Car Wars is coming back and Scott Haring will be in the driver’s seat. Steve Jackson Games first released Car Wars back in 1981. The vehicle combat simulation was set in a post-apocalyptic future with players driving everything from motorcycles to tanks, heavy with weapons and with the simple goal of survival. The original game […]
Steve Jackson Games: Munchkin Board of Health, Legends 2 and Ogre Pocket Edition
This month Steve Jackson Games will announce two new Munchkin extras, Ogre Pocket Edition and Hipster Dice. Munchkin Board of Health The Munchkin Board of Health is a gameboard for Munchkin Cthulhu and Munchkin Zombies. There’s a dungeon room for every level, space for decks and discards and it comes with two sets of male/female […]
Steve Jackson Games acquires Chupacabra: Survive the Night
Back in April Steve Jackson wrote; To make a long story short: I’d like to plow some Munchkin money back into the game hobby. The gaming guru was looking for games to buy. Stalwart Phil Reed was put in place to manage the process. It looks like David Blanchard, Brian Frodema and John Jacobsen’s Chupacabra: […]
A week left to be a hero
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/you-are-the-hero/ [Back this Campaign] You Are the Hero is a Kickstarter campaign by the author Jonathan Green. The goal is to raise £15,000 to fund a celebration of 30 years of Fighting Fantasy, a book with a forward from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone themselves, art and insight. At the time this post was written […]
Exclusive: Steve Jackson shares his Peter Molyneux stories
This wonderful clip is from the proposed Fighting Fantasty documentary film and shows Steve Jackson discussing the equally famous Peter Molyneux. Steve Jackson describes Molyneux perfectly. His strength is in designing wonderful games and working with small, devoted, teams. Of course, Jackson is describing how Molyneux went from Bullfrog Productions (Populous, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper and […]
Ex-BBC producer looks to make Fighting Fantasy documentary
[Back this project] Sean Riley is an ex-BBC director and producer (currently Head of Broadcast at MEDIAmaker) and he wants to do a Fighting Fantasy documentary. Not only has he formed a partnership with an award winning camera man he’s lined up Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. The film will look at more than just […]
Ian Livingstone writes new Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies
This blogger, like many other geeks, grew up on Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone’s Fighting Fantasy series of choose your own adventure series. This month, the first Fighting Fantasy book, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain turns 30. Speaking at the Develop conference in Brighton, Ian Livingstone said; “When the 30th anniversary was coming along I […]
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 […]
Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death on the PSN review
Talisman of Death was one of the very popular Fighting Fantasy adventure books you may remember from yesteryear. UK based company Laughing Jackal, who seem well connected with original authors Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, have brought the game to the PlayStation Network. This may sound like common sense – which means I’m probably wise […]
Fighting Fantasy on PSN: Talisman of Death trailer
The Laughing Jackal gang has the first of their Fight Fantasy books to PSN conversions ready. Talisman of Death will be available as a PlayStation mini on the 17th of August for Europe and the day before in America. Check it out.
