The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
Ultima Online (UO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Origin Systems, which launched on September 24, 1997. It can’t claim to be the first graphical MMO, it can rightly claim to be one of the defining titles of the genre, and continues to run to this day.
The Ultima Codex is a collaboration between several members of the Ultima and Ultima Online fan communities: a single online space where fans from both sides of the legacy of Origin Systems’ amazing RPG series can come to find content that is of interest to them.
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Zygon Dragon has a question about the soundtrack for Ultima 5 (for the Apple II) and the capabilities of some of the advanced audio hardware of the day.
Gamespot is reporting that Warren Spector’s next ‘epic’ game will be revealed — presumably this means “announced” rather than “released” — on March 27th.
Gamespot is reporting that Warren Spector’s next ‘epic’ game will be revealed — presumably this means “announced” rather than “released” — on March 27th.
The long-awaited (10 years!) fan-made Wing Commander mod, based on the Descent 2: Freespace engine, has finally been released.
The long-awaited (10 years!) fan-made Wing Commander mod, based on the Descent 2: Freespace engine, has finally been released.
Dr. Ray Muzyka, co-founder of BioWare, has published a blog post at the BioWare blog to offer his thoughts on the success of Mass Effect 3 and the controversy surrounding its ending.
