Portalarium has announced the first release of Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar fantasy role-playing game. Backers of the crowd funded project today can log in to their accounts, download the client, create a character and begin to wander and explore the streets of Owl’s Head, the game’s first town open for business. The release comes only nine months since the project was announced by Portalarium in early March. Continue reading Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues – Alpha Version Available Now To All Backers →

Good news for RPG fans as The Shroud of the Avatar Kickstarter campaign was quite successful and ended on Sunday, April 7 at 10 a.m. Central time. At closing, more than 20-thousand backers had pledged $1.9 million on the game’s Kickstarter page. Combined with figures from the game’s own crowd funding store located at its official website, Shroud of the Avatar raised a total $2.030 million from 23,096 backers. Continue reading Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar Kickstarter Ends, Raises Two Million Dollars →

Good news for all RPG fans as the Kickstarter for Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues has reached its initial goal of $1 million. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new vision and represents the reinvention of the classic, fantasy role-playing which he pioneered: a fantasy role-playing game that will focus more on player choices and discovery than on level grinding. In addition, Portalarium has unveiled the stretch goals for this Kickstarter, while there are 19 days left to it. Continue reading Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Kickstarter Reaches Its Goal →

And Richard Garriot is back. The creator of the Ultima franchise and Portalarium have launched a Kickstarter campaign for Shroud of the Avatar. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new vision and represents the reinvention of the classic, fantasy role-playing which he pioneered. A fantasy role-playing game that will focus more on player choices and discovery than on level grinding. Continue reading Richard Garriot’s Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Gets A Kickstarter Campaign →