Category: Ultima

Ultima / Warren Spector

March 2, 2018

The Digital Antiquarian Looks at the Worlds of Ultima Games

The Dightal Antiquarian turns his attention back to Origin Systems, and the first time they ever re-used a game engine.

Inspired by Ultima

February 16, 2018

A Year in Ultima Inspired Projects: 2017 in Review

During this past year, a number of projects came to light, were started, or even saw releases. Each of projects on this list are closely inspired by the Ultima games, often the early games...

Origin Systems / Ultima

February 16, 2018

Meet the man who runs the Origin Museum, collecting the history of Wing Commander and Ultima | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

K.G. Orphanides has published a long interview with Joe Garrity, he of Origin Museum fame, on Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

Ultima Fan Projects

February 16, 2018

A Year in Ultima Fan Projects: 2017 in Review

This previous year was a veritable cornucopia of fan projects both large and small. With so many fan projects, it is hard to keep up with what each project did this year and if...

Gaming / Spam Spam Spam Humbug / Ultima / Ultima Fan Projects

February 16, 2018

Spam Spam Spam Humbug 98 – It’s Good That Nobody Else Owns EA

Rumours have been circulating that Microsoft might be looking at buying up EA. Or Valve. Or the PUBG developers.

Inspired by Ultima / Ultima Fan Projects

February 8, 2018

The Dark Unknown: Schedules, Bug Fixes, and (Maybe) a Wiki

Goldenflame Dragon has, as always, been improving and adding to The Dark Unknown.

Gaming / Origin Systems / Shroud of the Avatar / Spam Spam Spam Humbug / Ultima / Ultima Online

February 6, 2018

Spam Spam Spam Humbug 97 – Not Looking for Group & Shroud of the Avatar’s Launch Date

Quest chains and narrative storylines are commonplace in MMORPGs now, but do the inclusion of these elements break the group play experience? Also, Shroud of the Avatar is slated, possibly, for launch this March.