Ultima IX: Ascension

Ultima IX comes across both as an epic and a farce.

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  • Ultima creator reaches orbit

    Several video game designers have launched aerospace projects--some with spectacularly fiery results. However, it wasn't until Sunday that the first game developer actually made it into space proper. That's when 47-year-old Richard "Lord British" Garriott, creator of Ultima and Tabula Rasa, took...

    • Posted Oct 13, 2008 1:08 am PT
  • Ultima IX: Ascension

    Ultima: Ascension will be the very last of the Ultima series. It's got a brand new fully-3D graphics engine, recorded speech and a third-person perspective, but it will also have the spells, weapons, and characters of Ultima games of old.

    • Posted Oct 27, 1999 12:00 am PT
  • The Ultima Legacy

    GameSpot reveals the long history and promising future of Ultima, one of the longest running computer game series of all time. Includes behind-the-scenes commentary by creator Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British, himself.

    • Posted Dec 31, 1998 12:00 am PT

Latest GameSpot Updates

Type Headline Date
Staff Blog Ultima creator reaches orbit Oct 13, 2008
Movie Richard Garriott, executive producer for Tabula Rasa Apr 30, 2007
Feature Ultima IX: Ascension Game Guides Jun 2, 2000
Review Ultima IX: Ascension Review Dec 10, 1999
Preview Ultima IX: Ascension Oct 27, 1999
Feature What Happened to Ultima IX? Dec 31, 1998
Feature The Ultima Legacy Dec 31, 1998
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    This video shows a typical first run of the game from character creation to battle as well as exploration. It does not however show the first person dungeon view. The game is running on a Generation NEX machine.

    • Posted Jan 25, 2008
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  • Consider this: you suck

    An odd screen in the morality-based computer RPG, Ultima IV. Notice the two Virtues that gypsy placed on the table.

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