Few game developers craft dialog that compares to the distinct voices of the residents of New Austin, Los Santos, and Liberty City. Bandits wax poetic about the changing times, gang bangers expel the virtues of capitalism, and hitmen talk politics. It’s loud, crude, and it’s all Rockstar. Rockstar Games distinct writing style wasn’t developed overnight. […]
The amazing creativity of edible inks
You would never think of eating the documents that come out of your inkjet printer, but did you know that there are edible inks available? Think about it. When you try to decorate a cake at home, it looks nothing like what the bakery can do. Why does your creation come out so messy, while […]
Survive! A guide on how to do well in ARK: Survival Evolved
ARK: Survival Evolved is game that’s been circulating and gaining headway overtime; it’s a survival game that first appeared on PC and was later moved to consoles such as PS4, Xbox One, and inevitably, Nintendo Switch. While yes, it’s a survival game, it’s a touch more on its own due to the game featuring prehistoric […]
What I wish I knew before my comic book Kickstarter failed…
And if you’re planning on launching your own Kickstarter comic book, make sure you do your research, learn from others’ mistakes and, most importantly, just get on with it and make some mistakes of your own.
5 of the best post-apocalyptic festivals for your calendar
LARP (Live Action Role Play) has existed for hundreds of years but was claimed by geek culture in the 1970s after the roaring success of Dungeons and Dragons, and it has only grown more popular over time. Some events now attract thousands, and the apocalypse is a recurring theme. Despite the similarities – dressing up, […]
The top 5 games for the end-of-days
With the exception of cult films like Blade Runner (despite its disappointing sequel) and the success of Mad Max: Fury Road, our obsession with the end of the world has, in the past, been relatively low-key. Now, with games like Fallout and arguably the unstable climate we’re currently living in, even those who aren’t seriously […]
Which authors influenced H. P. Lovecraft?
H. P. Lovecraft is one of that select band of authors who lived in virtual obscurity in their own time, but whose influence and popularity have grown hugely since their death. Many of his contemporaries, once considered significant talents by the reading public, are now unknown. Whereas H. P. Lovecraft’s fictional world strikes a chord […]
RPG Ideas: Running games in a historical context
Tim Chant is a gamer and author (and baker) based in Edinburgh. His latest project, The Frost Fair, asks ‘what if?’. What if history worked out slightly differently. Would the world be very different? Geek Native invited Tim to suggest some ideas for running RPGs in a historical context and he stepped up to the […]
Grotesquerie as a sub-genre: a disturbing narrative or a unique perspective on taboo themes and imagery?
If you’re interested in sub-genres of science fiction, one you may not have heard much about this particular sub-genre, grotesquerie. There is not an very much information available on it and you might think it is more of an amateur fiction genre not worth serious exploration. However, it has a rich and meaningful range of […]
A game designer’s perspective: Storytelling from computers to RPGs
Based on data from the US statista homepage the sales figures for computer and videogames in 2015 was staggering 16.5 billion US dollars, whereas a similar sales figure for tabletop RPGs in 2015, according to ICv2 correspondence letter #90, was a solid 35 million US dollars. From sales figures alone, the computer game industry is […]
