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: Richard Garriott
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.
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”.
Through the Moongate 19 – False Step
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! This episode covers Origin Systems’ struggle to adapt to developing “Ultima 6” for MS-DOS.
Through the Moongate 18 – Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! This episode covers the development and release of Ultima 5 across various platforms.
Through the Moongate 17 – Return Home
This episode covers the development of Ultima 5, and the fracturing of Origin Systems into its New England and Texas offices.
Through the Moongate 16 – Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”!
The “Iron & Magic” Website Now Redirects to Facebook
The actual “Iron & Magic” site – minimal storefront and all – isn’t accessible at the moment.
Richard Garriott’s NFT-Based MMO Has a Name: “Iron & Magic”
Richard Garriott’s in-development NFT-based MMORPG now has a name, website, and Twitter account. And not much else (at this moment).
A Major Forgery Scandal is Rocking the Retro Games Scene Right Now
A prominent figure in the video game collecting community stands accused of creating and/or selling forged copies of high-value retro games.
