Bethesda Thursdays
The weekly round-up of news related to Bethesda Game Studios and their excellent RPG series, The Elder Scrolls. And any other titles they might be working on.
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Ultima Online Review in PC Gamer
Courtesy of Pix, here is a two-page review of Ultima Online that originally appeared in PC Gamer.
Random Wednesdays
It’s the release day for Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition! At least on PC…the other platforms will have to wait a bit. Also, some stuff about some other games.
Exult: Help Wanted (And News!)
The Exult team are looking for someone with a bit of programming savvy to help them with the in-game notebook.
DVD Case Covers for the Ultima Games at GOG
Various members of the GOG community have whipped up a bunch of DVD case covers for the various Ultima offerings at GOG.
Ultima Forever: Britian Smartphone & Tablet Wallpapers
Because there’s been relatively little in the way of Ultima Forever news of late, I decided to whip up a new batch of Ultima Forever wallpapers.
Sanctimonia: Font Rasterization
Kevin Fishburne has posted a video illustrating the tedium of preparing a font for use in a game.
The Real Texas: Now on GOG
The Real Texas, an apparently Ultima-inspired retro-themed 3D RPG, is available on GOG now.
Raph Koster: Games Teach Odd Lessons
Raph Koster’s talk at GDC China emphasized the tendency of games to emphasize joy and to teach us that problems can be solved. But he cautioned that such lessons aren’t always applicable to real life.
GOG Adds Support for Windows 8
GOG has added Windows 8 support to a significant amount of their catalogue.
