Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar gets publishing help from Travian Games Posted byby Jason Wilson July 31, 2017 2 min Shroud of the Avatar has been chugging along in its Early Access testing state since 2013 as Richard “Lord British” Garriott’s gang at Portalarium... Continue Reading 2 min
Ultima creator Richard Garriott looks back on nearly four decades making video games Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 10, 2017 22 min Richard Garriott has had a wonderful life in video games. But the founder of Portalarium and creator of the Ultima series has also done... Continue Reading 22 min
The DeanBeat: Why making great games takes time Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 30, 2017 5 min One of the most awkward introductions I’ve ever had to a game developer was with Dino Patti, a founder of a game studio called Playdead,... Continue Reading 5 min
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium to raise equity crowdfunding for Shroud of the Avatar Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 5, 2017 2 min Richard Garriott’s Portalarium has raised $9.4 million over the past four years for its fantasy role-playing game Shroud of the Avatar. But the company... Continue Reading 2 min
Shroud of the Avatar evolves with 13 updates driven by fans Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 23, 2015 10 min Shadow of the Avatar continues to gather followers while it's under development. Continue Reading 10 min
Lord British keeps fans updated on the progress of his Shroud of the Avatar (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2014 6 min Richard Garriott and Starr Long are continuously reporting progress on their new RPG to Kickstarter supporters. Continue Reading 6 min
Where are they now? An update on 10 of gaming’s biggest Kickstarters Posted byby GamesBeat February 19, 2014 7 min GamesBeat contacted the developers of ten of Kickstarter's biggest gaming projects to find out what they're up to now. Continue Reading 7 min
Portalarium launches crowdfunded fantasy game Shroud of the Avatar Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 2 min After a 15-year absence, Lord British, aka Richard Garriott, is back in the role-playing game market. Continue Reading 2 min
Richard Garriott recruits fantasy game veteran Starr Long for Shroud of the Avatar Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 5, 2013 2 min Starr Long helped Garriott make Tabula Rasa and Ultima Online. Now he'll work on Shroud of the Avatar. Continue Reading 2 min
How Richard Garriott’s RPGs evolved from Ultima to Shroud of the Avatar (video) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 8, 2013 2 min Richard Garriott shows how his old style of making hex-based maps carries over to the new fantasy role-playing game universe. Continue Reading 2 min