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Ultima creator tease suggests Kickstarter on Friday
Richard Garriott is teasing a reveal later this week, with all signs pointing to a crowd-funded project inspired by his influential RPG series, Ultima. Garriott has launched a website called Lord...
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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter launched
Richard Garriott has launched his Kickstarter for Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, a project he told GI International is “the antithesis of MMOs”. According to the Kickstarter page, which...
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Shroud of the Avatar “definitely not massively multiplayer”
Richard Garriott has offered some clarification on how Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues can be both a rich-single player experience and part of a persistent online world. Speaking with Rock,...
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Richard Garriott to deliver Quo Vadis ’13 keynote
Shroud of the Avatar creator Richard Garriot will deliver a keynote speech at Quo Vadis ’13, one of Europe’s biggest game conferences. The event takes place between 23-25 April in Cafe Moskau, Berlin....
View ArticleShroud of the Avatar’s lead story designer is Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman
Dragonlance author Tracy Raye Hickman has joined the Shroud of the Avatar team as its lead story designer. He is also the author of series and worlds such as Deathgate Cycle, the Annals of Drakis and...
View ArticleShroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter rewards expanded
Portalrium has added new reward tiers and bonus goodies to its Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter. There is now an $80 tier to bridge the gap between $60 and $100, and more options at...
View ArticleShroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter closes with $1.9 million
The Kickstarter campaign for Richard Garriott’s new social RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has ended. The crowdfunding drive was more than successful, pulling in $1,919,275 – close to twice...
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Shroud of the Avatar introduces instalment payments for reward tiers
If you missed out on crowdfunding Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar, or just couldn’t afford one of the many, many expensive backer tiers, Portalarium would like to invite you to join a layaway...
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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues footage escapes Rooster Teeth Expo
Get an early look at Ultima creator Richard Garriott’s new MMO-like project, Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, in video footage out of Rooster Teeth Expo. Portalarium brought the “selective...
View ArticleShroud of the Avatar produces 25 minutes video of in-game footage
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is six months into development and developer Portalarium has brought you a video taking a look at the state of the game, narrated by Lord British himself. Watch...
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Shroud of the Avatar’s early access to start December 12
The first stage of Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues’ early access will launch on December 12, allowing players to create characters and claim their own slice of real estate after experiencing the...
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Shroud of the Avatar reaches $3 million in crowdfunding
Shroud of the Avatar has passed another major funding milestone as it approaches a second early access period. “Shroud of the Avatar has crossed the $3M milestone thanks to your generous support. The...
View ArticleShroud of the Avatar early release update adds multiplayer
The newest update for Shroud of the Avatar allows early release players to try out some of the multiplayer features. Chat and friend-finding systems are available in the new update, as well as a new...
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Shroud of the Avatar’s fourth release hits today, adds combat
Shroud of the Avatar’s latest major release adds combat, an update to the game’s website confirms. The new version will be available to backers until 10:00PM Central on March 30. Other features include...
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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues breaks its monthly crowdfunding record
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues fans poured $330,000 into the RPG’s coffers in March, making it the most lucrative month of crowdfunding since Richard Garriott’s latest completed its Kickstarter...
View ArticleIt took two days for Shroud of the Avatar to be approved on Steam Greenlight
Shroud of the Avatar only landed on Steam Greenlight two days ago, and it has already been approved thanks to Richard Garriott’s fans swarming the service en masse. Those who backed the project have...
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Shroud of the Avatar coming to Steam Early Access next month
Shroud of the Avatar, Portalarium’s spiritual successor to Ultima Online, is almost ready for Steam. Shroud of the Avatar executive producer Starr Long told backers in a Kickstarter update that Steam...
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