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 mixed and matched layers, then rammed them into each other to see which could dish out or take the beating …
Die Geister von Ascalon Available Now
The German version of Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon – Guild Wars: Die Geister von Ascalon – officially hit stores yesterday in Germany. It’s published by Panini, a publisher I know best from its long relationship with Marvel Comics in Italy and through my friend Marco Lupoi. If you speak German or can fake it well enough, you can download and …
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 love over the past few years. He’s putting them up on eBay for me, one at a time. Part of …
Jonny Nexus on Tied-In
Jonny Nexus – he of Game Night fame – recently picked up Tied-In, the first book about tie-in novels from the IAMTW. He likes it a lot so far, but then he segues into naming his favorite tie-in novel of all time: Grease by Ron De Cristoforo. I haven’t thought about it for years, but I read lots of these …
Ghosts of Ascalon Uber Alles
If you speak German, be sure to look out for Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon – a.k.a Die Geister von Ascalon – in deutsch next week. It hits stores in Germany on August 24. If you can’t wait that long, head on over to GamesCom this weekend, at which my co-author Jeff Grubb will be reprising his Comic-Con role as …
New Amortals Review
Gill Polack recently read my upcoming novel Amortals. In her review, she writes: I keep wanting to use that old slogan “Tight, taut and terrific” about Amortals, which is accurate, but oh, so wrong. There’s not a wasted word. There’s not an idea that doesn’t make sense. I meant to start it tonight and finish other work, then finish it …
Angry Robot on the Air Again!
The fine folks at Angry Robot just posted their second podcast. This one – hosted again by the mellifluous Mur Lafferty – features Lauren Beukes and Kaaron Warren. I’ve read both of their first books, and I’m in the middle of Lauren’s Zoo City right now. They’re both excellent writers, so be sure to check them out, right after you …
“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 can also win games and books from other authors and designers like Bill King, Academy Games, Q-Workshop, Jim Swallow, and …
Listen In On Gen Con
During all my running around at Gen Con, I wound up being recorded for three different podcasts. In the first, Cam Banks and I chatted with Ryan Macklin and Kevin Weiser for This Just In … From Gen Con! We ranged over a lot of topics, including the Smallville RPG and the Diana Jones Award. It was 11 AM on …
Tied-In Paperback Out
I mentioned before that the IAMTW put out an excellent e-book entitled Tied In: The Business, History and Craft of Media Tie-In Writing. Besides being out for the Kindle and other e-book formats, it’s also now available as a trade paperback. If you’re a fan of tie-ins and would like to know about how they make their way to you, …