Very Obviously Inspired By Akalabeth!
I noticed someone on Twitter had posted an image of what he explained was an Akalabeth-inspired personal project.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Another Mysterious Teaser Image From The Exodus Project
Voyager Dragon has posted another screenshot of the Ultima 3 title screen to The Exodus Project’s home page. It almost looks like the CGA version title screen…but it’s isn’t.
Gorgeous Ultima Artwork by Lee Macleod (Update: Runes of Virtue II!)
High quality scans of the cover art for the console ports of Ultima IV, Ultima V, Ultima VI, and Runes of Virtue I & II, thanks to artist Lee Macleod
Raph Koster: "Is immersion a core game virtue?"
The gaming industry veteran and former lead designer for Ultima Online talks about immersion in gaming, and comments on the way modern gaming has moved away from the concept.
Ultima VI Remake for Exult Needs Your Help!
The Ultima VI Remake for Exult has been making a lot of progress, with all shrines now working. The team is looking for fan submissions for literary articles to populate the bookshelves of their new Britannia.
The Digital Lycaeum: Legality of Fan Games
Continuing his Ultima Game Developer series at The Digital Lycaeum, Browncoat Jayson as published an article discussing the legal issues surrounding fan games and other similar projects.
Nyrthos: The First Chapter Announced
Nyrthos is a new game which basically became known online earlier this week. Targeted at browsers and mobile devices, it looks like an Infinity Engine game, more or less, and evidently incorporates many RPG features.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Coming January 17th
It has been announced that a Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo will be released on the 17th of January, at least on XBox and probably on PC and PS3 as well.
Risen 2 Weekend Roundup Post
The weekend round-up of news related to Risen 2: Dark Waters, the upcoming (semi-?)open-world RPG from Piranha Bytes, makers of the original Gothic games and long-time Ultima fans.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
