Richard Garriott tells how Lord British and Ultima were born (video)

The seeds of Lord British and the Ultima universe were planted in a D&D dungeon that Richard Garriott turned in as a high school English paper.

Brian Fargo (Torment) and Richard Garriott (Shroud of the Avatar) speak about each other’s Kickstarters

The men behind two of the biggest recent crowdfunding projects speak out about one another's games.

How Richard Garriott’s RPGs evolved from Ultima to Shroud of the Avatar (video)

Richard Garriott shows how his old style of making hex-based maps carries over to the new fantasy role-playing game universe.

Lord British returns with his first new role-playing game in 15 years

Richard Garriott is returning today with a new role-playing game and a Kickstarter campaign. Shroud of the Avatar is the spiritual successor of Ultima.

Zynga publishing Richard Garriott’s Ultimate Collector game on Facebook

Richard Garriott's new game, Ultimate Collector, will be published by Zynga on Facebook.

For Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, success is measured in DeLoreans and geeked-out fans

Ernest Cline is going where no geek has gone before with his latest book tour and contest that features a real DeLorean as the prize.

Portalarium raises $7M for Facebook and mobile role-playing games (exclusive)

Portalarium, the social game startup headed by famous developer Richard Garriott, has raised $7 million in funding to complete development of its first title, Ultimate Collector.