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Project Britannia II: a new framework to be built by and for the Ultima & SotA fandoms, which intends to become the go-to resource for Ultima & SotA fan projects.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixNew Patrons and Shout-OutsFirstly, I'd like to give a shout-out to Cody, who recently adjusted his Patreon pledge...upward, just to be clear. That was a really cool thing to do; thanks!Also, a note of thanks to Juliet, who sent in the first topic suggestion we've received to date. That's right: thus far, we've thought up all of the things we've talked about ourselves. But she had a great suggestion — she wonders if we'd con --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

In which we look at ways to get the Ultima games up and running on mobile devices. This is relatively easy in the case of Ultimas 1 through 8...but what about Ultima 9?Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixNew Patrons & Shout-OutsA big shout-out to Browncoat Jayson and Golem Dragon, both of whom worked to keep the Ultima Codex up to date with the latest Shroud of the Avatar, Underworld Ascendant, and Crowfall-related news during the last few days of June and the first few days of July.There have been --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

E3 has come and gone. There were actually some pretty neat things presented thereat, albeit EA has once again refused to announce a new single-player Ultima.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixPodcast Topic(s)Sergorn Dragon and I have this thing we do every year, just before the first-day EA showcase at E3: we each pick odds that a new, single-player Ultima game will be announced. Over the years, we've broadened this category a little bit: we're not necessarily asking for a BioWare-level AAA cinematic experience, after all. It would be perfectly fine with us if EA took a page from Ubisoft a --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

What is a companion, in an RPG context? What is a henchman? Does the distinction even matter, and if so, why?Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixNew Patrons & Shout-OutsThis week, the Ultima Codex has new supporters on Patreon! Thank you, Pascal and kodenkm, for helping keep the site running.Follow-Up From Previous EpisodeSo how about that timing? I

In which Withstand the Fury Dragon geeks out for a bit about Mass Effect 4 and Ultima 6, and muses upon the future of the Ultima Codex.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroCrash Landing, from the Mass Effect 2 soundtrack.Podcast Topic(s)I was going to talk about some of the recent rumours surrounding the next Mass Effect game — which I'll refer to as Mass Effe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Being an excerpt from the Journal of the Avatar, from the period of history known as “The Warriors of Destiny”.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixShout-Outs and New PatronsSeeing as how this is the first time we'll be thanking new patrons, this is more of a shout-out to everyone who is already supporting the Ultima Codex via Patreon. So big thanks go out to Stirring Dragon, Seth, Violation, Adam, Chris, Neil< --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Do video games really need to grow up? Are they mostly just immature power fantasies at present, or are they vehicles for philosophy and mature storytelling?Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMixFollow-Up From Previous EpisodeReckoning's nods to Ultima. Especially the destinies & skill trees. Podcast Topic(s)

Withstand the Fury Dragon never seems able to shut up about Big Huge Games' 2012 RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Herein, he'll try and explain why.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroGadflow, from the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning soundtrack (composed by Grant Kirkhope). Podcast Topic(s)The great tragedy of Big Huge Games' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is that it all but demands a sequel, and will never have one. Although its developer, Big Huge Games, has re-opened, the Amalur IP remains the property of Rhode Island in the wake of the 38 Studios bankruptcy.

In which SSSH discusses the attention and detail that were put into the manuals and reference books that accompanied the Ultima games.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroOC ReMix #44: Ultima IV 'trollbash' by Subliminal Labs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQBKgHA9jUPodcast Topic(s)Kotaku — which, granted, is not the most historically literate gaming-focused website — posted an article recently which purported to discuss The Beauty of the Game Instruction Manual (

The Spam Spam Spam Humbug crew take a look at Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima V - Stones 2001 Remix by DJ Lizard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I1eprpYEDU)Follow-Up From Previous EpisodeAdric speaks briefly to something from the Pillars of Eternity discussion.Podcast Topic(s)The Creation and Design of Ultima 5What were some of the obvious influences that Origin Systems drew on for inspiration? TolkienRobin HoodWhat were some of the significant changes in game de --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Spam Spam Spam Humbug gets group! WtF Dragon is joined by Boolean Dragon, Linguistic Dragon, and others to discuss Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG, Pillars of Eternity.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroTitle Theme - Pillars of Eternity Soundtrack (Justin Bell)Podcast Topic(s)Pillars of Eternity: Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity (http://eternity.obsidian.net/) was released a couple weeks ago. It casts players in the role of The Watcher, a uniquely gifted individual who can perceive the souls of others.Pillars of Eternity is also designed, in part, as a throwback to the Infinity Engine RPGs of the late 1990s and ea --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Proving once again that reducing something to raw numbers isn't necessarily the best way to appreciate its beauty: Kotaku commits journalism with a grand article about the Homeworld Remastered soundtrack. Also: useful Windows applications, encryption software, and sundry other gaming news.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroTheme from the Castle of Death (Ultima III) by Dan Minut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5EnSST8nM0Podcast Topic(s)Gaming “news” site Kotaku took a break from posting articles about the history of dicks — penises, just so we're clear, not toxic jerks — in video gaming (

In which WtF Dragon comments on Warren Spector's SXSW lecture on “the dangers of thinking of games as fun” and raises some objections thereto. Because the real danger is the idea that fun is necessarily the same as escapism.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroUltima Music Market Place Uploaded by Pekka Leppäluoto - https://youtu.be/xO-lLTo8HUIPodcast Topic(s)Warren Spector, presenting at SXSW earlier this month, gave a talk on “the dangers of thinking of games as fun”. (

The first Spam Spam Spam Humbug episode. Topics include RPG elitism, Shroud of the Avatar, ten rules for creating fantasy maps, and an iOS game that has come out now for Windows which is a keen homage of Wind Walker.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntroRule, Britannia, from George Nowik’s remix of the Ultima 3 soundtrackPodcast Topic(s)On RPG Elitism: This conversation in the