BioWare Mondays
The weekly round-up of news about BioWare, their various sub-studios, and the various RPG titles and series that they have produced or are working on.
Author: WtF Dragon
Sanctimonia: Using Things, Positional Lighting, Object Destruction
Kevin Fishburne has made significant progress on his Ultima-inspired PvE MMORPG over the last week. A “use” button has been implemented, and he has worked out positional lighting and persistent object destruction.
Buy Richard Garriott’s Stuff!
Richard Garriott is auctioning off some of the items he has collected over the years, including a historic model rocket from Russia.
Richard Garriott: On Stage in Stool Pigeon
Richard Garriott took part in Out of Bounds Comedy’s Stool Pigeon recently, telling stories while the comedy troupe acted them out.
Ultima Online: The First DirectX Game
Alex St. John, one of the creators of the DirectX technology platform and founder of WildTangent explains, in a lengthy blogpost, just how instrumental Origin Systems was to the development of DirectX.
CD Projekt Sundays
The weekly round-up of news pertaining to CD Projekt Red and their various RPG series.
Ex-Interplay Fridays
There’s really not a lot to share this weekend! Polygon heaped a significant amount of praise onto Wasteland 2, praising it as a triumphal return for retro gaming. Meanwhile, Tim Cain gave us a...
Shroud of the Avatar: Consolidated Calls for Art
Portalarium have consolidated their various “Calls for Art” into a single, master forum thread…and a Google Document, as well.
Shroud of the Avatar: 48-Hour Scene Creation Challenge Begins September 20th
Starr Long has announced, on the Shroud of the Avatar forums, that Portalarium will be hosting their first 48-hour scene creation jam on September 20th and 21st.
Ultima 4 Available for iOS…Free!
Mythic and Elite Systems have partnered to release Ultima 4, the Commodore 64 port, on the iOS App Store.
Bethesda Thursdays
The weekly round-up of news related to Bethesda Softworks and Game Studios, their excellent RPG series (The Elder Scrolls), and any other titles they might be working on or publishing.
