As Gamespot.com announces, Games Workshop has licensed its Blood Bowl brand to Cyanide for use in an upcoming line of video games. At the same time, Cyanide signed over to GW its Chaos League brand, ending any dispute over the similarities between Chaos League and Blood Bowl. I suspect this dispute and settlement has been coming for some time. My …
Human Head Getting Normal
Yesterday I ran up to Madison and visited my friends at Human Head Studios. CEO Tim Gerritsen gave me the nickel tour of their fabulous new offices, which include a real train car in the lobby and the best home theater system I’ve ever seen. (The chairs are better than any you’ll find in a real theater–and less sticky too!) …
An Old Joke
On his blog, Justin Mohareb muses over an old copy (from ’92) of The Gamer magazine he found in his collection. I’d almost forgotten about the magazine, which featured an all-star editorial cast, including Scott Haring, Greg Costikyan, Doug Niles, and Tom Wham. He also mentioned a short bit I’d sent in: And Matt Forbeck won a free subscription for …
Weisman Leaves WizKids
ICv2.com reported this today, but I first learned about it from Justin Mohareb’s blog: Jordan Weisman is leaving WizKids. I suppose that given the recent round of layoffs at the company, I shouldn’t be so surprised, but the news still shocked me. In many ways, Jordan personified WizKids, even after he sold the company to Topps. Without him and many …
Faery’s Tale
As recently announced on the Firefly Games site, I agreed to help write an introductory adventure for the upcoming kids’ roleplaying game Faery’s Tale. This is the first RPG writing I’ve done in nearly two years, and I’m looking forward to it almost as much as seeing the game itself. Fortunately, since it’s due out in August, I won’t have …
Mentos v. Diet Coke
If you’ve got your ear hard against the pounding beat of the internet, you’ve probably already know how Mentos and Diet Coke can react explosively. You may even have seen the miniature version of the Bellagio fountains a couple of guys with way too much time–and Mentos and Diet Coke–set up. But you may not appreciate how well this fits …
Prey Demo Ready
The demo for Prey, the new computer game from my old employer Human Head Studios, is now live and ready for download. You can guess what I’ll be playing tonight! I watched this game develop over the two years I spent with Human Head, and even when I left over a year and a half ago it looked great. I …
Wick on eBay
John Wick is auctioning off some of his games and comics collection on eBay. Highlights include a copy of the ultra-rare Dune RPG, an Upper-Deck-employees-only Vs. System card, and an autographed copy of John’s own Way of the Dragon book for the Legend of the Five Rings RPG.
Kovalic on Hite
John Kovalic posted a bio he wrote about Ken Hite for an upcoming appearance at CONvergence. Amen, brother! I’ve been a part of those now-legendary meat-on-swords meals with John and Ken, and they’re often the highlight of any convention that includes them. If I edited novels, I’d toss enough money at Ken to get him to write his great conspiracy …
Robin’s Laws for Playtesters
On his blog, all-star game designer Robin Laws posted a set of rules for those who playtest tabletop games. Robin and I have chatted about this issue at length before, and I’m glad he’s pulled the curtain back on this issue for everyone else. One great way to break into game design is via playtesting games, and if you want …