Richard Garriott is known as Lord British in the Ultima Games. Here he is in 2017.
Richard Garriott is known as Lord British in the Ultima Games. Here he is in 2017.
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Game Developers Conference 2018 will host an Ultima Online postmortem with Richard Garriott

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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The Game Developers Conference announced today that its next event will feature a postmortem on Ultima Online with producer Richard Garriott de Cayeux, director Star Long, and creative lead Raph Koster. GDC 2018 will take place March 19 to March 23 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.

Ultima Online came out for PC in 1997. It was one of the first modern massively multiplayer online role-playing games. It would influence other landmark MMOs like Everquest and World of Warcraft.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.