Richard Garriott‘s avatar during and after the Ultima series, including Ultima Online.
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DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott on why Shroud of the Avatar will steal your life
Do you know that feeling when you come across a game that has most, if not all, of your dream features -- even the...
DragonCon 2016: Garriott and Hickman explain THE VOID’s live VR
Have you ever wanted to play literally in your favorite game? Ever since my first tabletop pen and paper campaigns, I have wanted to...
Shroud of the Avatar’s release 33, Richard Garriott’s AMA and new book
The final wipe is receding into the horizon for Shroud of the Avatar, but the game is hardly finished patching and adding in big...
DragonCon 2016: Richard Garriott officiates at a real-life convention wedding
What happens at DragonCon doesn't always stay at DragonCon -- at least not for a couple of Shroud of the Avatar players. Their weekend...
Shroud of the Avatar raised over $130,000 last night; the not-a-launch launches today
Shroud of the Avatar's telethon yesterday raised over $130,000, Portalarium's Richard Garriott told twitter today. "Best single day ever," he wrote. "Thank you VERY...
Here’s how the end (and restart) of Shroud of the Avatar will go down
Now that we are on the verge of Shroud of the Avatar turning the switch on for its persistent world state, it is important...
Richard Garriott and Starr Long are literally selling their blood for Shroud of the Avatar
Remember last year back when Richard Garriott raffled off his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar? Yeah, good times. Now...
Perfect Ten: MMO novel tie-ins
When I was a kid and only slightly more nerdy than I am today, I used to read movie novelizations like crazy. I don't...
Shroud of the Avatar’s first prequel novel is now available
What's the perfect way to get ready for Shroud of the Avatar's summer pseudo-release? Why, by cracking open a brand-new prequel novel, of course!
The...
Shroud of the Avatar’s novelization arrives June 21
Shroud of the Avatar's novelization is counting down the days to release.
In the game's latest newsletter, Portalarium has announced that The Sword of Midras novel,...
Shroud of the Avatar devs vow to drink, dance, and sing during next week’s telethon
Shroud of the Avatar is planning a 10-hour streaming event it's calling the Spring Festival of the Avatar Telethon next week. On May 2nd starting...
PAX East 2016: Richard Garriott discusses Shroud of the Avatar’s ‘launch’ and future
It might seem as if Shroud of the Avatar has been in early access for a very long time, probably because it has. Technically, it's...
The MOP Up: Richard Garriott’s new book (April 24, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Outlaw country musician to debut album in Shroud of the Avatar
You're going to have to follow us on a strange journey with this story. So there's this "outlaw country" musician, Shooter Jennings, who is...
How Shroud of the Avatar is making a fortune on the housing market
For a game that isn't even released so far, Shroud of the Avatar is making serious bank on player housing. From entry-level plots that...
Richard Garriott cuts off (some of) his rat tail to raise money for Shroud of the Avatar
Richard "Lord British" Garriott is well-known for several things: his creation of the Ultima series, his lavish geeky parties, his trip to space, and...
Shroud of the Avatar’s alpha testing is ‘on the horizon’
Alpha testing for Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar is "on the horizon," says a newsletter published for followers this past weekend. It's been in...
Choose My Adventure: Trying on the Shroud of the Avatar
Hello friends, and welcome to the new year's first installment of Choose My Adventure. As you may have noticed, I took a bit of...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs to watch in 2016
A long time ago on another website far, far away, I held a tradition of kicking off the new year by listing the top...
Stratics MMO players turn to Indiegogo in bid to buy their own site
If you've been playing MMOs for as long as I have, then Stratics.com was probably one of the first MMO websites you ever visited,...
