Bethesda Thursdays
The weekly round-up of news related to Bethesda Softworks and Game Studios, their excellent RPG series (The Elder Scrolls), and any other titles they might be working on or publishing.
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Capsule Computers Interviews Mythic’s Carrie Gouskos
Carrie Gouskos, the producer for Ultima Forever, was interviewed by Capsule Computers recently, and had a bit to say about what is in store for U4E in the near future.
Not Just Britannia Manor: Richard Garriott’s New York Home Is Full of Trinkets and Treasures
In an interview with Polygon, Richard Garriott gives us a tour of his recently-finished New York home. Despite being just sixteen feet wide, it is full of treasures and trinkets to rival even Britannia Manor.
Shroud of the Avatar: Another Unity Hangout Upcoming!
In advance of the release of the next Dungeon Asset Kit, Portalarium tech director Chris Spears will host a second Unity Tutorial Hangout of the Avatar next week.
The Black Gate Board Game: A Number of Changes
Lucifuge Dragon has made “a number of changes” to his board game implementation of Ultima 7: The Black Gate.
Sanctimonia: Looking for Testers
Kevin Fishburne is looking for people to test his work-in-progress, Ultima-inspired PvE MMORPG for Linux, Sanctimonia.
Morgaelin: Devon’s House, Party Weapons, and More
slashgravatar has continued making improvements to Morgaelin, his Ultima 4-inspired demake of Ultima 8.
Random Wednesdays
Okay, okay, okay…so it looks like I missed last Wednesday’s round-up post as well. Man, what a week was last week!
Ultima 3: Thirty Years Ago
Ultima 3 was released thirty years ago as of a few days ago. It inspired three decades of RPGs, Western and Japanese alike.
Richard Garriott: Unite 2013 Keynote
Richard Garriott was one of the keynote speakers at Unite 2013 today. He discussed his career and history in the game development industry, and the ways in which Unity was aiding and speeding the development of Shroud of the Avatar.
