Lord British May Bypass EA To Revive Legendary Ultima Franchise In 2027
Remember Ultima? Of course you do. (And yes, I'm that Unc.) So anyway, after decades locked in copyright hell, a unique loophole in US law may allow game designer Richard Garriott to reclaim the rights to the Ultima series, the groundbreaking RPG he sold to Electronic Arts almost 35 years ago. But there are caveats.
Garriott, famously known to fans as "Lord British," recently revealed his intentions to take back control of the franchise as soon as 2027. A major reason for this is since EA acquired Garriott’s studio, Origin Systems, for $30 million in 1992, the publisher has largely left the franchise dormant, with the last mainline entry releasing back in 1999. Garriott noted that every decade or so, he attempted to collaborate with EA on an Ultima revival, but the mega-publisher would repeatedly abandon the talks.
Rather than buying the franchise back with his own fortune,...
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