https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1371460348/the-ningyo/ [Back this project] Geek Native’s featured The Green Ruby Pumpkin already. The short movie wowed geeks last year and picked up, with ease, a staff pick at Vimeo. It’s certainly very interesting to see what these movie makers will be doing next. I don’t know much about the Japanese legend of the Ningyo but […]
The Realmsound Project: Making the pitch for RPG audio
Do you think audio has a place in tabletop RPGs? That’s to say; should the GM be able to enhance the game by playing sound at the right point in time? Would that improve the atmosphere or does it ruin the sense of imagination? There’s been some Kickstarter success. Wes Otis asked for $1,000 and […]
Gamer network Pixwoo expands into mobile
Pixwoo is billed as a video gamer’s social network and press releases suggest it is a place you chat about Call of Duty without looking at photos of cats. Is that right? This Geek Native blogger had a chance to talk to founder Pascal Vielhescaze on a trip to London and I’d suggest that Pixwoo […]
Narr8 expands to the Amazon Appstore
At the start of the year Geek Native noticed Narr8’s growing range. Narr8 is an interactive story platform that takes the concept of motion comics and takes it up a level. The platform has seen success and this week launched on Amazon’s Appstore. Alexandr Vashchenko, who founded the company, said; “We are very excited to […]
Are high level games for lazy GMs? Sean Patrick Fannon discusses Shaintar: Legends Unleashed
Shaintar: Legends Unleashed is a Kickstarter from Evil Beagle Games and Savage Mojo. In this article I ask Shaintar’s creator Sean Patrick Fannon some pointed questions about high powered fantasy games and his plans. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/764802981/shaintar-legends-unleashed/ [Back this Campaign] Can you give us an elevator pitch for Shaintar? Imagine you’ve stepped into an elevator with a […]
Doctor Who fans can help put a TARDIS in space
[Back the Campaign] That’s right; this father-daughter team are planning on putting a solar powered, picture sending, TARDIS into space. They need some money. No surprise there. For $15 you can get your name on the hard drie in the TARDIS. At $45 you get a t-shirt and this is one with bragging rights. That […]
Running a competition ad on /r/rpg. Is it worth it?
This week Geek Native is running a fantastic competition in which you can win a pretty awesome dice bag. The catch? You’ve got to be in the US or Canada and you need to use Twitter to enter. Why? Shipping and because the goal of the competition is to promote an etsy store who have […]
How to promote your RPG blog in Google+ communities
Google+ is popular among gamers; console, PC and tabletop. In particular there is a healthy amount of tabletop RPG communities with everything from general RPG interest to specialist ones. Looking for RPG communities to join on Google+? This post for International TableTop Day recommended 10 different ones. A community that Geek Native recommends and co-moderates […]
GMOD offers a client to manage your mods
Are you a fan of modding? That’s either the creation of new bits of software for your favourite game or simply grabbing someone else’s published creation and adding it to your game. One of the first mods I saw that caught my attention was one that changed zombies to Teletubbies in Left4Dead. I’ve never applied […]
8 tips for promoting your Kickstarter on Google+ RPG Communities
Geek Native co-moderates one of my favourite RPG communities; the Roleplaying Games community on Google+. Every week we see plenty of people popping in to promote their RPG or related Kickstarter. Some do it well. Some do it badly. I want everyone to do well so scribbled down this little guide to help. 1. Don’t […]
