Richard Garriott and Starr Long’s studio working on Shroud of the Avatar.
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Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 24 is here and it’s added a lot of stuff
Crowdfunded fantasy sandbox Shroud of the Avatar has made its latest patch available to backers as of this morning. Originally, Release 24 was supposed to be...
Shroud of the Avatar talks release 23 postmortem and more
Portalarium published Update of the Avatar #151 this morning. It dives deep into Shroud of the Avatar, and it offers readers a look at...
Shroud of the Avatar previews Nightshade Pass, Mariah Overlook, and North Naryad Pinelands
Shroud of the Avatar's design team has been going crazy with world-building as of late. In the game's most recent newsletter, a couple of...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for Halloween fun in Release 23
It's nearly the end of the month, and Shroud of the Avatar players know by now that that means a new release for the...
Shroud of the Avatar starts playing with ocean effects
Water is about to get a lot more interesting in Shroud of the Avatar. Starting with Release 23, the game is experimenting with advanced...
Shroud of the Avatar highlights zones, player-made music
Shroud of the Avatar's latest weekly update is a meaty deep dive into everything from the fantasy sandbox's musical system to its zones to...
Shroud of the Avatar goes recursive with Release 23
Shroud of the Avatar is the most recent game that Richard Garriott has worked on, so why not spend your time in that game...
The latest SOTA update ushers in Halloween and Black Friday
Update of the Avatar #145 is out for Shroud of the Avatar, and it is leading players right into the holidays. There's Halloween goodies...
The Game Archaeologist: The assassination of Lord British
At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be...
Shroud of the Avatar’s release 22 ‘feels like a turning point’
Shroud of the Avatar's Release 22 is scheduled for tomorrow, and whoa does it boast a lot of stuff. Producer Starr Long has penned...
Shroud of the Avatar is getting at least one novel
There's a Shroud of the Avatar novel in the works, and it's being credited to both developer Richard Garriott and author Tracy Hickman. Publisher Macmillan's...
Shroud of the Avatar will start new players in outer space
Portalarium continues to flesh out Shroud of the Avatar, most recently with a new intro setting called the Island of Storms. This place is...
Shroud of the Avatar explores the secrets of Nightshade Pass
The newest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter has a large feature on the creation of Nightshade Pass, a narrow canyon of a zone that includes...
Shroud of the Avatar adds in instruments and fishing with release 22
Have you been thinking to yourself that Shroud of the Avatar would be better if you also had the chance to engage in a...
Lord British’s death captured for posterity in Shroud of the Avatar PvP event
Shroud of the Avatar fans recently witnessed a bit of history: the in-game death of Lord British! During a 12-hour livestream event and pledge...
Shroud of the Avatar posts Release 21 features and instructions
The bright side of Shroud of the Avatar being in a test state is that sometimes whole systems can be rewritten as just part...
Shroud of the Avatar teases dragons, housing, and R21
Shroud of the Avatar's latest Update of the Avatar newsletter debuted over the weekend. It includes a look at some "very large creatures" (also...
I need Shroud of the Avatar’s airship house
Shroud of the Avatar posted another meaty newsletter update over the weekend. Update of the Avatar #138 features more on the architecture of the...
Shroud of the Avatar creates the creepy Desolate Hills
Every good MMO needs a spooky and ooky graveyard zone, which is why Shroud of the Avatar is hard at work to create the...
