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Kickstarter: Kaleidoscope Frenzy by Mark Lain

Recently, GBN received word that Malthus Dire (aka the upstanding gamebook author and prolific reviewer Mark Lain) has been hard at work and seeking tribute for his latest creation KaleidoscopeFrenzy. The fifth book in the Destiny’s Role adventure gamebook series and the long-awaited sequel to Fragile Beauty – a modern day hardboiled detective adventure concerning …

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Shadow Thief Book One: Jailbreak

A 150-section mini adventure set in the world of his upcoming Hellscape Gamebook series, David Lowrie’s Jailbreak is the first atmospheric release in the Shadow Thief series, which has been inspired by the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks (especially Midnight Rogue written by Graeme Davis). Your name is Shadow, and you are a thief. An exceptional thief. …

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RETRO: Rollercoaster, and text adventure/FMV games

Interactive fiction, readable as what we may now describe as a narrative ‘gamebook’, became a relatively commonplace form of entertainment during the 1970s and early ’80s. Some of the earliest choice-based stories are from the Tracker Books series by Transworld Publishers in the UK. One of their first published titles is 1972’s Secret of the …

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KICKSTARTER: Graphic Novel Adventures – Season 3

The third collection of Van Ryder Games’ Graphic Novel Adventures is now seeking funding via Kickstarter. Following on from the success of the two previous campaigns, GNA returns with five more books featuring all-new adventures. Become the star of a graphic novel, where text and graphics combine to create a visual sensory experience with the …

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Hardcover Editions of Dane Barrett gamebooks

The first two Dane Barrett gamebooks are now available in Hardcover Editions for collectors who prefer to own and read hardcover books. Both Children of the Painted Apple and The Mystery of Dracula are exclusive to Lulu Press via the direct links above (you won’t find them in a general search), and will not be …

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November ROUND-UP: wrath, vengeance and death

This month we’ve got a sizeable selection of printed gamebooks and digital games for your perusal, plus links to video highlights of the recent Fighting Fantasy Fest. Any of the choice-based experiences featured here would make excellent gifts for readers of interactive fiction – or people you know who should be – so remember to …

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October ROUND-UP: Geats, famous historical figures and a Syrian refugee

This month we bring you news of interactive adventures set in different times and places: 6th-century Scandinavia, fantasy lands featuring marshlands and winter storms, Zanzibar in the late 19th century, an Australian small town, and war-ravaged Syria. • • •Beowulf Beastslayer Jonathan Green’s 4th title in his ACE Gamebooks series, Beowulf Beastslayer, has now been …

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Football Drama

Italian developers Open Lab Games and Demigiant have released their narrative choice-based game Football Drama, where you play as Rocco Galliano, the existentially troubled manager of a struggling football team. Football Drama uses cards and power in fast turn-based matches as part of a football championship, implementing in-match controls to allow for the choice between …

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Telling Lies

Telling Lies is the new live-action video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative experience with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations of four characters targeted by surveillance. A complex and absorbing crime fiction thriller, Telling Lies sits you in …

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ERICA ~ an interactive live-action thriller

A cinematic murder mystery, ERICA is a gripping interactive thriller developed for PlayStation 4 by Flavourworks and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. ERICA marries high-fidelity film production values with choice-based gameplay, allowing you to reach into the game world and take control of the action. Immerse yourself in live-action video and make tactile choices through …

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