Back to Roots Update
JC has made progress decoding the dungeon data from Ultima 5, and implementing these dungeons in his Ultima-inspired game engine, Back to Roots.
Category: Site News
Richard Garriott's Next Game: Ultimate Collector: Garage Sale
Richard Garriott’s new company, Portalarium, has announced its next game: Ultimate Collector. It’s a game about garage sales, basically.
Sanctimonia: October and November Updates
Sanctimonia has seen some impressive improvements, especially in the last month, now that Kevin Fishburne has been able to sort out a lingering personal issue that had been plaguing him and his project’s development.
Beautiful Britannia: Rock and Cave Textures!
Firstknight has sent along a handful of screenshots showing off some of the new rock and cave textures that the Beautiful Britannia team have implemented in Ultima 9.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
I’ll be travelling today, so you all get a big list of links and the opportunity to talk about pretty much anything. Because that, Dragons and Dragonettes, is how we roll on this site....
Skyrim Creation Kit Release Date Confirmed (Sort Of)
The release date…well, the release month, at least…for the Skyrim Creation Kit has been announced!
FOUR-Part (But Kind Of Inaccurate) Video On The History Of MMOs
Raph Koster links to, and comments on the inaccuracies in, a four-part video series that attempts to examine the history of MMOs, beginning with MUDs.
Jason Ely Needs A Logo (Updated)
Jason Ely, former Origin Systems developer and author of the online tile-based RPG Elderlands, is looking for an artist to create a logo for said game.
Browncoat Jayson Continues His Ultima Game Developer Series at the Lycaeum
Browncoat Jayson has resumed posting articles in his Ultima Developer Series at the Digital Lycaeum.
Richard Garriott: "…fundamentally [consoles are] doomed."
Richard Garriott argues that consoles — and console gaming, by extension — may well be doomed in light of the rise of mobile gaming and the power of mobile platforms.
