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Richard Gariott Sues NCsoft for 27 Million Dollars
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, May 8
Romania His latest videogame adventure, the futuristic MMO Tabula Rasa, was not as successful, being shut down by NCsoft earlier in 2009 because of low subscriber numbers. Before that, Garriott had gone up to the International Space Station, taking with him ...
Garriott seeks $27M in suit against NCsoft
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Thu, May 7
NC The suit goes on to say that within days after Garriott's return to Earth, NCsoft announced it was shutting down the game that Garriott spearheaded at the company for six years, “Tabula Rasa” and informed Garriott that his departure would be considered ...
News: Garriott says he was forced out by NCsoft
Original at Eurogamer
• Thu, May 7
Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott claims that he was forced out by former employer NCsoft, and the publisher subsequently "re-characterised" the move as voluntary. That's according to the suit for fraud Garriott brought against the Korean company this week. Gamasutra has obtained...
Garriott sues NCsoft, saying company fired him and cost him millions
Original at Austin American-Statesman
• Wed, May 6
TX During that time, he used his adventure to promote "Tabula Rasa." Garriott has said he spent a considerable part of his fortune on the trip to the International Space Station in October. Late last year, NCsoft said it would shut down "Tabula Rasa" in ...
Why Richard Garriott Is Suing NCsoft
Original at Kotaku.com
• Wed, May 6
NY In fact, the suit claims that the pleasant farewell letter posted on the Tabula Rasa forums in Garriott's name was in fact written by NCsoft, attempting to make Garriott's departure seem like a voluntary one. The filing explains that the whole ...
Richard Garriott blasts NCsoft with $24 million lawsuit
Original at Massively
• Wed, May 6
By Krystalle Voecks This morning, GamePolitics added their .02 to the mix and upped the ante with the legal documents involved - and boy, are they illuminating. According to Richard's side of the story, it goes like this: Richard & co form Destination Games, and are bought out by NCsoft in exchange for some...
Richard Garriott Sues NCsoft
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Wed, May 6
NC Fallout from the falling-out between Garriott and NCsoft is getting ugly. Garriott, the famed Ultima mastermind who joined NCsoft to try his hand at MMOG development with Tabula Rasa, left the company in late 2008, saying his much-hyped trip into space ...
Richard Garriott wants $24 million from NCsoft
Original at Virgin Media
• Wed, May 6
UK Kotaku reports that court documents have surfaced revealing that Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima and the failed Tabula Rasa, is suing NCsoft for $24 million. The suit was filed in the Texas Western District Court, with Garriott accusing NCsoft of ...
Richard Garriott, creator of Ultima and Tabula Rasa, accuses ...
Original at NowGamer
• Wed, May 6
Garriott was formally CEO of NCsoft Austin, the publisher's US branch, which developed the recently deactivated sci-fi MMORPG Tabula Rasa and supported the North American version of NCsoft's Lineage series. Garriott left NCsoft following the commercial ...
News: Richard Garriott suing NCsoft for fraud
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, May 6
Ultima and Tabula Rasa creator Richard Garriott is suing his former employer NCsoft for fraud, to the tune of USD 24 million. Richard Garriott left NCsoft late last year after his 2007 science-fiction MMO, Tabula Rasa, failed to perform. Ten days later, the Korean publisher announced tha...
The greening of Richard Garriott
Original at Austin American-Statesman
• Sat, Mar 28
TX His most recent game, "Tabula Rasa," was not a big hit, and NCsoft canceled it last month rather than invest the money to keep the game going. It was an unusual low note for Garriott, a recognized legend in the gaming world. ...
Richard Garriott making a comeback!
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Mon, Jan 5
• 2 related articles
By oliver@el33tonline.com (Oliver) Richard Garriott, Ultima’s Lord British and founder of legendary (now defunct) development company, Origin, spoke to BBC News recently (amongst other developer luminaries) and revealed his desire to get back into game development, after he announced his resignation last year from...
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Richard Garriott making a comeback!
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Sun, Jan 4
• 2 related articles
South Africa - his resignation from the troubled NCsoft. Two weeks later it was announced that the last game Garriott worked on, Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa, ...
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Richard Garriott Wants To Do A New Game
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Fri, Jan 2
• 2 related articles
Following his 12-day trip into space aboard the International Space Station, Garriott announced in November that he was leaving Tabula Rasa publisher NCsoft ... Richard Garriott considering a return to “medieval fantasy” genre ElectricPig.tv
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Big Titles to Declare Game Renaissance in 2009
Original at Korea Times
• Mon, Dec 22
South Korea - Dec 22, 2008 The 100 billion-won flops that were Richard Garriott and his Tabula Rasa now seem like distant memories. NCsoft is not the only gaming company that is ...
Tabula Rasa To Wave Good Bye News
Original at Total Video Games
• Mon, Nov 24
Just a couple of weeks after Richard Garriott announced his departure, NCsoft confirms the end for his sci-fi MMO...
Tabula Rasa to shut down
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Mon, Nov 24
South Africa - The embattled massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG), Tabula Rasa, developed by NCsoft and celebrity game developer Richard Garriott, is set to shut down ...
NCSoft Doles Out Freebies to Tabula Rasa Subscribers [Tabula Rasa]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 21
By Brian Crecente Shortly after they announced that they were pulling the plug on the Richard Garriott led massively multiplayer online game and that people who worked on the title were losing their jobs, NCsoft broke down some of the things they are going to try and alleviate the sting of playing on a soon t...
Tabula Rasa Closes in February
Original at Wired News
• Fri, Nov 21
By Earnest Cavalli Image courtesy NCsoft Message from the Tabula Rasa Team[ Tabula RasaOfficial Site] See Also: Why Richard Garriott Can't Play Tabula Rasa in Space Video: Richard Garriott on Colbert Report Garriott Sends Coded Message From Space Richard Garriott Plans Flight Into Space
NCSoft on PS3 plans, PSP MMO, and Tabula Rasa
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Aug 8
By Jerico G. JoyStiq managed to score an interview with NCsoft boss Richard Garriott and Executive Producer Brian Clayton. The talk revolved mostly around the MMORPG industry and their (NCSoft) plans to support the PlayStation 3 with MMO-type titles. Their latest project - Tabula Rasa - was also tou...