Monthly Archive: July 2014
Subdomain Updates
I’ve been busy building the Ultima 4 subdomain. It’s not quite ready yet; I still need to restore a goodly number of the project entries. But it’s starting to take shape, and at least...
Pimps and Dragons: Ultima Online Profiled in The New Yorker, Circa 2001
A 2001 article from news magazine The New Yorker’s “Department of Gaming”, which looks at the development and culture of Ultima Online.
Announcing The Ultima 6 “Nitpickers Delight” Patch
Sir John, not content with just translating Ultima 6 into German, is now preparing an English-language patch for the game as well, which addresses some of the lore/consistency nitpicks about the game.
Ultima Online: Publish 86.0.1 Live on TC1
Broadsword Online Games have released a small patch for Ultima Online’s Publish 86, which should now be live on the Test Center shard.
Pix Finishes Ultima 1: The Board Game
Pix has finished his playthrough of Ultima 1: The Board Game, and has given his thoughts on it.
So…Risen 3 Looks Great, Has Day/Night Cycles and NPC Schedules
Piranha Bytes have released a lengthy promotional trailer/feature for Risen 3, to market the game to North American audiences.
GOG Now Supports Linux (For Some of Their Games)
Big news from GOG.com: Linux support has officially arrived! Currently, about 50 games are supported (if I read the news release correctly), with additional games seeing support added every day. To celebrate, they’ve put...
