Through the Moongate 05 – Creative Anachronism
Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”.
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Through the Moongate 03 – Whiz Kids
Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”.
Pix Posts an Ultima Underworld 3 Design Document
Origin Systems historian Pix has posted a very interesting update, announcing a new piece of Ultima development history — in this case, for a cancelled game — that has hitherto not been available online: a design...
Warren Spector Joins OtherSide Entertainment to Work On Underworld Ascendant & System Shock 3 (Updated!)
Warren Spector has signed on as the studio director for OtherSide Entertainment
The Game That Became Deus Ex Was Originally Pitched to Origin Systems
Warren Spector once pitched a game called Troubleshooter to Origin Systems. This game’s design would later be reworked into what became Deus Ex.
Warren Spector: New Job, Emergent Game Design, Fears and Legacies
Warren Spector has a new job at the University of Texas at Austin, and has been giving a number of interviews and talks recently. Among the subjects he has discussed are emergent game design, and his legacy as a developer (along with some of his fears about same).
Ultima 3: Thirty Years Ago
Ultima 3 was released thirty years ago as of a few days ago. It inspired three decades of RPGs, Western and Japanese alike.
