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INTERVIEW: Don Bosco, author of Last Kid Running

GBN has been excited to be in touch with Don Bosco, an award-winning writer and publisher of thrilling fiction for teens and children, and founder of the publishing studio Super Cool Books. In 2019, Don published his latest gamebook: Last Kid Running, Welcome to the Scramble. Here is its synopsis! LAST KID RUNNING is a …

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Kickstarter: Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock: A Rock/Comedy Gamebook

Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is a new gamebook filled with all the pitfalls, clichés and famous figures that the rock scene has to offer. Combined with a goodly portion of humor and tough talk, this is an adventure with a difference that invites you to master its challenges. You are Taylor, a …

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KICKSTARTERS: What Dreams May Come and The Haunted Tower

There are several gamebook Kickstarters currently running – and Gamebook News is delighted to present you with two outstanding examples: What Dreams May Come and The Haunted Tower. The Haunted Tower is a choose your own adventure story where you play the role of Quick, the Clockwork Knight. You must rely on your wits, courage, and …

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New Gamebook: Shelby – the adventures of a little mouse in the country

Shelby is the first gamebook of illustrator and comic book artist Francesco Mattioli, where you must help a little mouse find his way home. Originally written in Italian and later translated to French, the English version is a collaboration with Jonathan Green. So how does it work? All you need to do is choose a …

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Along the Edge & Seers Isle are heading to Nintendo Switch

Nova-box, the studio behind Across the Grooves, are releasing Along the Edge and Seers Isle on Nintendo Switch on October 15. Both games have been successful on Steam and can be found on several platforms. Along the Edge and Seers Isle are both visual novels. Along the Edge is set in the European countryside and …

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Newsbyte: Three Game Announcements From Choice Of Games & Their Hosted Games Label

Hold on to your hats, because we’ve got not one piece of gamebook news for you today, but three new announcements from Choice of Games and their Hosted Games label. First up, we have a new release from Choice of Games, Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road. Plus their whopping new addition to Exile of …

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Kickstarter: The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass — A Visual Thriller Novel

The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass is a mystery/thriller visual novel, currently in its last days of a very successful Kickstarter. Created by Trinitite Team, the adventure game features an interesting storyline that delves deep into a thrilling mystery. The discovery of a rare gemstone draws people to an exhibit held in Ashiya Tower. Just as the …

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Newsbyte: Light Strikers Kickstarter, New Hosted Games Titles & Issue 1 of Advanced Fighting Fantasy Magazine

Tons of things are happening in the gamebook world right now! Here are four newsbyte morsels to whet your appetite. A new Kickstarter has landed. Light Strikers is a new gamebook with an array of pledge offers — some of which include an e-book, a PDF, a print-out, and more! In the world of Adamah, …

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Three games from Choice of Games & Hosted Games

Three new digital gamebooks from Choice of Games and Hosted Games have landed. As always, all three games are entirely text-based — without graphics or sound effects. Werewolves 2: Pack Mentality is a 360,000 word interactive novel in Jeffrey Dean’s acclaimed “Claw, Shadow, and Sage” series, where your choices control the story. It’s a war …

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Newsbyte: Lone Wolf Collector’s Edition & New Hosted Games Adventure

Holmgard Press recently published a collector’s edition of The Fall of Blood Mountain, book number 26 in the Lone Wolf series. In The Fall of Blood Mountain, you must journey to the subterranean kingdom of the dwarves and attempt to save your ancient allies from the wrath of the Shom’zaa. This collector’s edition features Brian …

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Kickstarters: Edgar Allan Poe & Hotel Lovecraft

Officina Meningi – the people behind the Necronomicon Gamebooks (Dagon and Carcosa) – are back with an Edgar Allen Poe inspired gamebook. The Kickstarter launches on August 28 – so get ready for some creepy nightmare horror from authors that truly understand the genre! Some of Poe’s most famous short stories (The Black Cat, The …

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AUDIO: Detective X – An Interactive Amazon & Google Adventure

Detective X is an audio work of interactive fiction, released for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, developed by the Toronto-based Budgie voice app design studio. Do you have what it takes to catch a killer? Or will the killer catch you? The chase is on in Detective X! A choose-your-own-adventure-style thriller with roots in narrative-driven …

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