Gamasutra: Replay Interviews Rich Vogel
The former Ultima Online associate producer (and current VP of Product Development for BioWare Austin) talks about his gaming history, Ultima Online, and MMO development in general.
Tagged: Ultima Online
A Lengthy Interview With Richard Garriott
Good Game — the TV show by Gamers, for Gamers — has an interesting and informative chat with the father of MMOs [and Ultima! – Ed.], Richard Garriott.
New Project Entry: Britannia Online
Another online remake of Ultima 6, this one implemented in C# and featuring a UI inspired by Ultima Online.
Britannia Online…Another Online Ultima 6?
Another online version of Ultima 6 has been discovered, this one using Ultima Online’s protocols.
Richard Garriott on what modern MMOs lack
Ultima creator Richard Garriott gave a talk at the 2011 DICE Summit in which he lamented that modern MMORPGs have lost something that Ultima Online let people explore: “What Ultima Online did very well,...
In Por Ylem 2 Launched!
In Por Ylem was, apparently (I didn’t really know this before) one of the most popular Ultima Online freeshards. Its sequel, In Por Ylem 2 (IPY2), was released yesterday, and introduces a whole host...
Why have I not heard of Worldforge before now?
Worldforge, which first emerged onto the scene back in 1997, bills itself as “the original open-source MMORPG project.” And that’s certainly a fair descriptor of what it is. It isn’t, strictly speaking, an MMO...
Speaking of Ultima Online…
…this is your heartwarming story of the week: …UO player Hollie Macrall recently celebrated her 83rd birthday, and while we don’t know for sure whether that’s some sort of MMO record, we do know...
New video: an Ultima Online demo reel…from 2004!
Ultima Aiera is pleased to present this demo reel — which was apparently only ever released internally at Electronic Arts and whatever studio was doing the development (Mythic Entertainment?) — from a second attempt...
Ultima Online "rares" explained
And remember: don’t miss the first annual Aiera Thanksgiveaway! Raph Koster, one of the designers who worked on Ultima Online in its early days, has an interesting article up on his website concerning “rares”...
Any UO freeshards looking for GMs?
If so, I’ve been contacted by a prospective applicant, who wonders: I would like to know how and where I apply to be a Ultima Online gamemaster for either EA UO or a freeserver...
