Random Wednesdays
This week’s random hodgepodge is fairly short, and reasonably varied. Nothing really comes out and dominates the news.
Author: WtF Dragon
Any Ultima Dragons in Joliet, Illinois? Or Champaign?
I’ll be traveling to Joliet, Illinois, between October 6th and 12th. If anyone wants to meet up and hang out, I’d be game for that.
Starr Long: User Generated Content and Other Trends for Video Games
Starr Long will be giving a talk on “Nine Trends for the Next Decade of Video Games” at GDC Next this year. Gamasutra caught up with him for an interview about what he thinks the most significant trend might be.
Hangout of the Avatar: Richard Garriott To Discuss Virtues in Shroud of the Avatar
In the next Hangout of the Avatar, taking place at 2 PM CST this Friday, Richard Garriott will focus on questions related to Virtues in Shroud of the Avatar.
Ultima Online: Lake Superior Hardware Update
Mythic will be upgrading the hardware for the Lake Superior shard tomorrow morning. Expect a short outage in shard accessibility.
BioWare Tuesdays
So…the site layout got messed up last night, and I spent all my time working on that instead of on composing and posting this update.
Shroud of the Avatar: Lunar Rift Details From the First Unity Scene Jam
The theme of the first Shroud of the Avatar Unity Scene Jam was the Lunar Rifts that will appear in the game. As a result, we learned a little bit about the Rifts themselves.
Extra Life Update: Many Thanks, Team Vas Mani Needs You
In which I offer a note of thanks to all those who have supported Extra Life thus far, and try once more to get some of you to join the Vas Mani team.
The Ultima 6 Remake: Pushme Pullyu, Demo Update, Help Wanted
The Ultima 6 Remake team have published a short update to let us know the status of the project, show off some new NPC sprites, and request a bit of help.
Shroud of the Avatar: House Decoration Video, Edelmann and Tower Home Images
Portalarium have released a video showcasing the home decoration features of Shroud of the Avatar. As well, interior and exterior images of the Edelmann and Tower homes have been released, and backers may purchase Tower homes on sale for a limited time.
