Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, in an interview with Joystiq about online gaming monetization models, dropped a small teaser about an upcoming free-to-play project that BioWare (or one of their sub-studios) have in the works.
BioWare Mythic’s creative director briefly left many of us with the impression that he was leaving the company for a new job in California. As it turns out, this is not the case…though he does now have an office in Sacramento as well.
Paul Barnett, BioWare Mythic’s creative director, delivered a talk at GDC China about the global reach of games, and how developers can slam hard into local limitations that hamper their titles.
In the wake of Publish 72 and the accounts migration brouhaha, Ultima Online appears to have gained some new art assets…and has lost its producer.
UOJournal looks at some of the upcoming changes to Ultima Online user account management and reports on the significant details thereof.
After leaking a couple days early, the UltimaForever.com website has gone livem offering a little bit of Ultima history and a free download of Ultima 4.
Ultima creator Richard Garriott throws down a gauntlet at EA’s feet in his comment on EA’s recent legal actions and Mythic’s secret project.
Sergorn Dragon’s French-language Ultima news and information site, La Légende d’Ultima, is back online, at least somewhat.
The article I wrote concerning Ultima 4, copyright, and EA’s recent spate of DMCA actions against certain Ultima 4 remakes has attracted a lot of traffic, and a lot of misinformation has been thrown around in its wake. I attempt to offer corrections.
Is Ultima 4 freeware? We, the Ultima fandom, have thought so for some time, but the truth of the matter is rather more complicated. And EA has finally taken notice, which has had some unfortunate consequences.
Zynga — the social gaming giant, producer of FarmVille — has acquired Floodgate Entertainment, the gaming company founded in 2000 by Paul Neurath (formerly of Looking Glass Studios).
