Tagged: Richard Garriott

Richard Garriott on what modern MMOs lack

Richard Garriott on what modern MMOs lack

Ultima creator Richard Garriott gave a talk at the 2011 DICE Summit in which he lamented that modern MMORPGs have lost something that Ultima Online let people explore: “What Ultima Online did very well,...

Richard Garriott has a plan to beat Zynga

Richard Garriott has a plan to beat Zynga

There is a fascinating article about Richard Garriott’s new company, Portalarium, and its plan to take on social gaming giant Zynga at GamesBeat. It’s a pretty informative article, actually, structured around a discussion with...

New Gallery: OSI Rejection Letter

New Gallery: OSI Rejection Letter

Courtesy of Kevin Fishburne (the developer behind Sanctimonia), Ultima Aiera is pleased to present this letter — on Origin Systems letterhead — signed by Richard “Lord British” Garriott himself. It is a rejection letter,...

Something, something, Lord of Ultima

Something, something, Lord of Ultima

Since I know you all care about this game so very much, I know you will all rush out right now and pick up the Google Chrome plugin/app that has just been released for...

Lysts on the Lake

Lysts on the Lake

What’s that, you might ask? Put briefly, Lysts on the Lake is a competitive open jousting tournament held in Austin, Texas, which is produced by a’Plaisance Ltd. Open to all “qualified competitors” (I’m not...