Jarek is an incredible lego builder. On his YouTube channel he explains that the reason the bolter doesn’t actually fire the bolts was tht he wanted a realistic way to seperate the bullet from the shell during shooting. He could easily build a gun that launched lego blocks – but didn’t think that would interest […]
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Achtung! Cthulhu summons Chaosium licence
Chris Birch’s London imprint for RPGs MODIPHIUS has signed a deal with Chaosium to bring the Achtung! Cthulhu campaign series to Call of Cthulhu. The Achtung! Cthulhu setting, which Geek Native wrote about first in March, is Cthulhu among the horror of the Second World War. Zero Point Part 1 “Three Kings” is available at RPG […]
Infinite X Studio posts Quantum RPG teasers
The Quantum RPG was a successful Kickstarter RPG from Infinite X Studios. Joshua Frost asked for $13,000 to bring his ENnie winning talent to a new RPG series and raised an impressive $42,747 from 580 backers. Since then the timing has slipped a little. The version of the game was due out a few weeks […]
Shadowrun Online Kickstarter to influence tabletop RPG world
There is a Shadowrun computer game in the works that will allow players to influence what happens in the Shadowrun tabletop RPG. Perhaps. Shadowrun Online is a Kickstarter project from Cliffhanger Productions. It’s a bold one and I suspect it’ll be a close call. They’re asking for $500,000 for success. At the time of posting […]
Ian Livingstone writes new Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies
This blogger, like many other geeks, grew up on Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy series of choose your own adventure series. This month, the first Fighting Fantasy book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain turns 30. Speaking at the Develop conference in Brighton, Ian Livingstone said; “When the 30th anniversary was coming along I […]
Games Workshop build life-sized Ultramarine Rhino
The wargaming super-power have built a tank. It’s large, real and looks very tough. Check out the Games Workshop blog for more pictures. The picture below is shown as a fair use example – despite the risk of Ultramarine attack lawyers! The blog states that the rust and weathering are special effects and that a […]
Vampire: the Masquerade inventor has a new game
Mark Rein•Hagen may be best known for creating the World of Darkness and the flagship RPG from the series – Vampire: the Masquerade. He’s created other games to, including the card game Long Live the King. He’s not done anything that’s hit Geek Native’s radar in a while though. In fact, the Facebook page of […]
Shatterzone opens for hardcover pre-order
The classic sci-fi RPG Shatterzone was brought back by Precis Intermedia Games (once known as Politically Incorrect Games) first in PDF and softcover – and now in hardcover. However, this is a limited edition. This is a print run with the collectors and hardcore fans in mind. The first Shatterzone, by West End Games, went […]
Who’s leading the Ennies 2012 pack?
The nominees for the 2012 Ennies have be announced ahead of Gen-Con. There’s just shy of 40 different publishers, excluding blogs, who have a nomination this year which proves what a diverse and well balanced industry RPG publishing is. Looking at the publishers with the most nominations we discover that the top five all have […]
Haunted woods to terrify your players
Haunted forests and woods are common in old stories because villagers had every reason to discourage children from straying too far or had actually become suspicious of something sinister going on in. In a game it can be much harder to convey the same creepy feeling that dark and oddly silent woods can conjure up […]
