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Continuing the archive of independent Guest Writer reporting (Archive Page 11).

Alien Day: A Look Back at 40 years of Alien

April 24, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

20th Century Fox has launched the 40th Anniversary of this film dubbed the Alien Day.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: alien, aliens, H.R. Giger, Ridley Scott

Ace Combat 7: A High-Flying Throwback

April 22, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (actually the 15th game in the series) is a throwback to a gameplay style that is extinct.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: Bandai Namco

Sex, Drugs, and Superheroes: A Misfits appreciation

April 11, 2019 by Guest Writer 1 Comment

Misfits aired on E4 in 2009 and ended up being one of the best original superhero TV shows of all time.

Filed Under: TV

Game Science: Story structure as network graphs

April 7, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Good adventure design is essentially a structured story that captivates the audience. And story structure is in its most straightforward nature a sequence of events placed chronologically by the designer.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg ideas

Comedy in Games: 8 tips on how to make your RPG funny

February 24, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

I want my game to be funny but I don’t know how. Help!

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, rpg ideas

Drown all the mascots: A Retrospective on Roller Coaster Tycoon

February 11, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Created by Chris Sawyer and published by Hasbro Interactive in 1999, Roller Coaster Tycoon was one of the first games to tackle theme park simulation.

Filed Under: PC

Make us whole: A Dead Space retrospective

December 11, 2018 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

If a thousand realities exist, ours is probably the lone one where this game made it to consoles. The series died a protracted death and survival horror moved on… but should it have?

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: dead space, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Did Tolkien inspire Dungeons & Dragons?

December 10, 2018 by Guest Writer 3 Comments

Some of the most obvious Lord of the Rings influences are found in Dungeons & Dragons’ original character races, creatures and classes: Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves and Humans were included, with monsters such as Balrogs and Ents — which are highly unique to the Lord of the Rings — also being featured in the game.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, J. R. R. Tolkien, lord of the rings

What Are D&D Grognards?

December 8, 2018 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Originally the term comes from the Old French root word “grogner” which was used to describe someone who grunts, growls, or snarls like an animal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: discord, Dungeons & Dragons

10 amazing creations from 3D printing

December 5, 2018 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Advances in technology have led to the creation of real working organs. Soon, doctors will be able to construct kidneys, hearts, and other organs without the patient needing to wait for a transplant.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: 3d printers

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