Elderlands Open Beta 1.00 On Now
Elderlands, the 2D tile-based MMORPG by former Origin Systems developer Jason Ely, is now in open beta.
Tagged: Origin Systems
New Gallery: Ultima 4 Articles
This week GolemDragon posted more sets of scans to the Origin Gallery for the community to enjoy. This time it was 4 articles about Ultima 4 from 1986.
Memories of Origin Systems, To Celebrate the Ultima Codex’s Tenth Anniversary
To celebrate the Ultima Codex’s tenth anniversary, a wall of memories about Origin Systems — submitted by developers and fans alike — has been added to the site.
It’s the Ultima Codex’s Tenth Anniversary
The predecessor to the Ultima Codex went live ten years ago as of yesterday. This year’s anniversary will be rather more bittersweet, but should prove meaningful to all and sundry.
Ultima Underworld 2 Review from PC Zone – April 1993
Now Available in the Ultima Codex’s Origin Gallery – an article with the PC Zone Review from April 1993 of Ultima Underworld 2
Pimps and Dragons: Ultima Online Profiled in The New Yorker, Circa 2001
A 2001 article from news magazine The New Yorker’s “Department of Gaming”, which looks at the development and culture of Ultima Online.
By Request: An Origin Systems “We Created Worlds” Wallpaper
Over on the Ultima Dragons Facebook page, Dino the Dark Dragon (among others) commented that Chlorthos’ Origin Systems logo wallpaper should really have read “we created worlds”. So I obligingly fired up Gimp this...
Wallpaper for the Week: The Origin Systems Logo
Courtesy of Chlorthos Dragon, this week’s excellent desktop and mobile phone wallpaper is none other than the Origin Systems logo set upon a backdrop of stars. It is available in both portrait and landscape...
The Digital Antiquarian: The Road to (Ultima) IV
The Digital Antiquarian takes a look at Origin Systems’ move to New England and the context in which Ultima 4 was created.
PC Gamer: Interview with Richard Garriott and Starr Long About Shroud of the Avatar
PC Gamer interviewed Richard Garriott and Starr Long about Shroud of the Avatar at E3, and also got a hands-on look at the game.
Get (Most Of) the Ultima Series on EA’s Origin Store
EA is selling most of the single-player Ultima games via their Origin digital storefront now, although Ultima 7 is noticeably absent from the catalogue at present.
