Should authors extend the legacy of the Sherlock Holmes? If they do; should they pitch the great detective against zombies, Daleks or insidious body snatching aliens? The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes , a new collection of adventures from Titan Books include stories from horror and steampunk authors like James Lovegrove, Paul Magrs, Guy Adams, George […]
Modiphius takes the Kickstarter gamble for Achtung! Cthulhu
There’s no doubt that Modiphius was making an impact with Achtung! Cthulhu. The blend of World War II and the Cthulhu mythos was so horrible that it was right. The multi-system approach was modern and widened the appeal of the game. Geek Native intervied Chris Birch in July 2012 and dug a little deeper into […]
Tweet RPG and Grim Tree Games put £20 bounty on logo hunt
Sam Richard’s TweetRPG is just as it sounds – roleplaying by Twitter. Sam chatted to Geek Native back in May 2012 and discussed the concept. I asked; “Can anyone rock up and join the game? Yes. There are no subscription, no monthly fees, no extra content that you have to pay for to get the […]
The Elite RPG: Elite Encounters
Elite: Dangerous was one of the biggest Kickstarters yet. It asked for the highest target cash total for its generation and was successful. It’s not surprising to see spin-off projects. Step forward gamer Dave Hughes, of Daftworks, Derby, UK. Daftworks being the web company he works in. [Back this RPG] A number of things are […]
Free RPG Day NeoExodus Adventures for Pathfinder Kickstarts
[Back this Campaign] Free RPG Day is a good idea. It’s goal is to get gamers to try something new. This supports the industry as a whole. Organised by Impressions the event makes use of local stores to offer quality free RPGs to gamers as a starting off point. This year Free RPG Day is […]
$50K Megadungeon ensnares backers and publisher in legal woes
The question “Is the $50K Dwimmermount RPG Megadungeon doomed? was asked about a month ago. It seemed the designer of the dungeon, the person who collected almost $50K worth of Kickstarter funds, had dropped off the grid. Kickstarter makes it clear that sometimes projects, even if backed, don’t happen. That’s the risk you take as […]
From the Inkwell: Why we run Pinterest boards for the Nights of the Crusades RPG
Nights of the Crusades is an RPG set in a world that blends One Thousand and One Nights, the history of the Crusades, modern and ancient terror. The roleplaying game is free to download from DriveThruRPG. MJ Alishah is the author and artist for Nights of the Crusades and runs a themed collection of Pinterest […]
Official Dungeons & Dragons Classics site launches
Wizards of the Coast and DriveThruRPG have today launched DnDClassics.com. This is a new online store for D&D material. There are 80 titles available today, for launch, and it is expected that additional batches of titles will be added to the store starting in February. Dungeons and Dragons PDF downloads have been made available previously […]
Administrators take down HMV.com
HMV was one of the few places to buy anime in-store in the UK. Fopp was another; but was owned by HMV. HMV.com was also one of the few places British shoppers could buy anime online. HMV called in the Administrators, had its shares supsended and stopped taking vouchers and gift cards. It’s still possible […]
Rebuild EN World (Kickstarter makes an exception)
Popular gaming forum EN World has had a tough 2012. The site towers above many others in the RPG fan space and represents an aspirational success for Geek Native – but it was also an aspiration for hackers. In December last year the site was infected by malware. Kickstarter doesn’t deal with web build projects […]
