It's finally available - Myst for the iPhone and iPod touch! And the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive! But don't take our word for it, head over to the App Store and see what people are saying. Better yet, get a copy for yourself and post your own review! At $5.99 it's quite a deal.

For those of you who have already purchased and commented - a hearty "thanks" for all the support and patience. The conversion took a bit longer than expected, but we were determined to build a definitive mobile Myst application. From your comments so far, you seem to agree.

In a letter to the world, Chogan of Cyan Worlds provides the roadmap that will bring Myst Online back online. While the cheers are being sung, Chogan does point out some issues as they clear the cobwebs and dust bunnies off the boxes through. Read the full story at Ten Ton Hammer.

The final episode of the first season offers plenty of new content, highlighted by the Age of Ahnonay, described as an Age of "deception, mystery and visual wonders spanning thousands of years", in which players will "witness the deterioration of a rugged landscape as they travel through time to uncover the truth." Along with Ahnonay comes the release of K'veer and Myst Islands, which should be familiar to fans of the series.

Read more at Adventure Gamers

IGN recently had the chance to preview Myst Online: Uru Live.

“After seeing the game again recently, it seems to be in pretty good shape. The idea of a traditional graphic adventure game in the massively multiplayer space is an interesting one. Adventures have in the past been completely focused on single player experiences. Now, Cyan is going to have to think hard about new locations and puzzles that actively involve more than one individual.”

Be sure to check out the screenshot and read more here.

More than a decade ago, Myst became a PC gaming sensation with its
minimalist approach to gaming and impressive graphics. The series has
gone on to be one of the best selling of all time, and the most recent
edition, Myst V: End of Ages, was released late last year.

Earlier this year, Sega revealed its intention to revitalize the Myst
craze for the portable market in Japan, with Myst for the PlayStation
Portable, due in June. However, there were no plans to bring the game
to other regions.

Enter Midway Games. The company's London-based branch today announced
that it will be publishing the PSP version in the European market.
American Midway reps were unavailable as of press time to confirm a
release in North America, but a stateside release is likely. No date
has been confirmed for the game.

To get a better idea of what to expect from Myst, read the review of the original Myst game from 1995.

An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An
inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.
- G. K. Chesterton

Fellow fans and adventure seekers,
Uru has been quite an adventure for us. After pouring everything we
had into our vision back in 2002, Uru Live was abruptly cancelled.
There have been several fits and starts since then - various attempts
to keep the vision alive. The most notable was Until Uru - a
continuation of Uru Live that put its future directly into the hands
of the fans. The fans didn't let us down.
Although the fans were able to bide their time in the ancient
underground city and distant Ages, not much changed. There were huge
expanses to explore and share, but the full vision of Uru Live was
designed to be dynamic and changing - providing new story and places
to explore all the time. Now, with some help from our forward thinking
friends at Turner/GameTap, we're pleased to announce that we're ready
to bring Uru Live back to life.
We have been furiously toiling behind the scenes to write some
interesting new content that will make its way into Uru Live in the
coming months. We've also been working on the nuts and bolts -
rebuilding our software and servers to clean up bugs and lag and to
provide a base for cutting-edge improvements in the future.
This new adventure is not without caveats. We're smaller and leaner
now. We have much more to do with fewer people to do it. But we're
trying to work smart to provide new content that provides fresh new
adventure for everyone on a regular basis.
So here we go again into exciting unknown territory. Little did we
know that the opening lines of Myst would be so prophetic.
Thanks so much for all of your encouragement and support,
Rand Miller

Online, multiplayer version of blockbuster game resurfaces on GameTap,
with real-time 3D and new episodic content

LOS ANGELES – E3 – (May 9, 2006) – "Uru Live" lives! GameTap, the
broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(TBS, Inc.), is reviving the online foray of "Myst", one of the most
popular adventure series ever created. As part of GameTap's bold new
initiative, the "Uru Live" game and community will be available to
GameTap subscribers later this year as part of their monthly
subscription.

With great pleasure, we would like to announce a small update to Until
Uru. Obviously, this update will not fix everything but we think that
it will make playing Until Uru just a little more enjoyable. The next
time you login into Until Uru you will get these updates.

Almost
all of these fixes and enhancements were created by dedicated and hard
working fans. They worked tirelessly, on their own time and without
specific direction from Cyan. Without these individuals, this update
would not have been possible.

Enjoy!