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It's a different story when it comes to Origin founder Richard Garriott, who was recently interviewed by Eurogamer. In the article, he's quoted as saying that he would be interested in rejoining the Ultima franchise and that high level discussions on the subject have taken place. However, several days of back and forth have cleared things up quite a bit. Garriott's spokesman has confirmed that any talks between the two have been in the past and general in nature, and Portalarium projects such as Ultimate Collector and Ultimate RPG are the current focus.
"Sure," answered Garriott, when asked whether Ultimate RPG could become UO2. "Yeah - theoretically that would be possible.

"We've actually talked to Electronic Arts about [Garriott leading Ultima Online again]. I would love to have access to the Ultima property. We've had discussions at very high levels with Electronic Arts about access to the property.

"So far we've not put a deal together, but of course, yeah, I would be very open to it." Regardless of whether an EA deal is struck, Garriott said Ultimate RPG will "clearly" be a spiritual successor to Ultima Online.

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Update: We've now gotten clarification from Garriott's spokesperson, who stated, "Richard is not CURRENTLY having conversations at high levels with Electronic Arts regarding the Ultima franchise. He never said that he is. I can assure you, however, that those conversations have taken place in the past."


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