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.
Steve Jackson reminisces over the Evangelical Alliance’s assult on Fighting Fantasy
British based Laughing Jackal will be bringing Fighting Fantasy’s Talisman of Death to the PlayStation. SCEE (that’s Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) officially approved the game for the PSN Store today. As part of the promotion for the game, Laughing Jackal have landed an interview with Steve Jackson. Part one is already live with part two […]
Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death – Fighting Fantasy comes to PlayStation
Fans of Fighting Fantasy will be pleased to know that the series is coming to PlayStation. It’ll be available for both the PSP and PS3. Yes, that Fighting Fantasy – the choose your own adventure books from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Fighting Fantasy lives on. It may be usual to see remakes of Warlock […]
Interactive “The Warlock of Firetop Mountain” available for Kindle
I’m not sure I’ve ever successfully managed to finish The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. I always get lost in the bloomin’ maze of wandering monsters and hidden doors. It becomes a game of attrition then; my finite health and patience against an apparent endless stream of skeletons, trolls and giant rats. If only there was […]
Advanced Fighting Fantasy and Out of the Pit re-released
Arion Games have teamed up with Cubicle 7 to bring us that old stalwart of introductory RPGs – Advanced Fighting Fantasy. Advanced Fighting Fantasy was the roleplaying game that evolved from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone‘s famous solo adventure Fighting Fantasy series of books. The new version of Advanced Fighting Fantasy is due out in […]
Dice bring Steve Jackson and Cthulhu together in one video
Okay, so based on this video evidence it seems unlikely that Steve Jackson is Cthulhu. The canny will notice that John Kovalic is missing, despite being one of the game’s brains, so perhaps Dork Tower’s Kovalic is also the Great One. This video is called “Cthulhu Dice Unboxing” but it’s more than that. It’s also […]
Zombie Dice – Steve Jackson Games perfection
This is great fun! Steve Jackson Games have come up with another winner with their Zombie Dice game. It’s not unusual for Steve Jackson and co to produce a winner but Zombie Dice has a playable demo online so you can tell at a glance just what a simple but addictive game this could be. […]
