Death Spiral Games are asking for only £2,000 in their Kickstarter for sci-fi action RPG Sleeper: Orphans of the Cold War. They’ve a full 27 days on the clock, at the time of writing, over £500 in bank already and more than 20 backers. It’s looking good. You can check the latest details on their […]
Is Games Workshop about to completely reboot Warhammer Fantasy Battle?
Rumours are swirling that Games Workshop are about to reboot Warhammer Fantasy. Not only that, some sleuths suggest the company will stop supporting the previous generations. It is suggested that for the 9th edition of the game some factions will vanish. One rumour insists the final factions will be Chaos, Elves, Empire, Undead, Orcs & […]
Click and Kill: A review of Warhammer Quest
The original Warhammer Quest is a popular iOs game. This review is of the PC, Mac and Linux adaptation that’s now available through Steam. I played on the PC. I’ve had plenty of time to play this new version and it’s an enjoyable way to spend up to an hour distracting your brain. It’s a […]
Games Workshop and Chilled Mouse will release Warhammer Quest
On the 7th of January on Windows, Mac and Linux Chilled Mouse, Rodeo Games and Games Workshop will bring Warhammer Quest to Steam. The download is based on the classic Games Workshop board game and set in the Warhammer Fantasy world the turn based game has players explore dungeons in the Empire. The tactical game […]
Games Workshop appoint Kevin Rountree as new CEO
Kevin Rountree will replace Tom Kirby as CEO of Games Workshop from January 2015. Kirby will remain with the company taking up the position of Non-Executive Chairman. Rountree, 45, has been with Games Workshop for 12 years and is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer. In a press release, Kirby said; The Board undertook […]
Gamer legend: A review of the Art of Ian Miller
Ian Miller is an artist that old school gamers will know well. He drew for the first edition of Warhammer 40,000 and Realms of Chaos. He illustrated for Shadowrun and sister Earthdawn as well as Everway. Miller worked on Fighting Fantasy game books and has featured on covers for the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, William […]
Warhammer 40,000: Carnage launches on Android
Warhammer 40,000: Carnage has done very well on iOS and the appstore. Roadhouse Interactive has today announced the side-scrolling action game has made it to Android. You can download it from Google Play. At the time of posting there’s been nine reviews with an average of 4.5 stars. The game costs €5.99 / £4.99 / […]
Renowned planet killer and artist: Adam Burn
Based in the UK Adam Burn is an artist with oodles of gaming experience. He’s worked for Games Workshop and Fantasy Flight Games as well as bands, other game developers and authors. He’s produced art for the multiplayer Novus Aeterno, likes sci-fi, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect and Borderlands.
Kickstarting Chaos – crowdfunding a classic
Kevin Gilmartin is the editor of GeekChocolate. He reads a lot of sci-fi, plays a lot of Warhammer 40k and is old enough to know better. [Read the prelaunch page] “Retro” is term used too lightly these days. Stuff from 1997 is not retro – it’s just a bit old. When people talk about retro […]
Nostalgia in gaming: A review of Talisman Digital Edition
I had a complete set of Talisman Second Edition. It took hours to play. My memories of the game are clear; the skill is to manage the risk. That’s to say there’s very little skill involved. Cards came randomly. Dice rolls gave you a few options. You generally rolled one dice which meant you had […]
