Pix Plays Lowlander
Origin historian Pix picked up a copy of Lowlander, the Ultima-inspired game for Android and (soon) iOS.
Category: Ultima
A Year in Ultima Fan Projects: 2014 in Review
In which we look at the various Ultima fan projects that have been active, even if only briefly, in 2014, and note the progress that these have made.
Crowfall: Mike McShaffry Is On the Development Team
Former Origin Systems developer Mike McShaffry is on the Crowfall development team. And he may have let slip a hint about what sort of platforms Crowfall will be targeted at.
Beautiful Britannia: New Year’s Update
Firstknight has graced us with a short update on the status of Beautiful Britannia, and promises astonishing things in the months to come.
Ananias: Version 1.48 Released; New Indiegogo Campaign Launched to Finance Art and Music
Slashing Dragon has released version 1.48 of Ananias, adding female characters to the mobile roguelike. He has also launched a new Indiegogo campaign to finance improved art (and more!) for the game.
ArtCraft Entertainment Announces Crowfall
ArtCraft Entertainment, co-founded by former Ultima Online producer Gordon Walton and Wizardry 101’s J. Todd Coleman, have announced Crowfall, a new MMORPG they are working on.
Play Ultima 6, Savage Empire, and Other Origin Systems Classics In Your Browser Now
The Internet Archive has published a trove of over 2,000 MS-DOS games which can be played in a browser window. Several Origin Systems games, some Ultima titles included, are in the collection.
Lowlander: A Retro-Style, Ultima-Inspired iOS Game (Update: Android Version Also Available)
Inspired by Ultima 2, approved by Richard Garriott, and unflinchingly difficult: Lowlander sounds like an old-school Ultima…for your Apple iDevice.
Nuvie: Correct Ultima 6 Endgame Music; More Martian Dreams Support
The Nuvie team have been hard at work as 2015 dawns. They’ve even restored the proper Ultima 6 endgame music to the engine.
