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Garriott upbeat on Tabula Rasa, plans gaming from space
Putting the “space” into space games, Austin video game designer Richard Garriott said today he will use his upcoming October flight to the International Space Station to connect with gamers back on Earth.
Several announcements bridging his flight with his online game Tabula Rasa are expected in coming weeks, said Garriott, who spoke in an interview after at a Space Adventures Ltd. news conference in New York.
“It’s a great opportunity that can’t be missed,” he said. “Tabula Rasa is a science fiction game associated with interplanetary travel, and here I am traveling in outer space.”
Noting that Tabula Rasa’s initial launch “wasn’t as strong as we might have hoped,” Garriott said “we still have high confidence it will earn its place.”
“We also came out right against a bunch of top-selling, Christmas-season titles, so we had somewhat of a soft beginning, but we have a very enthusiastic core fan base,” he said. “Online games are 10-year plays.”
(Photo: Richard Garriott at a Space Adventures event in NY. - David Ho)
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