My pal and former boss Tim Gerritsen has left the company at which I worked with him, Human Head Studios. I had a great time working with Tim and the crew there, although it’s now a much different company than the one I left, complete with brand-new offices and a hit title (Prey) on its hands. My friend Jason Blair, …
The Brave New World Movie
A talented group of indie filmmakers from Chicago–a group known as Reactor 88 Studios–are working on a proof of concept for a film based on my Brave New World roleplaying game. I sat down and had dinner with them in December and met the cast and crew, led by producer Darren Orange. They have a tremendous amount of energy and …
R.E.V.s in Stores
I spotted a few of the R.E.V.s toys in Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve and again yesterday afternoon. I’m told the toys did well in focus-group testing, especially the CD-ROM that comes with them. I developed the CD-ROM with a team of people, including Max Bertolini, James Farr, Tim Brown and Arnold Jemison (of Jamit), Robbie Robbins of IDW, Hal Mangold, …
Happy New Year!
Here’s to better days ahead for everyone!
Happy Holidays!
Whoever you are and wherever you may be, happy holidays to you. Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, good Kwanzaa, blessed Yule, and a wonderful winter solstice. Plus, a message from our management:
Back to Busy Time
Earlier this year, I found myself with little to do. I’d planned to spend my summer writing another pair of novels for the Knights of the Silver Dragon line. However, when Wizards canceled the line, I looked down and saw I had an empty plate. I filled that space with a number of smaller gigs while I went out hunting …
Völker Faerûns
Last week, a copy of the German edition of Races of Faerûn showed up in the mail from Wizards of the Coast. It’s always sort of strange to see my words in a language I can’t read, but the people at Feder & Schwert did a fine job of creating a great-looking book, which is the only basis upon which …
EndZone Interview
EndZone, an online fanzine for all things Blood Bowl, just published its second issue. It’s a free PDF, and it features an interview with me about writing my series of Blood Bowl novels. Download and enjoy!
Good-Bye Grandpa
William Kenneth “Ken” Forbeck, my dad’s dad, died on Friday. He had just made it to 92 years old back on November 1, All Saints’ Day in the Catholic tradition. He’d spent the last several months in a nursing home after a bout with pneumonia last winter, from which he never recovered his strength–and a new round of pneumonia and …
Xbox 360 in the Palace
When it gets quiet around here, you can bet it’s for one of two things: I’m out of town I’m really busy Let’s just say I’m in town. As part of that, for one (maybe two) of my projects, I had to pick up an Xbox 360. (It’s a hard life. I’ve also had to watch a bunch of cartoons.) …