Shroud Of The Avatar: Forsaken Virtues

Shroud Of The Avatar: Forsaken Virtues headlines

• It took two days for Shroud of the Avatar to be approved on Steam Greenlight

  Shroud of the Avatar only landed on Steam Greenlight two days ago, and it has already been approved thanks to Richard Garriott’s fans swarming the service en masse.

• Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues breaks its monthly crowdfunding record

  Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues fans poured $330,000 into the RPG’s coffers in March, making it the most lucrative month of crowdfunding since Richard Garriott’s latest completed its Kickstarter campaign.

• Shroud of the Avatar's fourth release hits today, adds combat

  Shroud of the Avatar’s latest major release adds combat, an update to the game’s website confirms.

• Shroud of the Avatar early release update adds multiplayer

  The newest update for Shroud of the Avatar allows early release players to try out some of the multiplayer features.

• Shroud of the Avatar reaches $3 million in crowdfunding

  Shroud of the Avatar has passed another major funding milestone as it approaches a second early access period.

• Shroud of the Avatar's early access to start December 12

  The first stage of Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues’ early access will launch on December 12, allowing players to create characters and claim their own slice of real estate after experiencing the game’s first town. However, it’s only going to be available for two days and although the access will require you to play […]

• Shroud of the Avatar produces 25 minutes video of in-game footage

  Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is six months into development and developer Portalarium has brought you a video taking a look at the state of the game, narrated by Lord British himself. Watch the 25 minute video after the jump.

• Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues footage escapes Rooster Teeth Expo

  Get an early look at Ultima creator Richard Garriott’s new MMO-like project, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, in video footage out of Rooster Teeth Expo.

• Shroud of the Avatar introduces instalment payments for reward tiers

  If you missed out on crowdfunding Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar, or just couldn’t afford one of the many, many expensive backer tiers, Portalarium would like to invite you to join a layaway scheme whereby you can pay in instalments.

• Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter closes with $1.9 million

  The Kickstarter campaign for Richard Garriott’s new social RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has ended. The crowdfunding drive was more than successful, pulling in $1,919,275 – close to twice its goal of $1 million. 22,322 backers ponied up at an average of $85 each, significantly higher than the typical US RRP of a […]

• Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter rewards expanded

  Portalarium has added new reward tiers and bonus goodies to its Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter. There is now an $80 tier to bridge the gap between $60 and $100, and more options at lower and higher tiers. All tiers above $25 include a unique teachable emote, and many tiers have had extra […]

• Shroud of the Avatar's lead story designer is Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman

  Dragonlance author Tracy Raye Hickman has joined the Shroud of the Avatar team as its lead story designer. He is also the author of series and worlds such as Deathgate Cycle, the Annals of Drakis and ‘Wayne of Gotham’. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is being funded by Kickstarter by Richard Garriott’s Portalarium, Inc. […]

• Richard Garriott to deliver Quo Vadis '13 keynote

  Shroud of the Avatar creator Richard Garriot will deliver a keynote speech at Quo Vadis ’13, one of Europe’s biggest game conferences. The event takes place between 23-25 April in Cafe Moskau, Berlin.

• Shroud of the Avatar "definitely not massively multiplayer"

  Richard Garriott has offered some clarification on how Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues can be both a rich-single player experience and part of a persistent online world.

• Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter launched

  Richard Garriott has launched his Kickstarter for Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, a project he told GI International is “the antithesis of MMOs”.

• Ultima creator tease suggests Kickstarter on Friday

  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.