The Ultima Codex

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April 2, 2015

GOG Launches “Reclaim Your Games” DRM-Free Initiative

GOG have announced their “Reclaim Your Games” initiative, wherein you can redeem license keys from box copies of certain games for a digital download of the same game.

CD Projekt RED / Gaming / Spam Spam Spam Humbug

April 2, 2015

Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 3 Live

Proving once again that reducing something to raw numbers isn’t necessarily the best way to appreciate its beauty: Kotaku commits journalism with a grand article about the Homeworld Remastered soundtrack. Also: useful Windows applications, encryption software, and sundry other gaming news.

Gaming / Inspired by Ultima

April 1, 2015

Hand of Fate: The Card Dealer Character Was Inspired by Ultima

Hand of Fate, a hybrid card game/RPG/third-person action brawler by Defiant Development, drew some inspiration from Ultima’s card-casting gypsy.

Ultima Fan Projects

April 1, 2015

The Dark Unknown: Creature Art; New Keyboard Commands; Enhancements and Bug Fixes

It has been a while since we last checked in with Goldenflame Dragon to see what progress he has made on The Dark Unknown. And as it happens, he has made quite a bit...

Ultima Fan Projects

March 31, 2015

New Fan Project: Ultima 4 Remastered (For Commodore 64)

A reworked version of Ultima 4 for the Commodore 64 that fixes numerous bugs, enhances the graphics, and overhauls the artwork for cutscenes and the character creation sequence.