Tagged: Richard Garriott

And speaking of Richard Garriott…

And speaking of Richard Garriott…

Now this is just cool. David Ribeiro sent me an email a few days ago with a link to the listing of what are called The Richard Garriott Papers at the University of Texas...

Richard Garriott on 'The Moth' podcast

Richard Garriott on 'The Moth' podcast

New York-based non-profit organization The Moth is, according to their About page, “dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It was founded in 1997 by the novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to...

What is your favourite early Ultima art style?

What is your favourite early Ultima art style?

I’m cribbing this idea directly from the Wing Commander CIC, by the way. The Ultima games have seen a tremendous evolution in their graphical styles and in-game artistry. Part of this is due to...

Richard Garriott is engaged

Richard Garriott is engaged

I just noticed, via Facebook, that Lord British has announced his engagement to his girlfriend of…well, I don’t actually know how long they’ve been going out. But that’s not really important. Ultima creator Richard...

Bill Armintrout on the original Serpent Isle

Bill Armintrout on the original Serpent Isle

Sergorn Dragon wasn’t just continuing his adventure in Serpent Isle last week; he was also digging up more information about the original design of the game, above and beyond the recently-released design documents. As...

New Gallery: Serpent Isle Original Design

New Gallery: Serpent Isle Original Design

Y724T2KRVUWP … IGNORE THIS I’ve been meaning to restore/overhaul the gallery here at Ultima Aiera for a while, and I can think of no better way to kick that process off — and to...

Found Image: Papa British on Skylab

Found Image: Papa British on Skylab

That would be NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, father of Ultima creator (and private astronaut himself) Richard Garriott (known to us all as, of course, Lord British). Here he is posing by a console aboard...

Richard Garriott: "Kids today!"

Richard Garriott: "Kids today!"

Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott has issued a short response, on Twitter, to this bit of admittedly sorry news. His opener: And a follow-up comment: I think most of my own thoughts...

Richard Garriott wins legal fight with NCsoft

Richard Garriott wins legal fight with NCsoft

From Gameinformer: An Austin, Texas, court has awarded Ultima creator Richard Garriott $28 million over what it determined was his forced departure from NCsoft in 2008. At the time of his departure, a letter...