Forgotten World update: new coder, new screenshot
And remember: the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway is still on! Well, things have gotten a tad interesting over at Forgotten World, and I must say that I’m more than a little intrigued by the...
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The first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway continues!
Now with more stuff to give away! Because Steam is being extra-double awesome today, I’ve been able to expand the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway with the addition of Valve’s first-person platformer, Portal. Which, I...
For what it's worth, I've restored the Cemetery
And remember: don’t miss the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway! Okay…basically, I’ve adjusted some of the images and cleaned up a few of the entries in the Cemetery, the portion of the site devoted to...
Ultima Online "rares" explained
And remember: don’t miss the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway! Raph Koster, one of the designers who worked on Ultima Online in its early days, has an interesting article up on his website concerning “rares”...
The first ever, probably annual, Aiera Thanksgiveaway
Update: Four Three copies remaining! Original post: Okay, so I’ve decided that I actually do quite like you all, so it’s time to give something back (as it were). But first, a confession: I’ve...
Some neat bits of Ultima history
This is cool. Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum alerted me to the existence of GMZ, a gaming blog that aggregates news about games (“mostly indie retro rock ‘n roll type”) with “interesting design...
User registrations are now allowed
I’ve had a few requests for this, the most recent coming from Zygon Dragon. While I’ve been loathe (in the past) to allow user registrations at Aiera owing to the simply insane amount of...
What is your favourite early Ultima art style?
I’m cribbing this idea directly from the Wing Commander CIC, by the way. The Ultima games have seen a tremendous evolution in their graphical styles and in-game artistry. Part of this is due to...
Thank you, Shattered Moon!
Shattered Moon, whom some of you may know and recognize as the developer behind Classic Ultima Online, chipped in a sizeable donation to Aiera last week, for which I am monumentally grateful. I mean,...
Ultima Return needs YOU!
Oh noes! Sergorn Dragon informed me this morning that Kat, the editor and a main writer for Return to the Serpent Isle, has had to part ways with the team and the project for...
