Ultima 4…unplayable?
The Brainy Gamer — who in real life teaches a class in which he periodically subjects his students to classic computer games like Fallout and Planetfall — has written an interesting article that really...
Creation takes time. Time is limited.
Restored: LZW Decompressor
One more utility from Xenerkes Dragon — his decompressor for the no-longer-patented LZW algorithm, which is used to encode certain files for Ultima 5 and Ultima 6 — is once again available for download.
Anybody got a spare copy of Savage Empire or Martian Dreams?
[singlepic id=93 w=300 h=217 float=right]As was reported yesterday, Mythic Entertainment has been in talks with the developers of DOSbox; I received word this morning from Paul Barnett that Mythic has been given the OK...
Restored: Ultima 1 to 5 Savegame Editor
Xenerkes Dragon’s editor for savegame files from the first few Ultima titles is once again available for download.
Mythic Entertainment talking to DOSbox
Not that I stalk Paul Barnett’s Twitter feed or anything*: A bit over a month ago now (if memory serves), I downloaded the Commander Keen series off of Steam, and noticed how iD Software...
EA CEO John Riccitiello: "It was definitely our fault."
[singlepic id=91 w=250 h=114 float=right]Okay, he isn’t talking about any of the Ultima games; he’s talking about the Need for Speed series. But for anyone who has ever lamented the fact that EA did...
Opposing California's "violent video games" law
Also known as AB 1179, California’s “violent games law” was passed back in 2005. In short, the bill stipulated that “all violent games be required to have a large ’18’ sticker placed on [the]...
Looking for a 3D artist and a quote for some work
This isn’t Ultima-related, specifically. However, a friend of a friend of mine is looking for a 3D modeler who would be willing to whip up about ten 3D models — just flat-colour models against...
Playing computer games…not actually bad for your marks!
Your parents were wrong. A new study from the University of Maryland shows that more time spent in front of a computer doesn’t hurt a child’s academic performance, and, in some cases, actually improves...
It does make you want to play Half Life 2 again, doesn't it?
A nothing-less-than-phenomenal fan-made trailer set in the Half Life 2 universe: It’s things like this — not just new projects (like remakes), but all manner of content and creativity — that I really think...
