Forgotten World: New Poll Question & Patch Update
Iceblade has posted an update to the Forgotten World website, discussing the upcoming patch and posing a new poll question.
Tagged: Ultima 9
Forgotten World Needs Beta Testers
The Forgotten World team would like to run a short beta test of an upcoming patch, and need a few people to assist in carrying that out.
Beautiful Britannia & Forgotten World Progress Updates
The leaders of both the Beautiful Britannia and Forgotten World projects have stopped by to let us know how things are progressing.
All Ultima Titles On Sale at GOG This Weekend (Wing Commander Too!)
GOG.com have put all of the Ultima and Wing Commander games on sale this weekend. Pick up the entire collection for under $30!
More Great Ultima Things Coming to GOG Soon? (Updated!)
Jeff Skalski posted a most interesting tweet today involving Ultima…and GOG.com.
Ultima IX: Redemption: Transitioning To OpenMW?
In a handful of posts on their forums, Zini from the Redemption team may have just revealed why we haven’t heard much from the project lately.
On Easter
In which, as is my wont, I muse on matters philosophical, drawing odd and perhaps obscure parallels between the themes of the Ultima series and the significance of this particular weekend.
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.
Forgotten World: New Members & Promising Progress!
The Forgotten World team are welcoming some new team members this week, and are also reporting some progress that may in fact be incredibly significant in the future.
A Curious Ultima 9 Issue
Ultima 9 does have its fair share of glitches, bugs, and reasons why it won’t play nice with some computers. But I think some of the problems that are being had here can be solved.
Happy (Belated) Birthday, George Oldziey!
Austin-based composer George Oldziey, who worked on the soundtracks for a few Origin Systems games (including Ultima 9), celebrated his birthday earlier this week.
