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 […]
Support women in gaming: GTFO’s pitch
[Back the Campaign] Another day. Another Kickstarter. Right? Perhaps – but GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming has the promise of being both interesting and worthwhile. This is a project to raise money for a film exploring the harassment of women in video games. I’m sure you’ve seen it; especially online. At the time […]
Art confirms Kickstarter for Cthulhu Britannica London
A few days ago this poster for Cthulhu Britannica London popped up online. Looks good – but there is no Cthulhu Britannica London. It hinted at a new game and given the style of the poster the question was “Will there be a Kickstarter?” Geek Native has more art for the Cthulhu Britannica London. It […]
Bryan Singer making Vines from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past
This is a new thing but we’ll see more of it. Director Bryan Singer has created and shared a Vine from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. We even get a wonderful wink from Sir Ian Mckellen. Vine is the new 6 second video app from the Twitter team. It does to video […]
Left 4 Dead fan movie struggles for cash
[Back this Campaign] If the Left 4 Dead fan made movie had made it to Kickstarter or Indiegogo during the height of the Left 4 Dead craze then I’m sure it would not have struggled. That’s not the story today. At the time of posting, the project has raised just shy of $2,000 and it […]
