Russell Morrissey, who owns EN World, is ready to return to a game design project called Space Fight. The first round of progress came to a halt when his co-designer passed away. Now in an EN World forum Morrus is asking for a wargame or boardgame designer to step up to the mark and help […]
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The real Dungeons and Dragons
Are you playing Mass Effect 3 or D&D this weekend? The two are now connected. Mark Meer is a Canadian comedian… but also a favourite voice actor for BioWare. He has featured in the likes of Baldur’s Gate II, Jade Empire, Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, Dragon Age and Dragon Age II. He’s probably […]
Would you back zombies or werewolves in a fright to the death?
Here’s another Kickstarter to tempt you. This time Chuck D Yager is asking you to back Zombies vs Werewolves. Which is scarier? Zombies or werewolves? The debate will rage. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2024261727/zombies-vs-werewolves/ So, the goal of Zombies vs Werewolves is to find out which is scarier. From that brief demo it looked like the Werewolves had the […]
Bargain Hunters: 20% off selected DriveThruRPG games
Do you want 20% of a range of DriveThruRPG products? You’ve got it. Use the code ‘WhenIrishDiceAreRollin’ up until April 10th, 2012 (it’s useless to you afterwards) on any of the following. Dire Giraffe Publishing’ SAWS+ Character Sheet Dire Giraffe Publishing’s SAWS+ Character Sheet for Pathfinder Khepera Publishing’s HELLAS: Princes of the Universe Raging Swan […]
LARPing around – a LARP documentary
Leeds Student TV published a video on LARPing yesterday. Wait. It didn’t poke fun at the hobby. It certainly focused on the look and feel of the game, digging deep into the world of costumes and lingering on interviews with the professional gear companies but it was fair and balanced over all. Don’t get me […]
Angry Birds Space trailer includes actual space physics
Rovio’s next Angry Birds game will be Angry Birds Space – although calling it Angry Birds in Space seems better. Space is an attempt to make the game harder. You can imagine how different the game would be without gravity. You might also imagine how gravity wells or planets might add complications. Rovio must ensure […]
For the evil GM: Zombie hand bookmarks
Over at the handmade craft superstore Etsy you’ll be able to find Anna Sternik selling made to order zombie hand art bookmarks. These are pretty cool. I can imagine them being used to mark pages in hefty RPG tomes. Imagine the players reactions when the GM reaches towards the book that’s been sitting there since […]
What is 22Cans? The new game studio for Peter Molyneux
Peter Molyneux is the game designer who invented Populous – one of the first games I was ever addicted too. Then he made Black and White. Then he did the infamous Dungeon Keeper. He’s perhaps best known for the game Fable, though. Fable was so good that Microsoft bought Molyneux’s company Lionhead Studios. Just a […]
The Stormtroopers with exploding crotches
Oh dear. Now, you might have heard about Star Wars Kinect and thought – hey, that might actually work for lightsaber duels. You might even have heard about the dancing Princess Leia and given the game a place. However, well, it can’t all be good. This video finishes with a dance version of Star Wars […]
Does gaming mess with your head? The neurology infographic
Infographic loving Online Universities have produced another cracker. This time round we’re taking a look at the neurology of gaming. Does gaming mess with your head? There are all sorts of effects, as it turns out, some good and some bad.
