A Year of Portalarium: 2012 in Review
The Ultima Codex takes a look back at the news concerning Richard Garriott and Portalarium from 2012.
Tagged: New Britannia
Portalarium Hit With Layoffs
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium has layed off a number of its staff. Is the company in trouble?
Richard Garriott: “[Zynga is] either the enemy or an ally.”
Games.com interviewed Richard Garriott about the recent partnership that was announced between Portalarium and Zynga.
Richard Garriott LIVE!
TGN, the parent company of Stratics, and Stephen Emond sat down with Richard Garriott for a two-hour interview, most of which was about the Ultimate RPG.
Richard Garriott Discusses the Ultimate RPG with MMORPG.com
Richard Garriott sat down with the folks at MMORPG.com to talk about his vision for the Ultimate RPG (also possibly known as New Britannia).
Portalarium Closes Series A Financing Round With a Cool $7 Million
Richard Garriott’s game development company, Portalarium, has completed a Series A financing round, in which it raised $7 million to support the development of its upcoming games.
Portalarium's Ultimate RPG Has A Logo
The Portalarium website was updated a while ago, with a slightly refined look and a new section concerning Richard Garriott’s “Ultimate RPG”. There’s not much there, but the logo will be at once familiar and new to Ultima fans.
EA Denies Talking With Richard Garriott
EA’s communications chief, Jeff Brown, has spoken out at IndustryGamers and stated that there have been no talks between EA and Richard Garriott…about Ultima Online, at least.
Richard Garriott: "…Theoretically [My Ultimate RPG Becoming Like UO2] Would Be Possible"
In an interview with Eurogamer, Richard Garriott explains more of his plan for his “Ultimate RPG”, including his intent to produce a spiritual — if not an actual — successor to Ultima Online.
Richard Garriott's Next Game: Ultimate Collector: Garage Sale
Richard Garriott’s new company, Portalarium, has announced its next game: Ultimate Collector. It’s a game about garage sales, basically.
Richard Garriott: "What is a Lord British 'Ultimate' Role Playing Game?"
Richard Garriott asks what his ultimate RPG might look like, and in a lengthy essay answers the question. You can probably guess that the answer involves a mixture of where he’s gone before (with Ultima) and where he’s at now (the casual gaming space). But have a read even so!
