Shroud of the Avatar Release 9 Re-Opens This Weekend
Owing to the need to show the game off at both PAX and DragonCon, Portalarium will be opening up Shroud of the Avatar to all backers over the weekend.
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Starr Long Will Discuss Crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar at GDC Next
Starr Long will be discussing crowdfunding and crowdsourcing — using Shroud of the Avatar as an example — at GDC Next in November.
The CRPG Addict Reviews Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash (And Another Ultima Clone)
The CRPG Addict reviews Ultima: Escape from Mount Drash, and confirms once again just how bad of a game it really is.
Ananias Version 1.26 Released
A new update for Ananias, the browser-based mobile roguelike, has been released. This one adds level bosses!
Let’s Make August 28th “Play Ultima Forever Day”
Mythic’s Ultima Forever will be going offline by the end of the week. What say we all — or as many of us who can — give the game one last, long play session before the end?
The Family Garriott Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Someone challenged Richard Garriott and his family — apart from baby Ronin, of course — to undergo the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
EA Finally Adds Ultima Forever to Their Online Service Updates Page
I feel vindicated: Ultima Forever has finally been added to EA’s Online Service Updates page, their master list of all the online-facing games they’ll be shutting down in the near future. I like to...
GOG.com Is Running an “EA Classics” Sale This Weekend
If for some reason you still don’t have the Ultima games in your GOG.com catalogue, they are all on sale (60% off!) this weekend.
Ultima Online: Yamato Reverted 7.5 Hours
The Yamato shard for Ultima Online had to be taken offline today, and will also be subject to a time reversion.
