Pentagram updated!
Well, it’s been a good couple of years since their penultimate news post, but on October 15th the Pentagram team dropped in a quick update to let us know that, since their need for...
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Forgotten World adds team members, could use more
So it turns out that I totally missed posting news about this back when the guys at Forgotten World put up a recruitment notice at the beginning of the month. Specifically, Iceblade wrote: I...
Because it's good: A Mass Effect fan video
And by “good,” I mean “wow, someone put a lot of effort into this and made it look really professional!” Yes, yes, I know…it has nothing to do with Ultima per sé. That’s okay…it’s...
Ultima Online GDC Hall of Fame video
Apparently, Ultima Online received the first ever Hall of Fame award at GDC, the Game Developers Conference. To celebrate, Mythic (who are now in charge of UO) produced a celebratory little video: Now, granted,...
Three years ago today!
That’s right, Dragons and Dragonette’s; it’s October 20th! Three years ago today, the Dragoness and I stood on the altar at Holy Name Catholic Church in her home town of Vermilion, Alberta, said “I...
Ultima V for iPad: Updates and "How Tos"
Donn dropped me a short email to let me know that his project to get Ultima 5 working on the Apple iPad is progressing nicely. Not only did he drop this snazzy new screenshot...
Restored: Alter U9
Before there was Eriadain or Ultima IX: Redemption, there was Moa Dragon’s attempt to implement the Bob White plot (or, at least, what was known of it back then) using two different versions of...
Ray-traced Ultima goodness
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...
Epic Mickey score nominated for award
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...
New Gallery: Ultima 9 Character Sketches
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...
