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 Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 15:24 Post subject: EA stops free distribution of Ultima IV, is a remake coming? |
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http://news.bigdownload.com/2011/03/30/ultima-4-downloads-and-fan-projects-pulled-by-ea-mythic-project/
Back in the 1990s, the fantasy RPG Ultima 4 from developer Origin Systems was released for free from a few selected and official sources. A lot of folks believed this made the game freeware. However in fact it doesn't as the game's current owner Electronic Arts still owns the rights to the entire Ultima game franchise.
Now word comes from the fan site Ultima Aiera that EA has been sending cease and desist letters to web sites hosting the Ultima 4 download along with other sites that have hosted Flash-based remakes. Why has EA, after all this time, decided to move on these sites? Ultma Aiera speculates that it may have something to do with a secret project at EA's Mythic Entertainment developer. It bases that speculation on Twitter messages from Mythic's creative director Paul Barnett that hint that it may be Ultima related.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 15:55 Post subject: |
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Hmmm.
Unfortunately due to the current computer/video gaming industry mayem, I'm forced to be sceptical of anything related with AAA titles.
I refuse to imagine a Ultima game with... with a awesome button.
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 15:58 Post subject: |
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High time for a made-for-facebook Ultima from BiowareMythic featuring gay romances and injected with more awesome.
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 16:11 Post subject: |
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You'll probably get to have a 7-man-surprise buttsecks orgy with Lord British 'cuz that's the tolerant way to make games now. Also, the hero will be able to choose wheteher he\she (new feature) wants to strive be an Avatar or a Hipster.
There will be no bad responses, no real choices whatsoever ( choices are scary, and you don't want to scare people ) and the patented Awesome Button 2.0 (TM) .
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typical jew comment
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 16:30 Post subject: |
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I'm prepared for the worst, as usually happens nowadays (and the fact that it's EA doesn't help the optimism..). As it has already been said, awesome buttons incoming!
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xDBS
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 18:48 Post subject: |
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wow, now their gonna ruin ultima even more? someone fucking call Lord British immediately
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Mar 2011 21:27 Post subject: |
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I played Ultima 1 through 8 back in the day.EA is just going to screw this up.I wish these companies would leave classics alone.All they do is chop them up and rape them.
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Mar 2011 00:15 Post subject: |
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Thanks codex
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| Posted: Fri, 3rd Jun 2011 08:28 Post subject: |
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http://www.ultimaforever.com/
They give Ultima IV for free.
Also confirms Bioware's involvement. (it's likely going to be the "Mythic" department as rumored)
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Fri, 3rd Jun 2011 15:20 Post subject: |
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 12:52 Post subject: |
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Lady British?
Well it might work, sounds a bit different though since it's been Lord British all this time.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 13:00 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 13:02 Post subject: |
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Last edited by Interinactive on Tue, 5th Oct 2021 04:06; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 13:05 Post subject: |
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Well atleast they aren't touching Ultima VII.
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 13:16 Post subject: |
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How well this comeback with f2p and cartoony graphics is, displays age of empires online, no? I heard it does shitty. Good for us.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 13:23 Post subject: |
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Well, not all of these "remakes" are bad (DX:HR comes to mind) ...
but this one will be.
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 14:28 Post subject: |
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I said it was Ultima in that other thread, nobody listened though 
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 14:36 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | Epsilon wrote: | | I said it was Ultima in that other thread, nobody listened though |
Good call  though nobody listened because you've got a habit of crying wolf  |
Eh What? When? |
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Shinin
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 15:33 Post subject: |
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Lady British??? Is it a transvestite or a transsexual Lord British?
What the fuck?? I wonder what R. Garriott thinks about this....
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jul 2012 15:55 Post subject: |
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it's supposed to be his daughter
yeah...
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| Posted: Tue, 24th Jul 2012 20:32 Post subject: |
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A person who has played the alpha version:
http://pastebin.com/Ls1096ue
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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