1) He has been trying to sell a lot of his land and fancy house in Austin for a couple years now [1] [2]. It's hard to say how much he's worth anymore with the

1) He has been trying to sell a lot of his land and fancy house in Austin for a couple years now [1] [2]. It's hard to say how much he's worth anymore with the money he's spent on other projects. 2) He married an investment banker[3] who I'm sure has a lot more financial sense than he does and doesn't want him throwing his personal money at the game. 3) The company make this game (Portalarium) had some layoffs a few months back[4]. I'm guessing they are trying to get funding to keep the company going as they don't seem to be working under any publisher. 4) Richard Garriott has a following in the gaming industry that he may as well use to keep his project going. Just like he did with Ultima Online back in the day (had to pay to be in the beta as EA didn't want to back his project), he is going to people to help keep the game funded. [1] http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8207-Two-Coves-Dr_Austin_TX_78730_M80342-14958 http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/8207-Two-Co... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Manor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Manor [3] http://blogs.forbes.com/people/laetitiagarriottdecayeux/ http://blogs.forbes.com/people/laetitiagarriottdecayeux/ [4] http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/17/portalarium-hit-with-layoffs/ http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/12/17/portalarium-hit-with...