world RPG (from Big Huge Games/38 Studios) being worked on by Ian “Tiberius” Frazier of Lazarus fame.
Raph Koster: Immersion, Redux
Raph Koster has posted a round-up response/FAQ post to address some of the comments on his post on immersion in games. It’s worth a read!
Andy Panthro's Ultima Textures for Minecraft Updated
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima-inspired texture pack for Minecraft to support the latest version of the smash hit indie game.
On Malware
Some of you might have received malware notifications when visiting the site today. If so, I apologize. However, Aiera is now malware free again, and I continue to take pains to maintain its security.
Richard Garriott’s "Man on a Mission" Launches!
The Richard Garriott-focused documentary Man on a Mission has been released, and naturally the online media has been exploding with stories about it and its subject, Lord British himself.
Very Obviously Inspired By Akalabeth!
I noticed someone on Twitter had posted an image of what he explained was an Akalabeth-inspired personal project.
Another Mysterious Teaser Image From The Exodus Project
Voyager Dragon has posted another screenshot of the Ultima 3 title screen to The Exodus Project’s home page. It almost looks like the CGA version title screen…but it’s isn’t.
Gorgeous Ultima Artwork by Lee Macleod (Update: Runes of Virtue II!)
High quality scans of the cover art for the console ports of Ultima IV, Ultima V, Ultima VI, and Runes of Virtue I & II, thanks to artist Lee Macleod
