In Real Life

Rich Game Developer Didn’t Notice Magician Rob Him Of Half A Million Dollars

Richard Garriott, shown above brushing his teeth in zero gravity, helped birth the world-conquering MMO genre. The success of his early Ultima games make him enough money to essentially rent a rocket to go into outer space. But, smart and rich as he is, the man known as Lord British can still get oodles of cash swindled from him. And, between 2009 and 2011, that appears to be exactly what happened to Garriott, to the tune of $US561,927.


November 22, 2011
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Movie About Ultima Creator Richard Garriott Coming Next Year

What does one do after inventing one of the first virtual worlds ever to exist online? If you’re Richard Garriott, you try to leave Earth behind altogether, for a little while anyway. Lots of gamers know about Garriott’s quest to escape the bounds of Earth’s gravity via private space travel. What some may not know is the reason the man known as Lord British wants to do it so badly.


October 27, 2011
In Real Life

Ultima Creator Transforms Into A Robot To Work From Home

With his new wife living and working in New York and his company and home base in Austin, Texas, how does legendary game developer Richard Garriott split his time between the two? He doesn’t, that’s what his robot is for.


October 20, 2011
In Real Life

Ultima Creator’s House For Sale For A Cool $4 Mil

Richard Garriott, the Ultima creator and space tourist believed to be the only private citizen to own property on an extraterrestrial body, is selling real estate here on Earth. For about $US4 mil you may claim the stately Texas manor owned by Lord British.


June 23, 2009
In Real Life

Watch Lord British Officiate Zero-G Wedding

Earlier this month, we heard that Richard Garriot — son of an astronaut and granddaddy of science fiction/fantasy games like the Ultima series — would officiate a wedding in zero gravity.


June 4, 2009
In Real Life

Lord British To Officiate Zero-G Wedding

Richard Garriott, son of an astronaut and science fiction/fantasy video game icon, will join two self-proclaimed sci-fi addicts in holy matrimony 36,000 feet in the air.


May 7, 2009
News

Why Richard Garriott Is Suing NCsoft

What’s the story behind gaming legend Richard Garriott’s $24 million lawsuit against massively-multiplayer online game developer NCsoft? The court filing unearthed by GamePolitics reveals a sordid tale of betrayal.


May 6, 2009
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Richard Garriott Suing NCsoft For $24,000,000

Late last year, Ultima creator Richard Garriott split from NCsoft, the developers and publishers behind his latest game, Tabula Rasa. Sounds like the split wasn’t exactly amicable.


January 16, 2009
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Garriott Will Get Back To Gaming One Day

Sure his head is up in the clouds at the moment, but Ultima creator Richard Garriott hasn’t forgotten where he’s from. In an interview with GameDaily, Garriott discusses an eventual return to gaming.


November 12, 2008
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Richard Garriott Bids Farewell To NCsoft

Man, a guy fulfils his lifelong dream of going into space and suddenly has more important things to do than work on his video game? Richard “Lord British” Garriott announced today that he will be leaving NCsoft, the company behind his recent MMORPG Tabula Rasa, to pursue other interests. I am very grateful to you loyal players for sticking around through what I think we can all honestly say was a rough launch. I thank the development team for pushing hard to get polish, updates and new content out every month since launch…a feat that I think is unusual in MMO development. They have a lot to be proud of.

Many of you probably wonder what my plans are, now that I have achieved the lifelong dream of going to space. Well, that unforgettable experience has sparked some new interests that I would like to devote my time and resources to. As such, I am leaving NCsoft to pursue those interests.