Tag Archives: ultima

Sun, Mar 03, 2013 | 22:35 GMT

Ultima creator tease suggests Kickstarter on Friday

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Richard Garriott is teasing a reveal later this week, with all signs pointing to a crowd-funded project inspired by his influential RPG series, Ultima.

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Sat, Nov 03, 2012 | 20:47 GMT

GOG weekend sale discounts 26 classic EA games

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It’s Saturday, so let’s face it: you’d probably rather be playing games right now. If that’s the case, you could do worse than checking out the EA sale going on at GOG.com this weekend. Check out the details below.

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Sat, Aug 25, 2012 | 21:49 BST

Civilization V, Torchlight, Ultima, Just Cause 2, more on sale this weekend

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Lots of games are on sale this weekend through various digital outlets such as Amazon, GoG, Steam, Gamefly, and more. Hit the break for a small taste.

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Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 00:21 BST

New Britannia is Lord British’s mobile RPG

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Ultima creator Richard “Lord British” Garriott has finally unveiled his new social game, once described as the “spiritual successor” to his MMOs. Say hello to New Britannia.

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Tue, Jun 19, 2012 | 05:05 BST

Two Ultima spin-offs available free on GOG.com

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Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire and Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams have joined GOG.com’s line-up of EA classics, and for incomprehensible reasons are available free of charge. The two games are spin-offs to the core Ultima pantheon, positing trips to very different settings from the familiar fantasy fields of more central releases. One involves dinosaurs and the other one is a Victorian sci-fi romp. Yep. Fans swear by these unusual little gems and I think I already mentioned they’re completely free, so knock yourself out.

Tue, Jun 12, 2012 | 23:09 BST

Richard Garriot’s new social game is a “spritual successor” to past work

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Richard Garriott, creator of the popular RPG series Ultima, claims that his new social gaming project can be viewed as a spritual successor to his previous works.

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Thu, Dec 15, 2011 | 15:42 GMT

EA denies Garriott’s claims of new Ultima

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Old school gamers around the world felt a chill run up their spine a few days ago as Richard Garriott made comments that indicated he was in high-level talks with EA to revive the Ultima franchise. However, that may not be the case. More »

Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 02:33 GMT

Garriott working on Ultima Online successor, in “discussions” with EA

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Richard Garriott’s upcoming project could eventually release under the Ultima moniker.

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Wed, Sep 07, 2011 | 08:33 BST

Wednesday Shorts -Screens, trailers, and random musings

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There’s a motherlode of stuff through here – come in and skim, or don’t come crying to me next week when you’re ill-informed.

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Fri, Aug 26, 2011 | 21:47 BST

Friday Shorts II: Mortal Kombat retrospective, Kevin Butler, Penny Arcade, Ultima

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Below the break are more shorts to get you through the rest of evening.

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Wed, Mar 30, 2011 | 15:02 BST

EA issues cease and desist on Ultima IV fan projects

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EA has issues a cease and desist order to fan site Ultima Aiera, informing the site and others hosting Ultima IV, as well as Flash-based remakes, to pull any files pertaining to it.

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Tue, Apr 20, 2010 | 21:46 BST

EA launches free-to-play browser game Lord of Ultima

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EA has announced Lord of Ultima, a new browser-based online strategy game, available worldwide for free starting today.

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