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Rumours have been circulating that Microsoft might be looking at buying up EA. Or Valve. Or the PUBG developers. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Quest chains and narrative storylines are commonplace in MMORPGs now, but do the inclusion of these elements break the group play experience? Also, Shroud of the Avatar is slated, possibly, for launch this March. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

What better way to kick off a new year of Spam Spam Spam Humbug than to do a "live" recording at a meetup of Ultima Dragons? Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

This being an Ultima-themed podcast, let's take a look at how that series of games understands and presents the Virtue of Humility. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

How would you respond if your child turned out to be the King of the Universe? Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

In which we explore headcanon, what-if scenarios about Sosarian and Britannia history, and even where some Ultima games themselves took canon in a different direction. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

With the dawn of another Advent season, let’s take a look at the Virtue of Humility. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

A previously unpublished 2014 interview with Richard Garriott, in which he discusses Ultima 9, Ultima X, Shroud of the Avatar, and other things besides. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

We talk about Ireland, hurricanes, Star Wars, and eventually Shroud of the Avatar. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

A lengthy discussion on multiplayer games, community management, and other topics. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

In which Raph Koster (Designer Dragon, the original designer working on Ultima Online); tells still yet more stories from that game's earliest years. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

What better way to mark the 20th anniversary of Ultima Online than by hearing stories from the original designer thereof? Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

What exactly is an RPG, anyway? Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Another round of random Dragonly rabble. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

I honestly have no idea what's in this episode. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

It's really the perfect name for the generation between Generation X and the Millennials; we grew up playing video games. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Shroud of the Avatar isn't the first game to propose the idea that one or more entries in a series should be playable as a contiguous experience. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

A look at the various works of written fiction that have been based on the Ultima series, both official novels and fan efforts. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

What is a game, why do we play games, and why do we keep playing them? Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message

Let's talk about our first Ultima fan projects, our first explorations of programming, and/or our first experiences messing with a game's editing toolkit. Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ssshpodcast/message