Sean Malstrom Doesn’t Like Shroud of the Avatar
Typed dialogue and a wide variety of house options aren’t everyone’s mug of ale: “For what is wrong, it is what I hear from people who bought into the alpha…An example is dialogue. You...
Tagged: Ultima Online
How Ultima Online Convinced CCP That EVE Online Would Work
Via Eurogamer: “…within months of CCP springing into existence, Origin and EA released Richard Garriott’s Ultima Online. For [Thorolfur Beck], fearing they had been beaten to the market, it seemed like the end of...
Ultima Online: Producer Note Regarding Publish 86
Ultima Online producer Bonnie Armstrong posted some information as to the status of Publish 86 and when players will be able to try out aspects thereof.
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.
Ten Ton Hammer: On Looting Houses in Ultima Online (Also, Shroud of the Avatar Won’t Have That)
Over at Ten Ton Hammer, in an opinion piece about looting player houses in Ultima Online, Richard Garriott is quoted (sort of) as saying that this practice will not be in Shroud of the Avatar.
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.
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 Online: Login Server Outage
The Ultima Online login servers are experiencing some issues; it is only possible to log in with the Classic Client at present.
Shroud of the Avatar: The (Voice of the) Guardian Returns!
Portalarium have confirmed that Bill Johnson, the voice of the Guardian in the last trilogy of Ultima games, will be doing some voice work for Shroud of the Avatar.
Ultima Online: Publish 85.5 Released
Broadsword Online Games has released Publish 85.5 for Ultima Online, which brings several updates to the game’s Governor system.
