Category: Gaming
Anyone Want To Sign Up For the Ultimate Collector Beta?
The next game from Richard Garriott and Portalarium, Ultimate Collector: Garage Sale, has entered public beta.
Beamdog Asked EA About HD Ultima Remakes
Beamdog, who are currently working on a HD remake of Baldur’s Gate, apparently approached EA about remaking the Ultima games. And they’d also be interested in working on an update to Icewind Dale.
Legend of Grimrock Released!
Almost Human’s dungeon-crawling RPG, Legend of Grimrock, has been released!
Patches & Updates for the GOG.com Ultima Releases
A quick look at some of the patches and updates for the Ultima titles presently available on Good Old Games, all of which should work with the GOG.com versions of the games.
Do RPGs Require a Foozle?
Rowan Kaiser, writing at the Escapist, examines the small number of significant games that eschewed the typical RPG formula of presenting the character with a final boss or villain to fight.
Jack Tramiel, Who Gave us the Commodore 64 and Atari ST, Passed Away
I know more than a few of you reading this recognize the above computer, a Commodore 64, and in fact probably played your first Ultima game on said computer. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWulIKrk4dc&w=630&h=350] These days, when...
GamesRadar’s Tabula Rasa Articles
I don’t know whether it was a glitch or intentional, but a couple of days ago I noticed that several articles from 2006 and 2007 had crept in to the GamesRader RSS feed.
The Art of Videogames at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is hosting a new exhibit, entitled “The Art of Video Games”. And yes, there’s a bit of Ultima to be found in its presentation.
Jeff Skalski, Ultima Franchise Producer, Interview at UO Forums, Bonus: Virtues
Part 1 of UO Forums’ interview with Jeff Skalski, Ultima Franchise Producer, was posted last night. Here’s a few choice quotes that might interest non-UO player Ultima fans: UO Forums: What is your full...
Concerning Legend of Grimrock (Slight Update!)
Legend of Grimrock, from Almost Human, is a dungeon-crawling RPG inspired (in part) by Ultima Underworld. And you can pre-order it now for 20% off what the list price will be!
