NewsFantasy
The Background of the First Dungeons & Dragons (video).
In this episode, we go deep into the background of a certain D&D ruleset. We’ll learn about the rules of “edition zero” of…
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Games
Computer and board games.
August 2022
July 2022
NewsGames
The rise and fall of Dungeons & Dragons giant, TSR (documentary).
David Barr Kirtley is joined by Ben Riggs to talk about his new book, “Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons &…
March 2022
NewsScifi
Starfield: the coming best science fiction game, like, ever? (game video).
On November 11th, 2022, gaming giant Bethesda will release their much vaunted next-generation Sci-Fi game, Starfield for the PC and x-box. It will…
November 2021
NewsGames
Crown and Dragon: skirmish wargame rules (game news).
There’s a Kickstarter for the new Crown & Dragon skirmish wargame rules extension, an add-on to the original Savage Worlds Crown & Dragon RPG –…
October 2021
NewsGames
Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons (author interview).
Author Jon Peterson sits down with David Barr Kirtley to chat for an hour about Jon’s new non-fiction book, Game Wizards: The Epic…
NewsGames
Choose Your Own Adventure Books: their rise and fall (documentary: video in full).
Choose Your Own Adventure Books were a big thing back in the day, bringing D&D-like fantasies to the masses. Until they weren’t. What…
NewsGames
Japan’s massive computer game arcades are dying (video).
It’s sad but true, Japan’s massive computer game arcades are dying. Arcades in Japan are known as ‘Game Centers,’ and they are rapidly…
July 2021
NewsGames
Mass Effect – would it make a better TV series, or a film? (video)
Mass Effect is one of the most popular space opera games you can get for the PC. There has long been talk of…
May 2021
NewsGames
Airship Academy steampunk computer game (news).
There’s a new steampunk fantasy computer game coming out from Steam in 2022 called Airship Academy which involves a nice bit of airship…
April 2021
NewsGames
Iron Harvest steampunk/dieselpunk strategy game gets an American-themed expansion – Operation Eagle (game news).
If you like your real-time strategy games with a dieselpunk and steampunk twist, then you are going to like the new Operation Eagle…
November 2020
NewsFantasy
Lord of the Rings fully rebuilt in Minecraft: ten glorious years of brickwitery (news).
So, Minecraft Middle-Earth is celebrating ten glorious years of brick-by-brick recreating JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world from, the Lord Of The Rings. They are…
October 2020
NewsGames
Uncharted: Tom Holland as Nathan Drake (film news).
Sony Pictures has sent us a picture from the Uncharted movie, based on the video game franchise of the same name. Tom Holland…