Bethesda & All the Rest-a Thursdays
I missed the Wednesday round-up, so it’s time to haul out the lame play on words again.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Britannia in Bing Maps
Back when it was called Virtual Earth, someone imported Ultima 7’s map into Bing Maps.
Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen Reaches $2 Million Funding Goal
Chris Roberts’ spiritual successor to the Wing Commander games has reached — and exceeded — its crowd-funding goal.
Raph Koster: ‘A Theory of Fun’ Ten Years On
Gamasutra has a video of Raph Koster’s presentation at GDC Online 2012, in which he revisits his ‘Theory of Fun’ (now a decade old).
Richard Garriott Talks Ultima 9 at E3 1996
A video I tripped over on YouTube a while ago, in which a (young!) Richard Garriott talks about Ultima 9 and Chris Roberts’ departure from Origin Systems at E3 1996.
BioWare Mondays
The weekly round-up of news about BioWare, their various sub-studios, and the various RPG titles and series that they have produced or are working on.
Back to Roots: Finished the Ultima 4 Port to XML (Almost)
Fearyourself has updated the Back to Roots project site with a brief update about his progress on the project.
Hero-U
In which I talk, briefly, about the new Lori and Corey Cole RPG project and its Kickstarter campaign.
Pix in Austin: Through the Portalarium
While in Austin, Pix also had the opportunity to visit the Portalarium office and see the sights therein.
Pix in Austin: Return to the Savage Empire
While in Austin recently, Pix took the opportunity to visit the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve. Savage Empire fans, take note!
