Ultima 8: Gold Edition is Origin's 'On the House' game for May
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The latter entries in the Ultima series aren't exactly the most beloved, but nonetheless, EA is offering Ultima 8: Gold Edition as Origin's latest 'On the House' game.
READ MORE >PSA: Ultima Forever: The Quest for the Avatar now available on iOS
Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, the spiritual follow-up to Ultima IV, is now available on iOS.
READ MORE >"Apparently you have to make in-app purchases to really get somewhere. If so, then this game is a ..."
see all 5 commentsUltima Forever: Quest for the Avatar preview: return to form
The Ultima series makes its debut on iOS with Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, taking place 20 years after the events of Ultima IV.
READ MORE >"So I'm confused, please someone explain why there seems to be more hardware companies making ..."
see all 12 commentsUltima Forever's free-to-play model explained, won't use energy
The producer behind Ultima Forever talks about how BioWare will iterate on the F2P model with purchasable items, and why virtues have to be earned instead of bought.
READ MORE >"it will be awesome.... and I dont think releasing an ultima title once every 4-6 years is raping ..."
see all 6 commentsUltima Forever is F2P RPG from BioWare
BioWare and EA have unveiled Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, a browser and mobile title currently in beta.
READ MORE >"Yeah, the game looked so far along and had a lot going for it. I was following that thing on a ..."
see all 37 commentsUltima 8 banished to GOG
Funny thing, the past. We vaguely remember parts of it, then fill the rest in with a consensus of other people's vague parts. So, was Ultima VIII: Pagan an affront to Origin's much-beloved series or a decent RPG? See for yourself, as it's now on GOG.
READ MORE >"I played it on a 386 33mhz system, and it was a little choppy, so when I went to a friend's ..."
see all 6 commentsEA denies Ultima Online talks with series creator Richard Garriott
Though Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima franchise, said he and EA were in talks regarding the fate of the franchise earlier this week, EA denies any conversations have occurred.
READ MORE >"Diablo Online is more likely than Ultima Online at this point. I'd kill for an iso game from ..."
see all 20 commentsGarriott 'in discussions' with EA about new Ultima
Game designer Richard Garriott talks about his current RPG project, his talks with EA about making it an Ultima project, and the legacy of the series living on whether his next game carries the name or not.
READ MORE >"I still think UO is one of the best MMO's to date !!! :) I was an Alpha tester for the series ..."
see all 59 commentsMobyGames Classic: Ultima 7 community stories
Shacknews readers share their own stories revolving around the classic Ultima VII, the latest game inducted into the "Moby Games Classic" series on Shacknews.com.
READ MORE >"Haha I forgot that. I should DL this baby and play. I remember installing it years ago before ..."
see all 13 commentsMobyGames Classic: Ultima 7
MobyGames.com Classic returns with the classic 1992 role-playing title, Ultima VII: The Black Gate. Widely considered the best in the franchise's long history, Ultima VII thrust players in the middle of a vast murder-mystery.
READ MORE >"This game cost me two months of summer holidays I spent on following the 300+ pages walkthrough ..."
see all 10 commentsUltima 7 Complete Edition arrives on GOG
Origin Systems' hallowed Ultima VII today arrived on GOG in a $5.99 Complete Edition, with Ultima VII: The Black Gate and Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle, plus their two expansion packs.
READ MORE >"Loved that game. Did anyone play around with the U7 redux with the Dungeon Siege engine? I ..."
see all 3 commentsUltima 1, 2 & 3 venture forth onto GOG
A slice of RPG history has been served up by GOG and EA today, with a $5.99 bundle of the first three Ultima games.
READ MORE >"Borrowed IV from a friend for a month, and when he got it back he was like "Fuck you, you ruined ..."
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"Maybe a territory thing. Still shows U8 for me. Both in the client and website."
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