When Richard Garriot (Garriott de Cayeux, now he's married) triumphed in his lawsuit against former employer NCSoft last year, being awarded $28 million, the publisher unsurprisingly appealed. However, the appeals court has also found in favor of the Ultima creator, and he's now due $32 million.

The lawsuit stems from when Garriott de Cayeux and NCSoft parted ways in 2008, after working on Tabula Rasa.

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Ultima creator and Tabula Rasa designer Richard 'Lord British' Garriott has won his lawsuit against his former employeer NCSoft, the Statesman reports, and will be awarded $28 million. Read more »

NCsoft's MMO Tabula Rasa is shutting down for good tomorrow, but unlike some sad MMOs that fizzle out in the night, Richard Garriott's failed dreamworld isn't going quietly.

The latest (and last?) Friday news post on the game's website details a powerful alien race called the Neph, which along with the evil Bane have discovered wormhole technology, ensuring "wave after wave of Bane troops without rest or respite." Read more »

With Tabula Rasa shutting down for good on February 28, 2009, the doomed sci-fi MMO is now entirely free to play. Originally, the game was slated to go free on January 10.

Former players can reactivate their accounts by logging in at PlayNC, while new players will need to first create a PlayNC account and then request a serial code through the Support page. The 2.92 GB game client can be found at FileShack. Read more »

Tabula Rasa (PC), the MMO designed by industry pioneer Richard Garriott, will shut down on February 28, 2009.

"Unfortunately, the fact is that the game hasn't performed as expected. The development team has worked hard to improve the game since launch, but the game never achieved the player population we hoped for," reads a letter on the Tabula Rasa website. Read more »

Game industry veteran and Tabula Rasa designer Richard "Lord British" Garriott has announced his departure from publisher NCsoft in order to pursue "new interests" after his return from space.

"Many of you probably wonder what my plans are, now that I have achieved the lifelong dream of going to space," wrote Garriott--now going by "General British"--in an open letter on the Tabula Rasa site. Read more »

Tabula Rasa and Ultima series creator Richard "Lord British" Garriott sent a salute to gamers from space this week.

As the first game developer to head to space, Garriott brought along more than the DNA of select gamers and Stephen Colbert. He also brought along a little game, which GameCulture bills as "the first intergalactic mini-ARG," referring to alternate reality games often used to promote games. Read more »

Attention space cadets: we have an incoming communique from Lord Big Daddy General British. Put down your space keyboards and pay attention. The General never repeats himself, unless he's playing two characters at once.

Do you think you have what it takes to live forever? Do you have any idea what an honor it is to be immortalized by General British himself? Do you have any "spare DNA" he could put "into space"? Read more »

When Ultima and Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott ventures into space this fall, he will deposit a "digital time capsule" on the International Space Station that packs the digital DNA of certain Tabula Rasa (PC) subscribers.

Dubbed Operation Immortality by publisher NCsoft, the capsule will contain "the digitized DNA of select video game players and space aficionados" along with copies of all active Tabula Rasa characters as of September 2, 2008. Read more »

Despite disappointing sales, NCsoft's space-age MMO Tabula Rasa has been infused with some new blood by a 1.5 patch.

Check out this new trailer for a look at some of the creature changes included with the update.

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TenTonHammer has been updated with a Tabula Rasa Q&A, asking community manager April Burba about the game and reactions since launch.

GameZone has the latest Tabula Rasa Q&A, asking lead designer Paul Sage about the soon-to-be-launched sci-fi MMO Tabula Rasa.

New at GameSpot this evening is this Tabula Rasa Q&A. Designer Rebekah Tran answers questions about the mission design in the game.

MPOGD.com has the latest Tabula Rasa Q&A posted. April Burba is asked about the beta, player reaction, combat, clone system and more.

Tabula Rasa, the Richard Garriott-helmed, Destination Games-developed PC MMORPG, has been pushed back by a few weeks. Originally announced for an October 19 release, the game will now arrive November 2. Those who pre-order the game will gain access to the final servers on October 30. "This short but critical amount of time will give us time to address several issues including stability and balance as well as allowing our players to test the continent of Ligo (L38+) and our major changes to crafting for a few weeks rather than a few days," producer Starr Long wrote on the offical community site. "Our entire development staff feels this extra time is needed as does our beta community. We feel confident that this extra time will make a difference on launch day." In addition to putting the finishing touches on the mystical sci-fi MMO, Richard Garriott, the man behind the title, is busy preparing for his journey into space. For more on the game itself, check out Nick Breckon's hands-on impressions.