Epic Mickey 2: Coming to PC
There is a rumour that Warren Spector’s Epic Mickey 2 may be coming to PC, and that a rather absurdly large number of people are working on making it happen.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Wasteland 2: An Interesting Twist
Brian Fargo has announced that, if the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter project hits the $2.1 million fundraising mark, inXile Entertainment will collaborate with Obsidian on the game’s design.
The Serpent Isle Remake Suffers a Setback
Thepal, having suffered a hard drive failure, has lost some of his progress on his Oblivion-based Serpent Isle remake. The incident has also given him a rather clever idea, however.
Back to Roots: Dungeon Combat and Musings
Fearyourself has more or less polished off the implementation of classic Ultima dungeons in Back to Roots, and is wondering what he should focus his efforts on next.
Check Out This Nuvie Screenshot!
A teasing Nuvie screenshot, demonstrating a full-screen interface with inventory and character gumps, was posted to the #nuvie IRC logs.
Richard Garriott Sees Business Opportunities…In Space!
Richard Garriott, presenting at South by Southwest (SXSW), argued that space is rife with business opportunities ripe for the picking!
Good Old Games Is Now GOG.com
Good Old Games has rebranded itself, and is now known simply as GOG.com. They’ll still be selling all of the great classics of yesterday, but may feature newer titles as well in the future.
The Ultima 6 Remake: Quiet But Humble Update
Zygon Dragon has posted an update to the Ultima 6 Remake project site, announcing various pieces of progress made in developing NPCs and features in the northwestern part of Britannia.
In Praise of Ultima 4’s “Narrative Through Gameplay”
Radek Koncewicz at Gamasutra has written an article praising Ultima 4 as a masterful demonstration of the concept of using gameplay as “the main vehicle for narrative”.
Warren Spector’s Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Announced (also some 3DS game)
Anybody think Warren randomly pulled today’s date out of the hat to announce this, given what game was released 20 years ago? Especially given that he was the producer of the Ultima Underworld games?
Ultima Exodus in Nintendo Power Circa 1988
Nintendo Power was published in-house by Nintendo of America during the late 80s and 90s, and covered some of the most popular releases for the NES, SNES, and Gameboy. They frequently published detailed hint...
