UK based bookshop Waterstones has launched a new website. I think it looks pretty good; clean and straight forward to use. I ran some sample searches to look up Titan Books, Gollancz and Solaris Books. I found matches on paperback and in ebook. The Waterstones developers have been especially geeky. I approve. If you look […]
Archives for February 2015
Project New World: The first global, interactive, post-apocalytpic comic and novel
Project New World is an attempt to create a transmedia work of fiction – a novel written by multiple authors at once and a comic book – set in a bleak post-apocalytpic setting. It’s a flexible funding (funds are collected whether the goal is met or not) over at Indiegogo. [Back this Campaign] Project New […]
Short film: Strange Thing
There’s always someone who wants to put their head in the mystery hole. I love that this couple are trekkies (with a Star Wars mug in there for good measure). The question is what you would do if you found a strange door you had never explored before? Strange Thing has a Facebook page for […]
Settlers of Catan movie could happen
Fan of movies like The Perfect Storm, Air Force One and Pawn Sacrifice? Those were produced by Gail Katz who, according to Variety, has acquired the film and TV rights to The Settlers of Catan. This does not mean a movie is coming. It means no movie will happen unless Gail Katz wishes it to […]
Exclusive art from Faith RPG
Burning Games are running a Kickstarter for the sci-fi Faith RPG. It’s a bold project as a pen and paper RPG without the pen, paper or even dice. The action is resolved by cards. Geek Native has an exclusive look at the Hacker Suit card which you can see at the end of the post. […]
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 goes for an unusual launch trailer
Seen some impressive cinematic launch trailers for computer RPGs? The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 takes a different, more honest, approach. The DRM-free version of the game is available here from GoG and if you don’t mind Steam’s DRM then pop over here. This is a point-and-click adventure set in Aventásia from Nordic Games. At […]
Know Your Role(play): A Review of World Wide Wrestling
In 2010, D. Vincent Baker made a game called Apocalypse World. Since then, the hobby’s never been the same. Emphasizing a conversational approach to gaming rather than hard-and-fast rulings and backed by simple, elegant mechanics, Apocalypse World took the world of roleplaying by storm, and has since spawned numerous spinoffs and conversions. The latest game to adorn the now-glorious words “Powered by […]
Pokemon meets D&D? Let’s talk MajiMonsters!
At the start of the month Geek Native covered the launch of the MajiMonster RPG Kickstarter. I’m now a backer of Late Knight Games’ project as I think there’s a nice new take on a traditional RPG here. [Back this Campaign] Dan Coleman and Jonathan Barron of Late Knight coordinated with me over email. In this […]
8 finalists announced for Paizo’s RPG Superstar 2015
Pathfinder RPG publisher Paizo have announced the top 8 finalists for the 2015 RPG Superstar along with their winning monster designs. They are; Gabriel Almer — Gloomwasp Brian Fruzen — Geomaw Scott LaBarge — Coryphae Monica Marlowe — Narrick Ben Iglauer — Occularictus Kalervo Oikarinen — Dread Glutton R Pickard — Spiroskek Christopher Wasko — […]
7 examples of the artistic talents of Quan Pham Tung
I don’t know much about Quan Pham Tung but I know I like his work. There’s a full range of style here; from the brush-effect paintings through to clean lines of sci-fi art. You can check out his professional profile at phamtungquan.com or admire more of his work on ArtStation or Blogger.
