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The New Ultima Can’t Come Soon Enough

I’ve not seen a more tantalising “Coming Soon” at the end of a trailer in quite some time. Set 21 years after the events of 1985′s Ultima IV, Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar looks to capture the feel of that classic role-playing game with modern-day mechanics.


One Less Bioware Studio To Worry About

Once was a time the name “Bioware” meant something. That you were going to get a game, most likely an RPG, with a rich world and expansive story-telling. It would also probably be awesome.


Microsoft Hints At A Very Different Future For Xbox Gaming. Plus: What Are EA And Activision Up To?

Editor’s Note: If people in the gaming industry really wanted to hide stuff, they’re going to have to do better. The one and only Superannuation keeps digging stuff up that just has to be shared with Kotaku readers. Today, we’re looking to the future… a very weird future that has Microsoft, EA and Activision making games you probably weren’t expecting.


Ultima Is Going Free-To-Play, And It Might Work

The last new Ultima game to see daylight was Lord of Ultima, a browser strategy game more or less totally unrelated to the venerable Ultima series that so many PC gamers have loved for 30 years. Fans were disappointed, hoping instead for an actual new Ultima adventure that would take advantage of modern technology to revisit the world and themes of the classic series.


Sham Kickstarter Project Found Out, Closes Down

When the whole Kickstarter thing blew up earlier this year, there was always a very quiet suspicion. That amidst all the nostalgia and indie enthusiasm, someone would use the service to try and rip people off. Well, looks like we’ve got our first scammers.


Is EA Cooking Up A New Ultima Game?

Ultima IV, an oldie-but-goodie role-playing game from one of the PC’s most revered franchises, has been available for free since 1997. And nobody gave a hoot. Then, yesterday, EA suddenly gives a hoot.


Warhammer Online Bug Results in More Than $US300 Monthly Fees

A screw-up in EA’s Warhammer Online billing system has resulted in many players being charged upwards of 22 times for a one-month subscription, filling bank accounts with overdraft fees and the Warhammer forums with very angry players.


Forged By Chaos Explores The Darker Side Of Warhammer Online

Because there are two sides to every conflict, Mythic and Games Workshop publishing arm The Black Library have released Forged By Chaos, a novel that explores the fragile, deadly alliance of the forces of Destruction.


This Is The Warhammer Online Trial That Never Ends

Forget that old 10-day timed trial nonsense. Warhammer Online’s new trial lets you play any of the game’s 24 careers as long as you like, with the new streaming client keeping things all speedy-like.


WAR Comes To The Mac This Month

Mythic entertainment opens the world of Warhammer Online to a whole new group of players later this month, when the MAC version of the MMO goes live.


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