Hi everyone. The following story shocked me as a collector, and most of all, as an Ultima fan.
I had little to no consideration for Electronic Arts. Now I have even less, if that's possible. For those that do not know, Electronic Arts acquired Origin back in 1993 or 1994. Origin was a successful company, thanks to games like the Wing Commander series, or the Ultima series. Richard Garriott, creator of the Ultima series, was its founder and owner. Anyway, early this year, Electronic Arts sacked Richard Garriott and most of the "Origin" staff, keeping the rights to the Ultima names and games. More recently, a group of danish programmers (Peroxyde) started creating a 3d remake of Ultima 1, to be distributed freely. They have contacted Richard Garriott, he said it was fine by him, as long as they wouldn't make money out of it. Then they have contacted EA... this is what Jeff Brown, EA spokesman, said about the subject: "EA owns the rights to Ultima and all of its characters, and in this case, no permission was requested or granted. As for Richard Garriott's approval, that's like getting permission from Toto to remake The Wizard of Oz." If this guy worked for me, he'd get sacked the very same day. But hey, it's EA... Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] "So long, and thanks for all the fish" http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http://www.globalshop.pt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
