Everyone has their own favourite Doctor. Sometimes, that Doctor happens to be the one that you grew up with. Other times, it’s the Doctor that you saw last. Perhaps you identified with a Doctor or he happened to remind you of someone you respect or appreciate. Maybe, well, maybe you just have a soft spot […]
Breaking: Cubicle 7 leaves Rebellion Group
Gamers may never notice the change but today’s management buy-out of Cubicle 7 is big news. The British RPG publisher has left 2000 AD owners Rebellion. Dominic McDowall, who led the successful management buy-out, said; I’m excited to be taking Cubicle 7 into its next phase of development,” “Rebellion’s investment and mentoring has given us […]
Japanese horror as a RPG: A review of Kuro – Makkura
I rather like Cubicle 7’s Japanese horror RPG Kuro. The game works well because it is nicely balanced mechanically, creates a thrilling if rather gritty noir cyberpunk world and layers in the supernatural. It is entirely up to the GM and, of course, the actions or inactions of the players as to whether the game […]
The ENnie 2014 Awards: who are the winners?
It’s GenCon and that means one of the year’s biggest and most popular set of gaming awards: The ENNies. As usual competition was fierce. For almost all of the 20+ categories there were two prizes to fight for; gold and silver. Geek Native has the full list of winners below. Did anyone publisher thrash the […]
Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf Adventure Game launches on Kickstarter
We knew Cubicle 7 were getting ready for a Kickstarter and here it is. Joe Dever’s fully on board, having most of the video, to help launch this new entry level tabletop game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461807648/joe-devers-lone-wolf-the-lone-wolf-adventure-game/[Back this Campaign] The Lone Wolf Adventure Game is as Cubicle 7’s teaser said it would be. This is a game that’s […]
Cubicle 7 prepare for Lone Wolf adventure game Kickstarter
Lone Wolf moved from Mongoose to fellow British publisher Cubicle 7 last year. Now we know what’s next for the popular title and it won’t be a hardcore RPG. The name “roleplaying game” is used just once by Cubicle 7 in their announcement and “Adventure Game” is used instead. The Lone Wolf adventure game is […]
Prelude to a War: A Review of The Sixth Doctor Sourcebook
There’s every possibility you’re one of the people who considers Colin Baker’s tenure as the nadir of classic Doctor Who. It might be hard to pin the problem down to one thing, but the foul temper, hideous outfit and general dislikability of the Sixth Doctor’s personality didn’t help. After just two short seasons, Colin Baker […]
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens
5 ENnie award winners already announced as voting opens Team EN World opened the voting booth for the 2014 ENnie Awards this week. Voting started with 5 winners being announced for the 2014 Judges’ Spotlight award. So, who won? Hobomancer Companion from Hex Games Deep Magic from Kobold Press Rocket Age RPG from Cubicle 7 […]
How does the celery help?: A Review of The Fifth Doctor Sourcebook
Speaking personally, when I first heard that Cubicle 7 would be releasing a range of Doctor Who Sourcebooks handling each regeneration in turn, I was excited. Who wouldn’t be? The Doctor Who role-playing game and the Vortex system running underneath it have been a breath of fresh air. I have been a fan of the […]
Dragonmeet gets new management
Cubicle 7 has managed the London RPG gamer convention Dragonmeet for the last two years. It is the capital’s largest one-day roleplaying, CCG, miniatures and boardgame event. Today the company announced the Chris Birch of Modiphius and the Music entrepreneur Jonathan Rowlands will take over management for the next event and relaunch the convention for […]