Raven Software lays off 40 staff
I know, I know…you Dragons and Dragonettes are probably wondering why it matters, to me and to Aiera, that Raven Software is falling on some hard times of late. After all, Raven has most...
Tagged: Origin Systems
Wing Commander 2 being tested for re-release?
It seems like BioWare Mythic are pressing ahead with their project to get DOSboxed versions of the old Origin games — or, at least, the Wing Commander and Ultima series — re-released via digital...
Another Origin IP gets a new incarnation
Of course, it might surprise some of you to learn that several of the old Jane’s Combat Simulations games were developed by none other than our much-beloved Origin Systems. I know I was unaware...
Mythic Entertainment working on DOSboxed version of Wing Commander (updated)
Updated with new tweets from Barnett; original post below. First, it looks like he’ll be presenting the idea to BioWare honcho Ray Muzyka today: And he even teases the possibility of a free release:...
Anybody got a spare copy of Savage Empire or Martian Dreams?
[singlepic id=93 w=300 h=217 float=right]As was reported yesterday, Mythic Entertainment has been in talks with the developers of DOSbox; I received word this morning from Paul Barnett that Mythic has been given the OK...
EA CEO John Riccitiello: "It was definitely our fault."
[singlepic id=91 w=250 h=114 float=right]Okay, he isn’t talking about any of the Ultima games; he’s talking about the Need for Speed series. But for anyone who has ever lamented the fact that EA did...
Interview with Denis Loubet
Michael Shorten, tabletop RPG enthusiast and authour of an Ultima-themed pen-and-paper RPG, did an interview with Denis Loubet — game, box, and manual art illustrator for many of the Ultima games — back in...
