RolodeX: On a related note, wikipedia lists Ultima II and another one (spinoff, I guess) as Sierra property. Can anyone confirm this?
I've checked the Ultima series page a few days ago.
Ultima 1 for Atari 8-bit was published by Sierra.
Ultima 2 was published by Sierra.
Sierra also developed and published an unauthorized Ultima game.
From wikipedia:
Not liking how games were sold in zip lock bags with a few pages printed out for instructions, Richard Garriott insisted Ultima II be sold in a box, with a cloth map, and a manual.[1][2] Sierra was the only company at that time willing to agree to this, and thus he signed with them.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_(series) So far everything points to Activision.
A suprise announcement could be that Blizzard is also involved.
I'm hoping they'll fill the list of Upcoming games rightaway so we know what to expect.