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[Retroslayer @TheRetroSlayer]

Combat - Atari 2600 (1977) Nothing tests sibling rivalry like calculating the perfect angle to bounce a pixelated tank shell off a blocky wall. 📐💥
#Combat #Atari2600 #RetroGaming

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@DemocraticWins Bring me a large Coke and popcorn, extra butter, please!

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@ColonelFalcon This was one of my favorites at a local Showbiz Pizza Place. That and “Food Fight!”

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are facing a new federal antitrust lawsuit in the US that accuses them of working together to keep DRAM production artificially low, leading to higher RAM prices.

The lawsuit claims the companies limited supply while demand continued to grow.
According to the complaint, this allowed memory prices to rise much faster creating a “RAMpocalypse.”

The lawsuit seeks class-action status and asks for damages on behalf of businesses and consumers who allegedly paid inflated prices for products containing DRAM memory.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@feliciaday Happiest of Birthdays to you!!!

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@OneEyedJackG We also need more creativity in our games. I just finished a Modern Warfare campaign. Story was so-so. By comparison, I just hit 100% achievements in Vampire Survivors. One was exponentially more expensive to make than the other, yet I spent days playing the more creative one.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@Melda1384191 I spend just as much time autocorrecting the autocorrect as I do typing the damn message!

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@Zeeblefritz @RetroMemoriesHQ Correct!

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@DaveShapi No, I do not. And, if they try just think about what things will be like when local goes underground. Prohibition all over again, and it’ll just make local models more sought after and popular.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@Prathkum The two words that jumped out at me from your post-

“good enough”

That is where the threat lies to the enterprise models. How long before companies and individuals say, “Well, this is good enough.”?

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@johnennis Anthropic became its own first victim of their own strategy. Have they learned nothing from history, when anything is “prohibited”?

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@ChasersFrame That’s why the 1080ti will ALWAYS be the GOAT.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@RetroMemoriesHQ PAC-Man for the 2600 was OOS at most stores and then when we finally got a copy, most of us were like, “Oh…”. Lol.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@rhayadercompute Way too many hours but I spent nearly as much time poring over the manual and cloth map!

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@MickMilee Based on the cited sources in this reply chain, this post deserves a Community Note.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@EirikIverson I didn’t get hooked on Universe but you’re right: The acting was incredible.

[SigmaMode @RealSigmaMode]

@AtariCrypt I had forgotten about the bribes! I played this on a C-64 as a kid, but thanks to GoG I can play it right now if I want. Such a wonderful era of gaming!

[Udi #BIP-110 @udiWertheimer]

The dirty secret of local AI is that there are no good models that require more than 24GB vram but less than 256GB

you can get a 3090 gpu and run the absolute best model anyone can run unless they have 10 times more vram than you

[Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 @MuseumCommodore]

BREAKING NEWS: Richard "Lord British" Garriott is reclaiming major copyright control over the Ultima series from EA starting in 2027. This isn't a buyback—it's using the US copyright law's 35-year termination rule for the 1992 Origin Systems sale.

Garriott created the series in 1981 (with Akalabeth in '79). Origin built classics that defined open-world RPGs, the Virtues morality system, and helped pioneer MMOs with Ultima Online in 1997. EA bought them for ~$30-35M. He worked on Ultima VII, IX, and UO but left around 2000 after tensions and canceled projects. EA has barely touched single-player Ultima since.

He's tried reviving it for decades with little success. Now he gets back copyrights to stories, characters (including Lord British), code, art, and look/feel from his era—perfect for remasters, sequels, or new games. EA keeps the "Ultima" trademark, so expect "Lord British's Ultima" branding.

He confirmed this in a fresh Inside Games interview, saying he'll "pick up the mantle again." More details at Dragon Con in September.

EA just filed new trademarks, adding speculation. It happened at the exact same time Garriott's copyright reclamation story broke.

Fans immediately wondered:
- Is EA rushing to lock down the name before Garriott can do more with "Lord British's Ultima"?
- Are they quietly planning their own project (remaster, mobile, new MMO, etc.)?
- Or is it just coincidence/timing because the old filings were expiring around now?

What do you think?

This will be a rare creator win vs a big publisher, and might inspire more creators to do the same... let's wait and see.

This bold move by LB could finally revive Britannia properly. What do you want most—Ultima VII remaster, new single-player, or UO revival?

#Ultima #LordBritish #RPG