If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Word on the net has it that Mass Effect 3 may have a multiplayer mode, which should excite some fans of Bioware’s acclaimed sci-fi RPG series. This rumour stems from a job opportunity posted up by Bioware for a [...]
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light will be out on the Nintendo DS later this year. The role-playing game has already been released in Japan last year, but will see the shelves on these shores come the autumn. The game is designed to be traditional RPG fare, with a tale of four young heroes [...]
Ascaron has announced that King Arthur The Role-Playing Wargame will be out in the UK come June 11th. A hybrid of strategy and role-playing game, King Arthur puts the player in the platemail boots of the eponymous hero, who must conquer and unite the warring provinces of Britannia. He won’t be forced to accomplish this [...]
Peter Molyneux has been chatting about the direction Fable III is set to take, in a new Lionhead Studios video diary. Peter, looking as relaxed and enthusiastic as ever, talks about the biggest and most exciting change in Fable III, the shift away from the RPG to some extent, more towards action-adventure territory and a [...]
Role-playing sequel Eschalon: Book II has just been released into the wild by developer Basilisk Games. It’s very much an old school RPG, and Basilisk’s philosophy will no doubt resonate with long-time role-players. The developer believes that computer RPGs should be single player, turn-based, stat heavy and story driven. Book II invites you to continue [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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