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The Ultima series of fantasy RPGs had been underway for quite a while at Origins Systems when the decision was made to take the franchise in a new patch. Ultima Underworld, released in 1992, was not only one of the first game from the dev team later called Looking Glass Studios but also established a new way of creating RPGs.

Ultima Underworld was the first time that a role playing game was created with a first person viewpoint in a 3D environment. It's influence continues to be felt today in many other recent games such as the Elder Scrolls series and even BioShock.

A sequel was quickly made by the Looking Glass team in 1993 and helped to establish the studio as one of the most innovative of the 1990s. Games like System Shock and the first Thief game followed before Looking Glass was shut down in 2000. 27/04/09