Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 43 – It’s Time for EA to Make a New Ultima
EA has been teasing “mystery titles” for its 2018 lineup, including new takes on a couple of (unspecified) old IPs.
Tagged: Ultima Forever
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 40 – The Ageing Gamer II
Gone are the days when we could play games at whim, for what duration pleased us. How, as gamers, do we deal with changes in the gaming industry?
Byte-Sized Virtue: Season 2, Episode 6 – Love, Compassion, and Mercy
The Ultima series depicts love in a very philosophically interesting way, one which is very much in line with real-world ideals of mercy.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 25 – The Joys and Pitfalls of Crowdfunding
When you back a crowdfunded project — on Kickstarter or elsehwere — exactly what does that mean? What’s the nature of your pledge, and what is the nature of your relationship with the developer thereafter?
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 21 – Ultima Not So Forever
Withstand the Fury Dragon looks back at Ultima Forever a bit after the one-year anniversary of its shutdown.
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 18 – And Art Thou Male or Female?
How does the Ultima series handle masculinity and femininity? How are certain characters — or even the Virtues — portrayed as masculine/feminine?
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 17 – How Necessary is Combat in RPGs?
How much prominence does combat need to have in an RPG? How necessary should combat be to progressing through — or passing — the game? And is there something “lesser” about including an “easy” difficulty setting?
Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 16 – From Aiera to Here
Eleven years ago, the Ultima Codex’s predecessor — Ultima Aiera — was launched. Some pretty wild stuff has happened since then.
A Year in Ultima Forever and Ultima Online: 2014 in Review
In which we look at the news related to Ultima Online and Mythic Entertainment’s Ultima Forver that came out in the last year.
Interview with Bill Randolph
Bill Randolph graciously took over an hour out of his busy schedule to chat with us about his work at Origin Systems, especially on Ultima 9. He answered a number of questions about the game and its development, and shed some new light on its difficult development.
And This Is Also Why It’s a Shame that Mythic Was Shuttered
The people at Mythic — and Paul Barnett especially — loved the communities of the IPs they tried to do new things with, and reached out to them in ways few other developers have.
