A few years back, when the creator of the Ultima series, Richard Garriot, chose to leave Origin, and with it his legendary RPG franchise, there was quite the kafuffle as to why he departed. However, in time things calmed down, his non-compete clause with Electronic Arts expired, and he got down to the business of making games again, creating a new company called Destination Games, where they have been busting their collective butt ever since on their new MMORPG Tabula Rasa.