System Shock 3: The Dream Development Team
OtherSide Entertainment’s Austin office has been officially formed, and the System Shock 3 development team has been revealed.
Category: Ex-Origin
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 52 – Shroud of the Avatar: Persistence and the Land Rush (Starr Long Interview)
Spam Spam Spam Humbug chats with Starr Long about Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 32, its now-persistent world, and the land rush that players have been participating in over the last couple weeks.
Richard Garriott on Shroud of the Avatar: “If this didn’t work, I actually thought this literally could be the end of my career.”
Richard Garriott, chatting with MCV, remarked that his future as a game designer depended very much on Shroud of the Avatar’s crowdfunding success.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 49 – Crafting Menus vs. Interactive World Features
The later Ultimas featured robust interactive world systems, which even allowed for objects to be combined to make other objects (e.g. bread). How does this relate to modern crafting systems in RPGs?
Here It Is: Denis Loubet’s Alternate Box Art for Ultima 7: The Black Gate
Denis Loubet has released the complete image of his alternative box art for Ultima 7: The Black Gate.
Denis Loubet Has Finished the Alternate Ultima 7 Box Art
Denis Loubet has evidently completed the alternative Ultima 7 box art he was working on.
Now for Sale: A Reliquary of Lord British’s Blood (And Some Shroud of the Avatar Stuff) (Updated!)
Lord British is selling a few reliquaries of his own blood on eBay. Each one also comes with Shroud of the Avatar in-game items.
Warren Spector Is the Keynote Speaker at Classic Games Fest This Year
Warren Spector will be delivering a keynote at Classic Games Fest, and OtherSide Entertainment will be exhibitors thereat.
Richard Garriott’s Collection of Ultima Completion Certificates Needs Some Additions
Richard Garriott has been building up a collection of templates for Ultima completion certificates.
Elderlands: Timbervale Updates
Timbervale, one of the towns in Elderlands, has seen some quest changes and a design revision.
You Can Once Again Pre-Order Richard Garriott’s Book, Explore/Create: My Life at the Extremes
Richard Garriott’s autobiography, Explore/Create, has reappeared with a 2017 release date, and is again available for pre-order.
