The ever-talented John Anealio just released this video of him performing an acoustic version of the song “Angry Robot,” which I co-wrote with him. It’s so cool it had me bouncing off the walls! Don’t forget, you can still download the original version for free. What’s stopping you? Just juke your way around the Angry Robot and grab your prize.
The Angry Robot Song
Today, John Anealio released “Angry Robot,” a song I helped him write. You can find it available for free on his website as a single or as part of his brand-new The Robot E.P., which includes “Angry Robot” and covers of “Mr. Roboto” and “The Transformers Theme.” I met John at the World Fantasy Convention last October, and we hit …
Steamfortress Victory, Ahoy!
My co-writer on the script for the InSpectres movie, Jeff Dohm, is launching a new tabletop roleplaying game this year, called Steamfortress Victory. Jeff describes it as American steampunk, and it fits that bill like a set of clockwork goggles. The first product for it – a prequel dime novel/adventure called A Day at the Fair – debuted at Archon …
Games for New Zealand
Over at Tor.com, I posted about the latest charity bundle of tabletop gaming PDFs that DriveThruRPG has put together. This one gives you $330+ of product for only $20, with proceeds going to the New Zealand Red Cross to help with its efforts to give aid in the wake of the recent earthquake there. It’s a great cause supported by …
Worldbuilders 2010
Pat Rothfuss, author of the excellent The Name of the Wind, has set up Worldbuilders – his annual fundraising drive for Heifer International – once again. As an incentive for fans of genre fiction, Pat and dozens of other authors have donated all sorts of prizes that you can win for taking part in the drive. Every $10 you chip …
(Some of) My Favorite SF/F Games
I ran into John DeNardo of the excellent SF Signal at the World Fantasy Convention over Halloween weekend. I’ve been following the site for a while, and we hit it off while chatting at the Tor party. They do a fantastic job of covering all the news for genre lit. Yesterday, I saw they had a new “Mind Meld” post …
Gamers for Pakistan Relief
My pals at DriveThruRPG.com just raised over $65,000 for Doctors Without Borders to help with the efforts to help out the people affected by the horrible floods in Pakistan. Good going to them, the gaming companies that supported them, and all the gamers who bought the special bundle to raise the money. Does my heart good to see that kind …
Try Trilobyte
My pal Blaze Miskulin recently set up a new venture called Trilobyte Studios. He aims to develop a number of new properties in several different genres, for games, films, books, and so on, but he needs help. If you’re a creative soul looking to get involved with something cool, stop by and check it out.
TimeOut Diversions
My pal Tony Lee just launched a new gaming company, TimeOut Diversions. Just in time for Halloween, he has Killer Thriller!, a short RPG about B-movie horror flicks. Also, to celebrate the upcoming World Series, Tony’s written “Hu’s the Monk,” a fantasy roleplaying riff on the classic “Who’s on First?” routine by Abbot & Costello. Check it out.
Green Kobold? Open Design for Freeport
I have a lot of friends in the gaming industry, and two groups of them just teamed up to develop something very cool: Dark Deeds in Freeport. This is a Pathfinder (essentially D&D 3.75) adventure for Green Ronin’s Freeport: The City of Adventure, designed as one of Wolfgang Baur‘s Open Design projects. I co-wrote the original Freeport hardcover with Chris Pramas …