In this weeks Fifteen on Friday, I spoke with J.P. Harrod, a former Ultima Online CG supervisor and art director about the MMORPG genre and his experiences in it. We touch on quite a few subjects, from his days with Electronic Arts to what he's up to now, with a Disney question thrown in for the fun of it.

I'm bringing the BZ85 staple to MMOSite.com a full day early, so I hope you all enjoy it.

J.P. Harrod, or "GrimmOmen" as he's known around the interwebs, is an interesting fellow. He's an artist at heart, which is something I can relate to. The only real difference between us is he was successful at it, while I toil away on DeviantArt hoping someone likes the picture I drew of Kirby after he sucked in Richter Belmont.

But J.P. found his success in the business, from his early days working with the 3DO company to his years at Electronic Arts. For a time he was involved with one of the most influential MMO's of all time. If you remember the old days of persistent online gaming,

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Remember all the way back in March when Electronic Arts decided to put a stop to numerous fan projects involving classic RPG title Ultima IV? Well, it seems that the company did in fact have plans for the game all along.

Coinciding with their launch of a new website heralding the legacy of the Ultima series (and additional Twitter account), EA has made the title a free download direct from the same website, and for the low, low price of free. The Ultima website itself will be growing in the future with more content pertaining to the history of the Ultima series. Along with this new development, GOG.com is celebrating having EA on as a new publisher by selling a bundle pack containing both Ultima Underworld 1 and 2. 

All this should give RPG fans something to do over the weekend while waiting for E3 next week.

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Annual gaming conference LOGIN has snagged a huge name for their list of speakers this year, in the form of the creator of the Ultima series himself, Richard Garriott. 

Garriott, who currently serves as the vice president and creative director of social media games developer and publisher Portalarium, is known for being the creative mind behind Ultima, the first c

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