I did not wonder this previously, but now I do
I suppose, where fantasy RPGs are concerned, I’m something of a purist. I love Ultima, and quite frankly cannot stand nor abide and Final Fantasy title. As in: at all. Thus, I cast my...
Tagged: Ultima
Warren Spector: the new go-to keynote speaker
Former Ultima developer Warren Spector is certainly making the rounds these days. He’s slated to deliver the keynote address at PAX Prime next month, and has apparently agreed to do the same at a...
Restored: Ultima for Civilization
General Maximus’ series of modules for Civilization III and Civilization 4 Warlords is once again available for download. Also, I’ve updated the screenshot for the project.
'Syndicate' might be making a comeback
I was always a big fan of Syndicate when I was a kid; I spent countless hours in front of my friend Tiago’s Mac LCIII laying into mercenaries (and sometimes civilians…who am I kidding?)...
Return to the Serpent Isle July Update
I added the project entry, but forgot to mention that Sergorn Dragon’s Ultima project (which I am also working on), Return to the Serpent Isle, just posted its July update, the biggest news in...
Titans of Ether Media Update
The Titans of Ether have updated the media section of their website with two exciting new additions. The first, which graces this article (in a condensed form) as a preview image, is the latest...
Restored: Project Britannia
I’ve finally gotten around to restoring the downloads for the engine — I’m calling it that — that served as the basis for two other well-known Ultima remakes: Project Britannia. I’ve also updated the...
Morality systems in games
I was just reading about the new Going Rogue expansion for City of Heroes, the principal new feature of which is that “[f]or the first time in the game, heroes and villains will be...
Lord of Ultima Forum
Granted, Lord of Ultima is way outside the canon of the Ultima series, and its game world doesn’t seem to have all that much to do with the Britannia that Ultima fans know and...
Testing weekend arrives early!
Oh, what the heck, eh? Apropos of what I said before, I’ve decided to bump up the testing weekend a bit, and have made a couple of changes to the plan since yesterday afternoon....
Richard Garriott wins legal fight with NCsoft
From Gameinformer: An Austin, Texas, court has awarded Ultima creator Richard Garriott $28 million over what it determined was his forced departure from NCsoft in 2008. At the time of his departure, a letter...
