Raph Koster Quits Disney/Playdom
Veteran game designer (and Origin Systems alumnus) Raph Koster has left his position at Playdom.
Tagged: Ultima Online
Inspired by Ultima: Sosaria in Minecraft
Phillip Zibilich has created a massive map of what he calls Sosaria (Britannia, really) in Minecraft.
New Gallery: Ultima Online Spirit of Virtue
Photographs of screenshot mockups and concept art for a hitherto unknown enhancement proposed for Ultima Online…or possibly an early name for UXO.
New Gallery: Ultima Online Age of Shadows Concept Posters
Images of concept art posters for Ultima Online: Age of Shadows, from the offices of Mythic Entertainment.
Tasteful, Understated Nerdrage: Un-Ruining the MMO
A commentary on the state of modern MMORPGs that bemoans the lack of good sandbox-style games.
Jeff Skalski and Bonnie Armstrong at Square Enix
Naoki Yoshida, producer for Final Fantasy XIV, recently entertained Mythic’s Jeff Skalski and Bonnie Armstrong at the Square Enix studio in Japan.
Raph Koster Revising “A Theory of Fun”
Raph Koster has posted the first update from his project to revise and update his great book, A Theory of Fun.
Sanctimonia at IndieGameMag
Kevin Fishburne has begun publicizing Sanctimonia, his Ultima Online-inspired PvE MMORPG, at IndieGameMag
Random Wednesdays
Really, this one could almost be called “Irrational Wednesday”, but I did manage to find some news that didn’t pertain to BioShock Infinite.
The Origin Gallery: Ultima Online Review in PC Home
A rather more negative review of Ultima Online, from the February 1998 edition of PC Home.
Ultima Forever: Big Feature in Chip PowerPlay
Scans of the first few pages of the Ultima articles in this month’s edition of Chip PowerPlay, the German gaming magazine that is re-launching with this issue.
