A Letter From Origin Systems About Being A Game Developer
A short but detailed letter from Origin Systems explaining what skills are required to become a game developer.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
New Gallery: Richard Garriott Interview in Family Computing (From 1985)
A 1985 interview with Richard Garriott from the issue of Family Computing that ran in July of that year. In it, the Ultima creator discusses his latest project (Ultima 4) and his quest for the “ultimate” Ultima.
Richard Garriott and Eric Anderson At the Space Needle
Eric Anderson tweeted a picture of himself and Richard Garriott at the Space Needle in Seattle; they’re on-site there today celebrating the tower’s 50th anniversary.
Forgotten World: 3D Modeler Needed!
The Forgotten World team are also looking to add a 3D modeler to the team, as their goal is to one day add new 3D models into Ultima 9.
Forgotten World: The Britannian Highway Administration
The Forgotten World team have completed their editor for the “highway database” for Ultima 9, a key milestone on the road to implementing editable NPC schedules and scripting in the game.
Skip MegaUpload; Try Boxify.me!
I’ve seen an uptick in the use of file-hosting services like MegaUpload lately; here is my proposed alternative.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread (All Gaming News Edition)
I’ll be offline for pretty much all of the weekend, so feel free to read up on this selection of gaming-related news and discuss anything — related to the links, or not — amongst yourselves.
Forgotten World: Music Composer Needed! (Update: No More Submissions, Please!)
The Forgotten World team are also looking for a music composer, presumably in order to add new musical tracks to the Ultima 9 score. Submissions of sample work are now being accepted!
Forgotten World: Book Editor Almost Finished
The Forgotten World team have worked out how to add new books and scrolls to Ultima 9, and have nearly completed work on their book editor.
Dragon Age Redemption: Details and (Tentative) Release Date
Felicia “Codex Dragon” Day’s upcoming web miniseries, Dragon Age Redemption, has a new trailer and a tentative release window.
