Restored: Eriadain
Moa Dragon’s incomplete attempt to re-tell the story of Ultima 9 based on the Bob White plot is once again available for download. This being a Neverwinter Nights module, it is open for both...
Author: WtF Dragon
Open Question: What sort of education do you need to get into game programming?
Kevin Fishburne sent me a link to this “Ask Slashdot” installment, in which a user poses that very question. The discussion that results is pretty informative; definitely worth a read. It covers a number...
Game conveniences we take for granted
Apropos of this, this list of the “Top 10 Current-Gen Conveniences We Take For Granted” from GameFAQs seems relevant. For example: #6: Objective Markers Remember how in old RPGs, you would be told to...
New Gallery: Serpent Isle Original Design
Y724T2KRVUWP … IGNORE THIS I’ve been meaning to restore/overhaul the gallery here at Ultima Aiera for a while, and I can think of no better way to kick that process off — and to...
25th anniveraries abound!
Nintendo has announced a special red Wii version to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mario franchise; the first Super Mario Brothers game released on September 13, 1985. Interestingly enough, just three days later,...
Dragon Age 2 imports "the world"
[amazonify]B003UF9E0O:right[/amazonify]Joystiq reports that the lingering ambiguity over how BioWare’s Dragon Age 2 [pre-order] will handle character imports has been cleared up. …lead designer Mike Laidlaw revealed that while you don’t get to import your...
Do games cost less these days?
Well, yes, in a manner of speaking. The sticker price might well be the same: you’re still paying $40 to $70 per game, depending on various factors (and obviously, we’re discounting “special editions” from...
Wing Commander 2 being tested for re-release?
It seems like BioWare Mythic are pressing ahead with their project to get DOSboxed versions of the old Origin games — or, at least, the Wing Commander and Ultima series — re-released via digital...
Restored: Ultima Classics Revisited
This short-lived, ambitious project by prmths aimed to create engines, compatible with most modern operating systems, for the first six Ultima games (and Akalabeth). It…fell short of that goal, disappearing shortly after the release...
Birth Announcement: Cael Pearson
Commenter and contributor Saxon1974 dropped a comment to let us know that he and his wife have just welcomed their son into the world: Cael Pearson the future Ultima fan came into this world...
