Bill Randolph graciously took over an hour out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his work at Origin Systems, especially on Ultima 9. He answered a number of questions about the game and its development, and shed some new light on its difficult development.
Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum was awarded a Royal Warrant by Lord British during Portalarium’s recent Cyber Monday 2014 12-Hour Telethon.
Retro Gamer has published an interview with Richard Garriott focused on the history of Origin Systems. Which contains a few amusing errors.
Fifteen years ago today, Ultima 9 was released. Who imagined then that it would be the swansong of Origin Systems?
Former Origin Systems artist Denis Loubet has launched a Patreon campaign. Support his ongoing art creation!
Crusader: No Remorse is currently free on EA’s Origin digital storefront, as part of the On the House promotion.
Elderlands, the 2D tile-based MMORPG by former Origin Systems developer Jason Ely, is now in open beta.
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.
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.
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.
Now Available in the Ultima Codex’s Origin Gallery – an article with the PC Zone Review from April 1993 of Ultima Underworld 2
