While doing some reading for his Masters programme, Dino stumbled upon a lecture on ray-tracing (a 3D rendering technique) that featured some Ultima-themed artwork as an example: Notable elements in the diagram include the...
There isn’t anything, in the gaming world, that is an exact analog of the Oscars (which is probably a good thing), but the Hollywood Music In Media Awards are about as close as any...
Speaking of both Sergorn Dragon’s playthrough of Ultima 9 and the Titans of Ether’s remake of same… …courtesy of Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum, and thanks to the hard work of both him...
Direhaggis has posted the latest update to the Redemption website. Therein, team member Spyder encourages everyone to register for the project’s forum, wherein they will find all manner of little bits of bonus content...
Okay, here’s the thing: I never really went for Buffy the Vampire Slayer for more than a season or two. It had this neat, kind of quirky vibe to begin with, but (much like...
That’s right…my “boss” on the Ultima Return project has reached the last title in his playthrough of the Ultima games: Ultima 9: Ascension. And not without a few attempts to stoke more discussion about...
I am continuing to understand what Paul Barnett was talking about when he sang Minecraft’s praises. Check thou this out, Dragons and Dragonettes: Okay, it isn’t quite as impressive as the NCC-1701D model or...
And this time, the seller isn’t asking for thousands of dollars! Actually, the asking price — $19.99 — is pretty reasonable; I’d be tempted to put in a bid myself, but for the fact...
One of the game devs I follow on Twitter, GameDevFTW, is participating in ExtraLife, a fundraising initiative for the Children’s Miracle Network in which gamers take pledges and raise funds to sponsor a 24-hour...
Last month, Turbine announced that their MMORPG, Lord of the Rings Online, was switching from a paid subscription payment model to a microtransaction-based free-to-play model instead. The result? According to Kate Paiz, LotRO’s executive...
