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•REC (spoilers! beware!)

mattJan 22, 2009Jan 22, 2009
Last night, due to the absence of Jim, we watched movies up at Graham’s rather than gaming. When I arrived...
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Commentary

Our First Glimpse of an Alien World

mattJan 19, 2009
Discover Magazine writes about our first glimpse of an alien world. Achieving a feat that seemed impossible not so long...
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Cool

Boom!

mattJan 16, 20092 Comments on Boom!
Via @hitman2victor: “If a Tunguska event happened over Belfast most of the City would be obliterated.” Using the High Yield...
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GMpostWar

Last Night’s Game

mattJan 14, 2009Jan 14, 2009
I’ve been in a gaming group for nearly three years now and l ran my first game for them (or...
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CoolZombi

Surviving the Z-Apocalypse

mattJan 6, 2009Jan 6, 2009
Paul Anthony sent me this: Surviving the Inevitable Z-Apocalypse Click through and have a full read. It’s Zombtastic!
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Commentary

Artistic Proofs

mattJan 4, 2009
Thing I appreciate: Self-deprecating humour Thing I don’t: Humour that deprecates others. Self-deprecating humour is related to Ethos, one of...
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Game Design

Humanydyne – the system

mattDec 29, 2008
Also posted here Cubicle 7, those cheeky London chappies (see the entry for 23rd August 2007 ) are meant to...
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Narnia

Star of the Commonwealth

mattDec 26, 2008
Great Britain was, at the time, in the throes of a terrible war, a world war, which assailed them from...
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Zombi

Zombi: spitballing a ‘lookout’ mechanic

mattDec 14, 2008
After playing Left4Dead probably a little too much, I’m left with the interesting problem of wanting to emulate a little...
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Zombi

Zombi: resurfacing on RPG.net

mattDec 13, 20081 Comment on 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...
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Commentary

SinglePlayer AI vs MultiPlayer

mattDec 12, 2008
Scott Anguish writes about Left4Dead: The other game I just tried out today was Left 4 Dead. This is one...
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CONTROL

Get Carter

mattDec 11, 2008
I started this evening sitting down to watch The Bourne Identity on ITV2 but as it happens they run ad...
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CoolZombi

Left4Dead, on Expert

mattDec 10, 2008
“It’s a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, I can’t be held accountable for my actions!!!!” Some of us (me, Savage_MF, kinnygraham and Pulse4333)...
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Jorune

Jorune Revisited

mattDec 9, 20081 Comment on Jorune Revisited
After a long hiatus, I’ve decided to revisit Jorune. From Wikipedia “Skyrealms of Jorune was based on a science-fantasy background...
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Commentary

23rd Letter RPG

mattDec 3, 2008Nov 30, 20206 Comments on 23rd Letter RPG
The time is now. Psychics exist, not many, but enough – enough to worry those in power, and interest those...
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Zombi

Not the first time I’ve been Left4Dead

mattDec 3, 2008Dec 3, 2008
From the Wikipedia page for Left4Dead Left 4 Dead is a co-operative, survival horror, first-person shooter game by Turtle Rock...
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Review

Solipsist RPG Review

mattNov 21, 2008
I ordered Solipsist yesterday, paper and PDF, and spent a bit of last night poring over the PDF version. I’ll...
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The Great Game

What’s an ARG?

mattNov 18, 2008Nov 18, 20081 Comment on What’s an ARG?
The Technology column in the Guardian writes: An ARG is an interactive narrative in which players work together to solve...
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The Great Game

There are video games that you can actually live inside.

mattNov 17, 20081 Comment on 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...
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Commentary

Zombi RPG

mattNov 15, 2008Nov 30, 20202 Comments on Zombi RPG
the earth won’t hold the dead What if the people who were dead got up one day? What if they...
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