Star Citizen: $10 Million Raised
The crowdfunding effort for Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen has reached the $10 million mark, allowing Cloud Imperium Games to build their own motion capture studio.
Tagged: Austin
Portalarium Moves to a New Office
Portalarium have uploaded a few pictures from their weekend efforts to move to a new office to the Shroud of the Avatar Tumblr blog.
Chris Roberts’ Cloud Imperium Games is Growing
Cloud Imperium Games, Chris Roberts development company, have added a third office in Santa Monica, California, to support development of Star Citizen.
Interview with Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson got an early start in the games industry at Infocom, and joined Origin Systems after he and his wife moved back to Austin.
The Ultima Codex Interviews Bill Armintrout
Bill Armintrout got his start with Origin Systems as a writer for Serpent Isle, and soon ended up directing the project.
Britannia Manor II is Still For Sale!
Richard Garriott’s palatial Britannia Manor II, in Austin, is still for sale.
Junction Point Studios Closes; Warren Spector Leaves Disney
Disney has shuttered Warren Spector’s Austin-based Junction Point Studios.
February 5th: See Richard Garriott at the Austin Forum
Richard Garriott will be presenting a talk on commercial spaceflight at the Austin Forum.
Video: Origin – New Releases (1990)
Another video from the “Warren Spector Papers” archive at the Unviersity of Texas, this one looking at games Origin Systems released in 1990.
Video: Origin Systems – Works-In-Progress (1994)
A narrated demo reel of Origin Systems games in development in 1994. From Warren Spector’s contribution to the University of Texas at Austin’s archives.
Richard Garriott’s Fine Collection of Automatons
Wesley Treat’s Roadside Report got an in-depth look at the collection of automatons on display inside Britannia Manor.
