White Wolf have published new rules of conduct for their World of Darkness site. You may not rile up anyone with your posts, you may not troll, and you may not depict Nazi propaganda. You’ll be forgiven for wondering if this sounds a bit vague and sweeping. After all, you don’t always know what will […]
Vampire: the Masquerade’s Mark Rein-Hagen joins #WeSupportV5 movement
White Wolf have just printed the latest edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. It has not been an easy ride for them. Geek Native’s coverage “White Wolf just told the alt-right to f*ck off” documents some of the drama and has received far more comments than most the posts on this little blog gets. It’s been […]
White Wolf just told the alt-right to f*ck off
White Wolf has been riding a rough PR storm of late. Problems started when they announced Zak Sabbath was a writer on Vampire: the Masquerade. Sabbath divides people; he has some very loyal fans (some of whom may have crossed lines while defending him) while others accuse him of manipulative and hateful harassment. It’s worth […]
Free to Download: Get the preview of Vampire 5e right now
Update — Vampire: The Masquerade 5e is now available to download at the Storytellers Vault. A free preview is also available. Has it been a while since you played in the World of Darkness? The 5th edition of Vampire the Masquerade will be released this August in GenCon, but in the meantime, you can help yourself […]
Genre Police: Gothpunk: The Learnering
When we suffix -punk to a word and create a genre, often it’s about a scientific development and it’s effect on the individual or the status quo. ‘Cyber’, ‘Steam’ or ‘Diesel’ punk have easily identifiable technologies and timeframes that divide them. But when we a cultural ideal instead we have a difficult job in working […]
Mark Rein•Hagen returns to Vampire
At Gen Con White Wolf announced that Mark Rein•Hagen, creator of Vampire: The Masquerade first edition, is coming back to the title. He’s joining the team developing the 5th edition of the iconic roleplaying game. The 5th edition of Vampire is due out in early 2018 and produced under the auspeces of White Wolf’s new […]
White Wolf sold to Paradox Interactive
Today, Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has announced they’ve bought White Wolf Publishing from CCP. Fredrik Wester, CEO and President of Paradox Interactive, said; Like Paradox’s games, White Wolf’s properties have dedicated, passionate communities. While there are similarities in spirit, White Wolf’s IPs have very different themes than Paradox’s titles, and deserve their own brand and […]
We Are the Night: a Review of Blood & Smoke – the Strix Chronicle
After getting my mind completely blown by the greatness that was Demon: The Descent, I decided I hadn’t had enough of the new, post-God Machine World of Darkness. And so I promptly double-clicked on my review pdf copy of Blood & Smoke: the Strix Chronicle and began reading. Did I find more of the same excellent story-gaming […]
A bloodbath of change among the best selling horror RPGs
A year ago Geek Native ran a list of the best selling horror RPGs on DriveThru RPG and RPGNow. The question was; “Are these the best horror RPGs of all time?” and many people thought not. This year we’ve the top 10 best selling horror RPGs from the last poll up to the start of […]
Which were the best selling horror comics this year?
Last week we asked “Who scares the best” and investigated DriveThru Fiction’s best selling horror stories. We found out that gamers tended to go for anthologies and White Wolf did well. Gamers don’t just read books; they read comics too. There’s DriveThru Comic’s best sellers from Halloween 2012 up until the start of this month […]
