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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ainamacar" data-source="post: 5581097" data-attributes="member: 70709">Hey all, Good Old Games worked out a deal for digital distribution with EA, and the first games as part of that deal were just released.  Among them are <a href="http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_underworld_1_2" target="_blank">Ultima Underworld 1 and 2</a>, which I imagine more than a few EN Worlder's have played.  Also released were Privateer (!) and Dungeon Keeper.  Finally, it is known that Alpha Centauri, Crusader: No Remorse, and Magic Carpet are all lined up for later, plus another ~20 that haven't yet been specified.  As a huge Origin Systems fan in the 90s (let me put it this way: I own a flight suit used in one of the live-action Wing Commander games) this news is really revving me up.Also, EA separately re-released Ultima IV for free at <a href="http://www.ultimaforever.com/" target="_blank">Ultima Forever: the Ultima IV download page</a>, although it has been legitimately available at other sites for some time.  Strangely, they don't bundle it with DOSBox, which you need to run it.I felt I needed to share with the community, because these are some truly great games, and it looks like more will be coming.</blockquote>