Tagged: Origin Systems

Interview With Paul Sage

Paul Sage, for those who don’t know, worked on Ultima Online at Mythic Entertainment, and is now the creative director for The Elder Scrolls Online.

The ZX Spectrum Turns Thirty Today

The ZX Spectrum — Sinclair’s “affordable home computer” — computer, one of the pioneering home computer systems of yesteryear, was released thirty years ago, and the Guardian has taken the opportunity to mark the occasion.

Ultima 7’s 20th Anniversary

The Ultima Codex is pleased to present a tribute to Ultima 7: The Black Gate, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its release.

On Easter

In which, as is my wont, I muse on matters philosophical, drawing odd and perhaps obscure parallels between the themes of the Ultima series and the significance of this particular weekend.

About Ultima Online

Ultima Online (UO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Origin Systems, which launched on September 24, 1997. It can’t claim to be the first graphical MMO, it can rightly claim to be one of the defining titles of the genre, and continues to run to this day.

Origin Isn't Named For Origin

Origin Isn't Named For Origin

Peter Moore, EA’s Chief Operating Officer, clears up what is apparently a misconception about the origin of the name of EA’s digital download storefront.