Warren Spector has a new job at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been giving a number of interviews and talks recently. Among the subjects he has discussed are emergent game design, and his legacy as a developer (along with some of his fears about same).
Max Breedon, the chap behind the old-school, Ultima-like MMORPG EUO is working on a new game, which he is calling Crypt Wizard. Somewhat inspired by Dungeon Keeper, it’s a dungeon management game with an old school vibe…and he needs artists to help craft its tileset. (And yes, it’s a paying gig.)
The latest update to the Ultima 6 Online client restores the long-missing “safe spot” functionality, tables where players can drop off unwanted items for newer players.
Portalarium have announced the grand prize winner(s) of their Shroud of the Avatar-themed Unity Scene Jam competition.
In a post on the Ultima Forever forums, Mythic community manager Gene Makely let slip that in its next major update, equipment in Ultima Forever will no longer be damaged during combat (except in cases where the player is killed).
Publish 85 for Ultima Online has gone live on TC1. The most notable addition in this Publish is the Dungeon of Castle Blackthorn.
Richard Garriott’s SXSW talk, “The New Golden Age of Human Spaceflight”, has been posted on YouTube and summarized on the SXSW website.
Starr Long has posted a truly epic-length article to the Shroud of the Avatar forums, giving many details about the magic, combat, and crafting systems in the game.
The team at OldGamesItalia that is attempting to translate Ultima Underworld to Italian needs some help.
Goldenflame Dragon has implemented bandit and monster AI in his Ultima-inspired, browser-based, tiled RPG, The Dark Unknown.
