BioWare Mondays
Star Wars: The Old Republic The upcoming Galactic Starfighter expansion for BioWare’s Star Wars MMORPG continues to look awesome, if not quite as enticing as…say…Star Citizen. The third-person flight mechanics seem a bit too...
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Shroud of the Avatar: Another Story Excerpt, Another Map Puzzle Piece Revealed
In the latest update to the Shroud of the Avatar website, Portalarium have revealed yet another story excerpt, accompanied by yet another puzzle piece showing a more detailed snippet of the map of the Island of Novia. New Britannia evidently also has a Serpent’s Spine mountain range!
Sui Generis: This Is How You Do World Interactivity
Drop what you’re doing right now and watch this video of Sui Generis alpha gameplay footage: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuOzmyED5qA&w=640&h=360] The combat that takes place within about the first minute is awesome enough (yes, you are...
Warren Spector: New Job, Emergent Game Design, Fears and Legacies
Warren Spector has a new job at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been giving a number of interviews and talks recently. Among the subjects he has discussed are emergent game design, and his legacy as a developer (along with some of his fears about same).
Max Breedon Needs Artists for Crypt Wizard
Max Breedon, the chap behind the old-school, Ultima-like MMORPG EUO is working on a new game, which he is calling Crypt Wizard. Somewhat inspired by Dungeon Keeper, it’s a dungeon management game with an old school vibe…and he needs artists to help craft its tileset. (And yes, it’s a paying gig.)
Ultima 6 Online: New Client Available, Safe Spots Re-Added to the Game
The latest update to the Ultima 6 Online client restores the long-missing “safe spot” functionality, tables where players can drop off unwanted items for newer players.
Shroud of the Avatar: Unity Scene Jam Grand Prize Winner(s) Announced
Portalarium have announced the grand prize winner(s) of their Shroud of the Avatar-themed Unity Scene Jam competition.
Ultima Forever: Equipment Will No Longer Degrade Due to Combat Damage
In a post on the Ultima Forever forums, Mythic community manager Gene Makely let slip that in its next major update, equipment in Ultima Forever will no longer be damaged during combat (except in cases where the player is killed).
Ultima Online: Publish 85 on TC1 Now, Adds Dungeon to Castle Blackthorn
Publish 85 for Ultima Online has gone live on TC1. The most notable addition in this Publish is the Dungeon of Castle Blackthorn.
Richard Garriott at SXSW: The Dream of Conquering Space
Richard Garriott’s SXSW talk, “The New Golden Age of Human Spaceflight”, has been posted on YouTube and summarized on the SXSW website.
