Happy (Belated) Birthday, George Oldziey!
Austin-based composer George Oldziey, who worked on the soundtracks for a few Origin Systems games (including Ultima 9), celebrated his birthday earlier this week.
Tagged: Origin Systems
Warren Spector To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Warren Spector, who worked on various Ultima titles at both Origin Systems and Looking Glass Studios, is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the GDCAs.
Buy A Copy of Ultima 6 (FM-Towns Version) For Just $160!
Someone is selling the FM-Towns version of Ultima 6 on the Japanese portal of Yahoo! Auctions. It can be yours for the low, low price of 12,000 yen!
Even If You're Not Playing Ultima Right Now, You're Playing Ultima Right Now
Rowan Kaiser, writing at Joystiq, argues that Ultima was the most important game series — ever — and discusses many of the ways that it influenced both later RPG development and gaming in general.
A Look Back at Ultima Advertisements
Courtesy of Dungy from the Codex of Ultima Wisdom, Ultima Aiera is pleased to present a gallery of Ultima-related advertisements from various gaming publications.
Pix's Origin Adventures Is Offline!
Pix’s Origin Adventures, an excellent website to visit for documents related to Origin games and commentary on same, has been shut down by Wordpress.com, allegedly for a Terms of Service violation.
Rhea Shelley Has Origin Stuff For Sale (Limited Time Only!)
Former Origin employee Rhea Shelley is selling a bunch of Origin merchandise in a series of eBay auctions. Time is running out, so act fast if you want to get in on the deal(s)!
Richard Garriott: What Went Wrong With Ultima 8
Richard Garriott, in yet another interview with Eurogamer, discusses some of the issues surrounding what he regards as the failure of Ultima 8. Oh, and something about Tabula Rasa.
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
I’ll be travelling today, so you all get a big list of links and the opportunity to talk about pretty much anything. Because that, Dragons and Dragonettes, is how we roll on this site....
Jason Ely Needs A Logo (Updated)
Jason Ely, former Origin Systems developer and author of the online tile-based RPG Elderlands, is looking for an artist to create a logo for said game.
