What Games Would Count As Ultima "Clones"?
Sergorn Dragon posed an interesting question on Twitter last night, which I am now repeating here for further commentary by the Ultima fan community.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Good Old Games Now Has Thief For Sale
Good Old Games has released another Looking Glass Studios classic, the stealth-focused Thief.
Paging Clan Dragon!
Clan, if you’re reading this, check your email. (The one you used to register your user account here.)
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.
UO Journal Resumes!
Deckard has resumed posting content at his site, UO Journal, with a pair of articles looking at the state of UO — its community and its future — in 2012.
A Gorgeous Ultima Avatar Statue
Xar Dragon has created a marvelously detailed statue of the Avatar, circa Ultima 7 or thereabouts.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
Obsidian Fridays
The weekly round-up of news pertaining to Obsidian Entertainment and their various RPGs.
Richard Garriott: "I'd take a one-way trip to Mars"
Richard Garriott discusses Mars, Earth exploration, traveling in space, and of course what his next plan for revolutionizing gaming and RPGs is, in a lengthy interview with Motherboard.
Even If You're Not Playing Ultima Right Now, You're Playing Ultima Right Now
Rowan Kaiser, writing at Joystiq, argues that Ultima was the most important game series — ever — and discusses many of the ways that it influenced both later RPG development and gaming in general.
