The Return of Ashes: Two Worlds Collide
The Ultima 7-inspired 3D RPG, after going dark for almost four years, has resumed development. And this time, the developers are trying to crowdfund the game!
Tagged: Ultima 7
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.
Ultima 7’s 20th Anniversary
To mark the 20th anniversary of the release of Ultima 7, the Ultima Codex has put together a tribute site for the game.
Beamdog Asked EA About HD Ultima Remakes
Beamdog, who are currently working on a HD remake of Baldur’s Gate, apparently approached EA about remaking the Ultima games. And they’d also be interested in working on an update to Icewind Dale.
Patches & Updates for the GOG.com Ultima Releases
A quick look at some of the patches and updates for the Ultima titles presently available on Good Old Games, all of which should work with the GOG.com versions of the games.
Get Your Face In the Serpent Isle Remake
Thepal, as I believe was previously mentioned, wants to create characters in his Oblivion-based remake of Serpent Isle that look like (and are based on) real-life Ultima fans.
Andy Panthro’s Ultima Textures for Minecraft Updated
Andy Panthro has updated his Ultima 6 and Ultima 7-inspired texture pack for Minecraft.
Serpent Isle…in Italian!
Old Games Italia have released their Italian translation patch for Serpent Isle!
The Serpent Isle Remake Suffers a Setback
Thepal, having suffered a hard drive failure, has lost some of his progress on his Oblivion-based Serpent Isle remake. The incident has also given him a rather clever idea, however.
Check Out This Nuvie Screenshot!
A teasing Nuvie screenshot, demonstrating a full-screen interface with inventory and character gumps, was posted to the #nuvie IRC logs.
About the Ultima Series
The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
