Game designer, programmer, and space travel enthusiast Richard Garriott is most famous for his work on the Ultima role-playing series and his upcoming MMORPG, Tabula Rasa. But hes also known for having one of the craziest and kookiest homes on the ...
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28 Jun 2007

Crysis, Bioshock & Tabula Rasa in PCGZine #7

PC News from N4G | Tabula Rasa

PC - Tabula Rasa - Crysis, Bioshock & Tabula Rasa in PCGZine #7

The free digital magazine includes previews of Bioshock and Crysis, as well as an interview with Richard Garriott about the new MMO, Tabula Rasa. The man who invented MMOs is hoping to re-invent them.
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4 Jun 2007

Tabula Rasa interview

PC News | Tabula Rasa

Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa - to give the game it's full, official name - is a sci-fi MMORPG that combines fast-paced action with such traditional genre fare as character development and guilds (or clans in this case). In terms of setting and plot, it throws players into the future where a cosmic war between an alien race known as Bane and the galaxy's remaining free sentient beings - the Allied Free Sentients - is being fought. Obviously there's considerable buzz surrounding the title as ...
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2 May 2007

Tabula Rasa Enters Final Dev Stages

PC News from N4G | Tabula Rasa

PC - Tabula Rasa - Tabula Rasa Enters Final Dev Stages

Closed beta testing has begun on highly anticipated MMORPG Tabula Rasa as the title enters the final stages of development.

The PC game is executive producer Garriott's signature creative vision. An epic sci-fi story based on alien worlds, the game hopes to introduce several fresh features to the MMO genre such as a character cloning system, role-playing on the battlefield and a mystical Logos language and powers system.

"This is an exciting time for the Tabula Rasa team. With closed beta testing now in progress, we're excited to hear more what our players think," said Garriott.
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7 Mar 2007

GDC: The latest from Tabula Rasa

PC News | Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa has escaped the confines of this week's GDC floor in a trailer which has made its way to our video player down below. Clickety-click, sit back and enjoy the show. Created by Richard Garriott and his crew at Destination Games, the MMORPG thrusts players into future cosmic war where the galaxy's last free sentient beings are fighting against extinction. Shooter-style action is being dropped into a persistent game world with traditional MMORPG elements, players traversing alien ...
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4 Oct 2006

Tabula Rasa goes to war

PC News | Tabula Rasa

We've got new in-game footage from the massively multiplayer shooter Tabula Rasa. Is passively targeting enemies the future of shooters? Click on the Movies tab above to see for yourself. You may want to hover your mouse pointer over the mute button though - the music is pretty ...
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11 May 2006

See Tabula Rasa's explosive trailer

PC News | Tabula Rasa

• Tabula Rasa (WMV, 11.3MB) - right-click to download Thursday 11 May 2006 Despite sounding like something spicy fashioned from chickpeas and wholesome hummus, Tabula Rasa is in fact one of the brightest, noisiest and most impressive looking things in the Concourse Hall. Just right-click on the link above to download the movie and see for yourself - it's got more bangs than watching the whole of WWII on fast forward. Created by Richard Garriott and the chaps behind groundbreaking Ultima, ...
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4 Dec 2008

Atari Signs 'The Tale of Despereaux' (All) Except Xbox 360 Edition

PC News from N4G | The Tale of Despereaux

PC - The Tale of Despereaux - Atari Signs 'The Tale of Despereaux' (All) Except Xbox 360 Edition

The Tale of Despereaux is an interactive game based on Universal Pictures' animated adventure of the same name. The game shares the fairy-tale look and feel of the upcoming film about a chivalrous mouse, full of courage and honor. Since the demise of Brash Entertainment, it has been quiet around The Tale of Despereaux, but with the imminent release of the movie, Atari picked up all platforms, but oddly not the Xbox 360 edition.
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3 Dec 2008

Atari Gets Tale of Despereaux Rights

PC News from N4G | The Tale of Despereaux

PC - The Tale of Despereaux - Atari Gets Tale of Despereaux Rights

When game studio Brash Entertainment went belly-up last month, no doubt gamers' first reaction to the news was, "But what about the video game adaptation of Tales of Despereaux?!" Don't you worry your pretty little heads - Atari has scooped up the rights to the game in North America.
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19 Aug 2008

The Tale of Despereaux Announced

PC News from N4G | The Tale of Despereaux

PC - The Tale of Despereaux - The Tale of Despereaux Announced

Brash Entertainment today announce development for The Tale of Despereaux, an interactive game based on Universal Pictures' animated adventure of the same name. The game shares the fairy-tale look and feel of the upcoming film about a chivalrous mouse, full of courage and honour. The Tale of Despereaux game - created through a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group - will release in conjunction with the film, which arrives in UK theatres on 19th December, 2008. Directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas, The Tale of Despereaux features the voice talent of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline...
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