The Portalarium website was updated a while ago, with a slightly refined look and a new section concerning Richard Garriott’s “Ultimate RPG”. There’s not much there, but the logo will be at once familiar and new to Ultima fans.
Nathan Grayson, at PC Gamer, did a bit of digging and figured out just what went on between Richard Garriott and EA.
EA’s communications chief, Jeff Brown, has spoken out at IndustryGamers and stated that there have been no talks between EA and Richard Garriott…about Ultima Online, at least.
In an interview with Eurogamer, Richard Garriott explains more of his plan for his “Ultimate RPG”, including his intent to produce a spiritual — if not an actual — successor to Ultima Online.
A reader is looking for advice as to which Ultima Online freeshard, if any, will offer the best Ultima-like experience in terms of lore and roleplaying.
In an interview with Eurogamer, Richard Garriott confirms that Portalarium’s upcoming game, Ultimate Collector, is in fact his means of supporting the development of his ultimate RPG.
I’ll be travelling today, so you all get a big list of links and the opportunity to talk about pretty much anything. Because that, Dragons and Dragonettes, is how we roll on this site....
Raph Koster links to, and comments on the inaccuracies in, a four-part video series that attempts to examine the history of MMOs, beginning with MUDs.
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
Back when he was still working for Origin, former Ultima Online lead designer Raph Koster recorded an album of songs. After several years of it being “out of print”, he has again made it available for purchase.
An “epic metal” band by the name of inRed has, evidently, recorded an album (appropriately entitled Serpents Hold) inspired by Ultima Online.
