Author: WtF Dragon
Beautiful Britannia Adds New Water Textures
The latest two “awesome screens” from Beautiful Britannia/Forgotten World show off new water textures developed by Firstknight. And as a bonus, he also re-worked the grass texture again.
One More Underworld Story From Dan Schmidt
Former Looking Glass Studiosprogrammer Dan Schmidt shares one other story about the development of Ultima Underworld, in this case a peculiar boundary case in the dialogue of the ghouls.
Nuvie and xu4 Downloads Updated
Two separate engines for running older Ultima titles — Nuvie (Ultima 6) and xu4 (Ultima 4) — have published updated downloads in the past month.
Dino Re-Launches The Ultima Web Database
Dino the Dark Dragon has re-launched his Ultima Web Database, a comprehensive listing of all Ultima-themed websites known to the community.
Zynga Acquires Floodgate Entertainment
Zynga — the social gaming giant, producer of FarmVille — has acquired Floodgate Entertainment, the gaming company founded in 2000 by Paul Neurath (formerly of Looking Glass Studios).
Doug Church Joins Valve
Former Looking Glass developer Doug Church, who worked on Ultima Underworld and System Shock, has signed on with Half Life developer Valve.
