Humanydyne – the system
Also posted here Cubicle 7, those cheeky London chappies (see the entry for 23rd August 2007 ) are meant to be releasing a translation of Humanydyne, a somewhat-post-apocalyptic superhero game…[...]
Star of the Commonwealth
Great Britain was, at the time, in the throes of a terrible war, a world war, which assailed them from without as well as within. While bombs rained upon London…[...]
Zombi: spitballing a ‘lookout’ mechanic
After playing Left4Dead probably a little too much, I'm left with the interesting problem of wanting to emulate a little of the in-game mechanic in my (and your) favourite RPG…[...]
Zombi: resurfacing on RPG.net
ZOMBI got mentioned on RPG.net tonight. Originally Posted by CHARLIBANANAS I'd also say ZOMBI The earth won't hold the dead...I was surprised to see mentioned so quickly, I have AFMBE…[...]
SinglePlayer AI vs MultiPlayer
Scott Anguish writes about Left4Dead: The other game I just tried out today was Left 4 Dead. This is one hardcore shooter that really ramps up the 'fast zombie' genre.…[...]
Get Carter
I started this evening sitting down to watch The Bourne Identity on ITV2 but as it happens they run ad breaks every 18 minutes and I'm reminded why I hate…[...]
Left4Dead, on Expert
"It's a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, I can't be held accountable for my actions!!!!" Some of us (me, Savage_MF, kinnygraham and Pulse4333) have been playing this in the evenings and I must…[...]
Jorune Revisited
After a long hiatus, I've decided to revisit Jorune. From Wikipedia "Skyrealms of Jorune was based on a science-fantasy background (of the planetary romance subtype) created by Andrew Leker, initially…[...]
23rd Letter RPG
The time is now. [gallery] Psychics exist, not many, but enough - enough to worry those in power, and interest those who seek power. Governments and Corporations fight over them.…[...]
Not the first time I’ve been Left4Dead
From the Wikipedia page for Left4Dead Left 4 Dead is a co-operative, survival horror, first-person shooter game by Turtle Rock Studios. "Left 4 Dead puts four human playable or AI-controlled…[...]
Solipsist RPG Review
I ordered Solipsist yesterday, paper and PDF, and spent a bit of last night poring over the PDF version. I'll start out this potted review by saying that it's shockingly…[...]
What’s an ARG?
The Technology column in the Guardian writes: An ARG is an interactive narrative in which players work together to solve puzzles and co-ordinate activities in the real world and online,…[...]
There are video games that you can actually live inside.
The following quote is from "Cybergeneration", an RPG dating from §993 by R. Talsorian Games. With direct visual feed, projected ICONs at will, and a way of interacting with these…[...]
Zombi RPG
the earth won’t hold the dead What if the people who were dead got up one day? What if they got up and started killing other people? What if the…[...]
The Great Game
Alternate Reality Games (or Layered Reality Games) are going to be big. When someone mentions ARGs, I always think of Total Recall (the film) [thanks Eamon]. The protagonist takes a…[...]
Zombi Ts…
To coincide with the next printing of Zombi and the 'very soon' release of the PDF version, we've put some Zombi Ts on CafePress. Click on the image (or here)…[...]
6 – Terminology
(Though I'm still unsure of the final name to call this game, for the time being I'm going to be referring to it both by the nom de plume '6'…[...]
Viking Ghost Hunt – a ‘hyperlocal’ Dublin-based game
While down at the National Digital Research Centre last week, I saw a brief presentation from two Dutch guys, Soren and Mads, who were making an iPhone game which overlaid…[...]
Fonts, fonts, my kingdom….
I'm having trouble identifying a font I used for the original printing of ZOMBI and this is the replacement I have come up with. The original was quite clean and…[...]
zombi
I've spent the last week working on the PDF version of zombi. I've been updating bits and pieces as well, adding in references for "Fast Zombies" and other things which…[...]