Richard Garriott Takes Dragon Con’s Julie Award and Outlines a Plan to Reclaim “Ultima”
Richard Garriott was the recipient of this year’s Julie Award at Dragon Con…where he also outlined a plan to reclaim the “Ultima” copyright in the near future.
Category: Ex-Origin
The Worlds of Origin: A Fun Theory
A look at the career of Raph Koster, the designer of “Ultima Online’s” virtual world, and a multi-talented creative in his own right.
The Worlds of Origin: Ion Junction Glass and the Arkane Floodgate
Ion Storm, Looking Glass, Junction Point, Arkane, Irrational, Floodgate, and OtherSide…just a few of the many studios founded by ex-Origin talent.
The Worlds of Origin: Destination Portalarium
A look at Richard Garriott’s career trajectory after his departure from Origin Systems.
The Worlds of Origin: Preamble
An introduction to a series of articles about Origin Systems and its impact on the wider gaming industry.
Anyone Planning to Check Out Raph Koster’s New MMO, “Stars Reach,” Next Week?
“Ultima Online’s” original lead designer, Raph Koster, is about to release a new sci-fi sandbox MMORPG into Steam Early Access next week.
Requiescat in Pace: Kirk Winterrowd
Kirk Winterrowd, formerly a developer and composer at Origin Systems, has passed away.
Starr Long and Chris Spears’ New Game, “Slayscape”, Gets a Steam Page
Starr Long and Chris Spears are working on a new dungeon-crawling, first-person battle royale game called “Slayscape”.
Check Out This Promotional Video for “Ultima 9” From 1995
A promotional video recorded at Origin Systems for E3 1995, showing early work being done on “Ultima 9”.
Chris Spears and Starr Long Are Working On a New Game
Can we treat this as evidence that “Shroud of the Avatar” is basically dead?
“Elderlands”: Josh Ely Takes Over
Jason Ely will be handing off development of “Elderlands” to his son – and a small team – while he pursues a new employment opportunity.
