GOG Updates Ultima 8 With OS X Support
GOG have updated their version of Ultima 8; an OS X download is now available.
Tagged: Ultima 8
New Gallery: Nuvie and Pentagram Featured in Amiga Future
Amiga Future, a German-language technology magazine, featured articles about Nuvie and Pentagram back in 2011.
Interview with Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson got an early start in the games industry at Infocom, and joined Origin Systems after he and his wife moved back to Austin.
Joystiq: “Fan nostalgia isn’t enough in Ultima Forever”
A preview of Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar at Joystiq offers puzzled thoughts on the upcoming game from Mythic.
Editorial: Shroud of the Avatar
What does Richard Garriott’s new game require to be a proper Ultima? Sergorn Dragon offers up an epic-length editorial on the matter!
GameBanshee Interviews Sheri Graner Ray
Gaming news site GameBanshee caught up with former Origin Systems designer Sheri Graner Ray for an interview about Arthurian Legends and The Lost Vale, two Origin titles that never saw the light of day.
Richard Garriott: Proud of Ultima 8 and Ultima 9
Richard Garriott defended Ultima 8 and Ultima 9 to an irate Ultima fan on Twitter.
Video: Origin Systems – Works-In-Progress (1994)
A narrated demo reel of Origin Systems games in development in 1994. From Warren Spector’s contribution to the University of Texas at Austin’s archives.
Ultima 8 and Diablo
Blogger Malstrom compares Ultima 8 with Diablo, noting a more-than-merely-passing similarity between the two games.
