Geek Native has been keeping a close eye on Cold & Dark, a new RPG from Wicked World Games and one of the first to be backed by Chronicle City. Cold & Dark promises a grim and gritty sci-fi RPG. Think Mass Effect. It also promises great art and visuals. This video is an example of the Wicked World talent.
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Empires Rising for HeroQuest
D101 Games have published their standalone setting for HeroQuest; Empires Rising. Empires Rising is a game of empire building, conquest, war and adventure by Nathan Baron. The cover art is by Jon Hodgson. The book is 104-pages of history, politics, a full city, reglions, character races and occupations as well as a bestiary and four […]
OnLive comes to Ouya
The popular and controversial Android based gaming console Ouya has big news today. It will partner with OnLive. That’s the cloud based streaming service. The partnership means the Rubiks cube sized device can be sat under your TV and can bring you a giant library worth of on-demand games. OnLine has deals in place with more […]
Which UK pre-order bonus for Dishonored do you want?
Bethesda’s Dishonored looks like it’s going to be a cracker of a game. We can hope for the playability of Skyrim but with an edgy, steampunky, alternative world, Jack the Ripper, noir sort of thing. It looks like players will have to make significant choices about how they’re going to play the game – before […]
Doctor Who: The Card Game opens for pre-orders
It’s a British company with the license rights to the Doctor Who RPG. Cubicle 7 are boosting their connection to the famous timelord just as we approach the next season and the 50th anniversary. The Doctor Who card game was designed by Martin Wallace and is designed for three to four players. Players have the […]
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJFQXxGUzqM Square Enix’s reboot of Final Fantasy XIV has been blessed with a name and a website. The 2.0 version of the game is “Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn” and the website lives here. This trailer is called “Fate of Eorzea” and will no doubt do very, very well in YouTube. The game was […]
Re-create Jeff Dee’s original Dungeons and Dragons art
Jeff Dee (and that’s a Wikipedia entry link) is a recognised RPG artist. He co-created the first superhero RPG (Villains and Vigilantes) and he worked for TSR to help illustrate a number of books for AD&D. He did covers for adventure modules and interior artwork. Wikipedia suggests he’s best known for his Deities & Demigods, […]
Darksiders 2 – Mankind is no more
Mankind is no more. A causality of the endless conflict between angels and demons. However, in the realm between the angels and demons mankind still has one last hope – the most feared horseman of them all; Death.
Interview with Chris Birch of Achtung! Cthulhu and Modiphius
Chris Birch is the writer and game designer of the FATE based Starblazer Adventures space opera RPG published by Cubicle 7. He is the creative director at Joystick Junkies and runs the publishing imprint Modiphius. Birch, already a very busy man, has another RPG projecting going in the form of Achtung! Cthulhu – a World […]
MechWarrior Online’s Caustic Valley trailer
MechWarrior Online has a video teaser out to drum up recruits for their beta testing phase. If you want in early to a MMO mech strategy/tactics game then now’s your chance.
