Harebrained Schemes have been knocking it out of the virtual park with their Shadowrun cRPG games and it has been Kickstarter backing that’s made that possible. Little wonder this latest campaign is drawing in megabucks. Check out the details on the official page. [Back this Campaign] The campaign has to hit $100,000 by Feb 17. […]
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens Team EN World opened the voting booth for the 2014 ENnie Awards this week. Voting started with 5 winners being announced for the 2014 Judges’ Spotlight award. So, who won? Hobomancer Companion from Hex Games Deep Magic from Kobold Press Rocket Age RPG from Cubicle 7 […]
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 […]
Spend $20 and save $300 at DriveThru RPG!
Two new bundles have been uploaded to Drivethru RPG this morning. They caught my eye. Mega bucks of saving. DTRPG 10th Annivesary (RPG) Bundle is normally worth $150.42 but you can have it for $10 DTRPG 10th Anniversary (RPG 2) Bundle costs $168.16 outside the sale but is currently priced at only $10 This means […]
Golem Arcana attempts a whole new board game genre
[Back this Campaign] There’s an impressive pedigree of talent on this project. We’ve got Jordan Weisman at the helm. He’s already help create BattleTech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn as well as the click base concept you see for MageKnight and Heroclix. Harebrained Schemes have had some serious Kickstarter success in the past. Is Golem Arcana a step […]
Did Kickstarter cut roleplayers out of their gamer thank you?
It’s good of Kickstarter to recognise the roll of gaming in that too. Here’s how important gaming is to them; these stats come from Kickstarter, noting how games leap from 8th to 1st. 1. Games — $50 million 2. Film — $42 million 3. Design — $40 million 4. Music — $25 million 5. Technology […]
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 […]
The Mega-Kickstarter: Steve Jackson raises hundreds of thousands for Ogre
Kickstarter has changed the roleplaying industry. The Shadowrun Kickstarter has raised $1.7m and may hit $1.8m before closing. That’s millions. Millions for roleplaying nostalgia. This shows the power of geeks and gamers. This shows the power of native geeks. Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games launched a Kickstarter few days ago. He was asking for […]
Pathfinder tops summer RPG sales
ICv2’s quarterly chart of the best selling RPGs is out and, as expected, Pathfinder tops the chart. There’s a different publisher on each of the top five positions with old favourites and newer entries like Green Ronin’s Dragon Age making the cut. IVc2 reports that games had a great summer – with CCGs and especially […]
Amnesty now, but did Posthuman and Catalyst war over the Eclipse Phase RPG
First up, let me say that Posthuman’s Catalyst / BattleShop Amnesy Program is a good move and a great gesture from Posthuman and Adam Jury. In short, if you bought Eclipse Phase RPG products from Catalyst Games’ BattleShop then Posthuman will replace your products. This matters because PDF RPGs sometimes update and without a valid […]
