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July 14, 2014

Jessica Chobot Interviews Richard Garriott at E3

Another one from the “I didn’t find time to post this” file. Scott Jennings, on Facebook, quipped that this was “peak E3”; Jessica Chobot caught up with Richard Garriott for an interview. (And here...

Headlines

July 14, 2014

VentureBeat Interviews Richard Garriott & Starr Long

I missed posting this when it was current: here’s an interview VentureBeat did with Richard Garriott and Starr Long back during Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 6 pre-alpha test.

Headlines

July 14, 2014

Testing a New Feature

Testing a new sidebar element/site feature.

Quotes

July 14, 2014

“The first fragment, called the Heart of Earth, fell to Lithos, who keeps it in the fabled Pit of Death.” – The Destruction of the Temple, Ultima 8

Shroud of the Avatar

July 11, 2014

Shroud of the Avatar: Update of the Avatar #81

The latest Update of the Avatar focuses on Shroud of the Avatar’s popularity at RTX, PvP, the Sword of Ba’Heer, ONBE Medals, backer NPC submissions, and more!

Ultima Fan Projects

July 11, 2014

The Dark Unknown: Conversation Editor Complete; City of Onyx Mapped Out

Goldenflame Dragon has finished work on The Dark Unknown’s conversation editor, and has also mapped out all but one of its populated cities.

Ultima

July 11, 2014

Ultima Journeys: Trudgin’ Along in Ultima 2

Linguistic Dragon hasn’t had much time for Ultima 2 in recent weeks, but he did get in a couple of play sessions, which he recently blogged about.

Ultima

July 11, 2014

The Digital Antiquarian: Ultima 4

The Digital Antiquarian continues his look at Ultima 4’s development, and comments on the game itself.

Quotes

July 11, 2014

“Mani is the simplest healing spell. Mani does not cure patients, but it does make them feel better and may take them out of immediate danger.” – The Book of Lore, Ultima 5