>As far as I'm concerned, the time to mourn is upon the acquisition by EA. Warning: Possible Spoilers Ahead Origin did mourn the EA acquisition; Ultima 7 Blac

>As far as I'm concerned, the time to mourn is upon the acquisition by EA. Warning: Possible Spoilers Ahead Origin did mourn the EA acquisition; Ultima 7 Black Gate is littered with forebodings over EA. The serial killers Elizabeth and Abraham carry the initials of the company and leave a trail of butchery throughout Britannia. The shapes of the EA logo--a triangle, cube, and sphere--are re-purposed as "generators" which undermine magic everywhere. Even the horror lurking beyond the eponymous black gate--the Guardian--is possessed of a personality based on EA's hostile business practices. The EA buyout loomed over the whole production of Ultima 7, ultimately producing one of the series most conscienceless, unreasonable, single-minded villains. More info can be found here: https://casualaggro.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/ultima-vii-is-one-giant-reference-to-how-terrible-electronic-arts-is/ https://casualaggro.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/ultima-vii-is-o... >signed still bitter about Ultima 8 & 9 One can only dream what would have followed Serpent's Isle had Origin retained control of their creative processes. All the magic in Garriott's dreamworld stood for nothing against the dead-hearted accountants of EA.