Ultima at PC Gamer: The Legacy of the Avatar
Richard Cobbett, writing at PC Gamer, takes a look at the Ultima series…and the Avatar’s role in setting up the various events that plagued Britannia therein.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
The Ultima Codex Advent Calendar is Live
This year, for Christmas, I’ve put an Advent calendar on the front page of the Ultima Codex.
Meditation on Courage
In which I muse upon the Principle of Courage, and wax philosophical about both Ultima and real-world philosophy.
Lunar Mission One: A Crowdfunded Lunar Probe
I like how Lunar Mission One — a Kickstarter campaign to send a probe to drill at the Moon’s South Pole — has a lower crowdfunding goal than most gaming Kickstarters I could name....
Richard Garriott on How Traveling to Space Changes You
It’s all about a sense of scale: “‘The Earth changes scale,’ says entrepreneur Richard Garriott, a self-funded astronaut on the ISS in 2008. ‘It goes from being infinite in your mind’s eye to now…...
Of Course Richard Garriott Sent a Message to Mars
Our liege is a well-known proponent of all things space-related, so sending a message to Mars would of course be the sort of thing Richard Garriott would be involved with.
New Fan Project Download: Britannia Mod
A partial re-creation of Britannia, circa Ultima 9, in the The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion engine.
Shards Online: Two Kickstarter Stretch Goals Reached; Fishing and Emotes Will Be In the Alpha
Shards Online has raised $75,000 in its ongoing Kickstarter campaign…enough to see emotes and fishing added to its upcoming alpha version.
Shroud of the Avatar: Cyber Monday 12-Hour Telethon
To celebrate Shroud of the Avatar’s release on Steam Early Access, as well as its recent crowdfunding success, Portalarium will be hosting a Cyber Monday 12-Hour Telethon.
Check Out the Hearth of Britannia’s Full-Colour Map of Britannia (From the HoBLotH)
Rustic Dragon has produced a fully-coloured version of the GIS map of Britannia created by Kevin Smith last year.
