https://wccftech.com/raph-koster-the-man-behind-ultima-online-and-star-wars-galaxies-is-back-doing-his-own-mmo/

Raph Koster is a name that should ring a bell to old-school MMORPG fans. The man was a Lead Designer on Ultima Online and Creative Director on Star Wars Galaxies, two of the most acclaimed MMOs of that time. Raph Koster was also Chief Creative Officer on EverQuest II.

He’s back now, having assembled a new studio called Playable Worlds alongside other veteran developers such as Dorian Ouer, Mat Broome, Brian Crowder, and Greg Costikyan. The quest (pun intended) is an ambitious one: to leverage the latest available technologies in order to create a widely appealing yet innovating MMO game. In order to do so, Raph Koster and his team managed to raise $2.7 million in seed funding from BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, with participation from 1UP Ventures and other angel investors.