Category Archives: Professional

Marvel Super Hero Squad Online CCG at PAX

I won’t be at PAX, but a product I worked on will debut there this weekend: the Marvel Super Hero Squad Online CCG. The brilliant people at Lone Shark Games (Mike Selinker, Teeuwynn Woodruff, and James Ernest) and the Amazing … Continue reading

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Lightning Kings

Here’s something else I worked on that never made it over to the States: Inazuma-Oh! (That’s “Lightning King” in Japanese, I’m told.) It was originally a Japanese set of customizable racing cars that clipped together in three different levels. You … Continue reading

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Give My Old Games Good Homes

Now that I’m done running around for the summer, my son Marty has stepped up to give me a hand with clearing out my closets and attic, which are clogged with old games, books, and more that haven’t seen enough … Continue reading

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“Roll Dice” Prizes

My friend John McLintock is running a series of contests to celebrate the 5th anniversary of his gaming blog “Roll Dice and Kick Ass!” As part of this, I’m donating a signed copy of Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon. You … Continue reading

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Jim Lowder on NPR

My friend Jim Lowder recently appeared on WUWM — Milwaukee’s NPR station — to chat about Family Games: The 100 Best. Listen in to hear him wax philosophic about games for all people and how great they are.

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Imagine Interview

Over at Imagine Daily, Kyle Robert Willis posted an interview with me. This one covers a long gamut of topics from Ghosts of Ascalon to Amortals to Brave New World: Revolutions to the Leverage RPG. It makes for a good recap … Continue reading

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Grubb Represents for Ghosts of Ascalon

Jeff Grubb — my co-author for Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon — is busy out there promoting the book while I’m here at home getting ready for a vacation in the Northwoods. The folks at Guildcast recorded a podcast with … Continue reading

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Beukes Takes London

Lauren Beukes — author of the excellent Moxyland and Zoo City, and fellow Angry Robot author — is due for a rare visit to London from her home in South Africa. During this, she has a signing at Forbidden Planet on … Continue reading

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Kickstarting Terrible Character Portraits

My friend Jeff Preston has a new Kickstarter project: 60 Terrible Character Portraits for Creative Commons Release. Despite the title, Jeff’s artwork is the opposite of terrible. Check it out and chip in if it tickles you.

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Shadowrun: Spells & Chrome E-Book Out

Sometime back in May, Catalyst Game Labs released its first new fiction anthology for Shadowrun, entitled Spells & Chrome. John Helfers edited the book, and it includes stories from Jason Hardy, Jason Schmetzer, Jean Rabe, Phaedra Weldon, Kevin Killiany, Steven … Continue reading

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