Dr. Cat Honors an Old, Hidden Contest in Runes of Virtue
The contest invited players to send a postcard to Origin Systems in return for an origami dragon.
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Shooter Jennings is Having Another Shroud of the Avatar-Based Album Release Party
Jennings’ new album, focusing more on classic country melodies, is simply called ‘Shooter’, and will launch on August 10th, 2018. The release party will be on July 31st.
Shroud of the Avatar Adds a Subscription Option
Portalarium have introduced a monthly subscription (of sorts) for Shroud of the Avatar.
MMORPG.com: Richard Garriott Sits with the Texas Story Project to Talk About His Career in Gaming
The Texas Story Project brings us a short interview with Portalarium’s Richard Garriott about his career in gaming.
US Gamer: How the Ultima Trilogy Took a Genre from Tabletop to Hi-Tech
US Gamer takes a look at how the Ultima series took tabletop gaming as an inspiration and created a video gaming phenomenon out of it.
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #288
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #288 – Aether Creatures
New Book: Braving Britannia – Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in Ultima Online
Comic book artist, video game writer, and author Wes Locher has just released a non-fiction book that may be of interest to many of you. Entitled Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in...
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #287
Shroud of the Avatar – Update of the Avatar #287 – Episode 2 Stretch Goal Store & More
Spam Spam Spam Humbug 107 – Made-Up Languages in Video Games
After too long of an absence, we return to discuss some of the made-up languages that have appeared in video games over the years.
New Book Announced: Through the Moongate – The Story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc. & Ultima
Enrico Ricciardi — you may recall his Ultima-themed girly calendar from some years ago — has posted an exciting update in the Ultima Dragons group on Facebook: As I had previously communicated to you, I am helping...
Kotaku: The Story Behind Ultima’s Morality
Though it was initially surprising to see Kotaku — which site is not exactly known for being able to see that far back in time, as far as gaming history is concerned — put a...
