Hahahaha. Not if it turns out to be a social/flash/shit facebook/mobile game. I mean seriously? Going from something great like the Ultima Series, to... an iphone app? Really?

I hope it's an actual Ultima Successor. I agree it has potential in that case to get funded.

Edit: Also, i'm confused as hell. What exactly is he going for? First he says:

"Richard Garriott brings back his award winning Ultima-style RPGs to the social media and mobile game space. If you miss the days of a rich, story-driven world, customizable homesteads and a highly interactive environment, then prepare yourself for Lord British’s “New Britannia."

But now he says

" Greetings Adventurers!
Fear not! Any “Ultimate RPG” I would be attempting would be first and foremost a PC game (neither console, nor social media). It would be highly story driven as my original trilogy of trilogies. I would hope to also make it such that it can be played multiplayer as well as solo and offline."

– Richard “Lord British” Garriott

And " For the record… I have been and remain a PC game developer! I have never been in charge of a game that was not first and foremost a PC game! Sometimes we have ported the games to a variety of other platforms, but the PC remains central to my core sensibilities."

Source.

Nope. Looks like it will definitely be a F2P, Micro-transaction filled, 'Social' piece of crap. Damn, i had hope for all of 3 seconds, till i found that :(.

nitpicking:
Well, Ultima was developed on an Apple with Apple in mind.;>
[i know, we can stretch the term PC beyond the IMB PC standard to all 'desktop computers', but still...]

I'm kidna saddened that he admits to U9 being part of some trilogy. I kinda wished for a proper U9 somewhere deep inside.

Only one way to find out...I say I can wait a day...
http://www.lordbritishpresents.com/

Hopefully LB is starting up a new DnD campaign, and is looking for players. Nothing else from him could really interest me.

I'm excited, but I have a feeling it might just be yet another FB game. I hope not.

Wait when is the announcement supposed to happen?

Check the countdown

Lol i had Noscript on and completely forgot. The site was missing the countdown for me :p. Thanks :).

1 minute people! If anyone is still interested in it... ;)

EDIT: Never mind. I remembered incorrectly.

[edit] scratch that, misquote. ;)

We've got a live[?] stream!

It'sa... Kickstarter
(link 404s at the time of this edit]

It's working for me:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/portalarium/shroud-of-the-avatar-forsaken-virtues-0
Wow, $1 million goal? He has no money left after the space trip or what? (^_-)

Thanks, it was 404ing when it first appeared. ;)

I stayed up to 3AM on Friday to see this?! A fucking MMO?!

I'm going to bed, if any of you gentlemen contribute to this I will be disappointed.