Ultima Online: 20th Anniversary and Endless Journey (Free-to-Play)
Ultima Online celebrated its 20th anniversary over the weekend. And in a surprise announcement, Broadsword Online Games announced a free-to-play mode for the game, Endless Journey.
Monthly Archive: September 2017
Raph Koster Wants Your Ultima Online Questions
Raph Koster, one of the original designers who worked on Ultima Online, is celebrating that game’s 20th anniversary by taking questions. Lots of questions.
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #246
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #246 – Blackblade Foothills and Portalarium’s Top 10 Priorities for Launch
Bummed About The Cancelled HoBLotH? There’s a New Event Being Planned.
Some enterprising Ultima fans are attempting to plan a replacement event for Rustic Dragon’s cancelled HoBLotH IV.
Age of Ultimacraft: Lord British’s Castle Now Complete
The Age of Ultimacraft team have added Lord British’s castle to their Ultima-themed Minecraft server.
The Dark Unknown: Patreon; Art Book Progress; NPC Schedules; Day/Night Cycle
Goldenflame Dragon has launched a Patreon page to support development of The Dark Unknown, and will be adding NPC schedules and a day/night cycle to the game.
Dungeons of Chaos: Now on Steam
Volker Elzner’s old-school RPG, once exclusive to mobile devices, is now available for PC via Steam.
Ultima Online: 20th Anniversary Party This Week; More Shattered Obelisk Fiction
The 20th anniversary party for Ultima Online happens this Friday and Saturday, in Herndon, Virginia.
One Book, Three Richard Garriott Stories
David L. Craddock’s new book — Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution — contains a number of stories about Richard Garriott and Origin Systems. Here are three of them.
Nox Archaist: Now on Kickstarter
Nox Archaist, a new (yes, new) RPG for the Apple II, is now being crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
