Extracting Ultima Forever Game Data
In which I take a long, long shot at extracting data from the Ultima Forever PC alpha client…and succeed.
Tagged: Ultima Forever
Ultima Forever: August 29th Online Services Shutdown Announced
Electronic Arts has announced that Ultima Forever’s online services will be shut down on August 29th, 2014, rendering the game unplayable past that date. This is a tragic end to a once-promising game.
EA Mobile’s Frank Gibeau: “Dungeon Keeper suffered from a few things.”
EA Mobile’s Frank Gibeau shared his thoughts on the failure of Mythic’s Dungeon Keeper reboot with GamesIndustry.
EA’s CEO on Dungeon Keeper: “There was a Disconnect there..” (UK Update)
Eurogamer.net has a very revealing interview with Andrew Wilson, EA CEO, concerning the Dungeon Keeper reboot.
Mythic’s Final Months: Seven Game Prototypes and Another Classic Franchise
In which we examine some hints, from LinkedIn, as to what may have been going on at Mythic in the studio’s final months.
Was Mythic Closed Just As They Were Ramping Up Development on Ultima Forever…Or Its Sequel?
Several EA job postings for Mythic Entertainment, some very recent, suggest that the studio may have been working on Ultima Forever again…or on a sequel thereto. Possibly. Maybe.
EA Closes Mythic Entertainment (EA Mythic)
Electronic Arts announced that Mythic Entertainment (or EA Mythic, as they were most recently known) is closed today. What this means for Ultima Forever is…uncertain.
Ultima Forever: Well, At Least the Chat System Got Fixed
Mythic apparently rolled out a small fix for Ultima Forever, patching an issue with the in-game chat system.
