The Collector’s Edition of Rune War from Holmgard Press – the next step in their completion of the hardback collector’s series – will be ready to ship worldwide from December 1st. The book features the much-loved original Brian Williams illustrations, a gorgeous new map from Francesco Mattioli (as shown), and striking new cover art from Alberto Dal Lago […]
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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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It’s been yet another busy month for interactive fiction, with many interesting releases recently hitting retail outlets or seeking finance via crowdfunding. We’ve gathered together a wide variety of books, digital games, board games and more to tempt you – surely something for both young and old, and every taste and wallet! • • •Savage
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Choice of Games are currently offering their 460,000-word fantasy epic Exile of the Gods by Jonathan Valuckas, a sequel to Champion of the Gods, at a discounted price during a pre-order period before its public release on July 11th. In the great war between the gods, will you wield the chains of destiny, or shatter
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Fog of War: The Battle for Cerberus is a 170,000-word military sci-fi game written by Bennett R. Coles, set in the universe of his Virtues of War series of action-packed adventures. You’re fresh out of battle school with a lot to prove. Will you win hearts and minds, or grind this planet to dust? Take
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Trap For Winners is a gripping sci-fi interactive thriller with tabletop elements from indie game studio Prime Games (developer of the impressive Dust and Salt series), that lets you shape your own character and his morality. The fate of a conquered alien world is in your hands. YOU are Steve Harrison, an undercover agent for
Charles A.F. King has released his latest Choose Your Own Fate gamebook; the underwater adventure Soviet Seafloor Station Ustritsa. A branching path narrative consisting of 108 sections, this is a fascinating mystery investigation set during the height of the Cold War, when both the US and Soviet superpowers were seeking any advantage that they could
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A solo role-playing campaign in a gamebook format, SNAKES and GESTAPO, Act 1: Consumed from the Inside incorporates a complex game system to appeal to a modern, mature audience. Translated from the French gamebook Dans le nid du mal – Acte 1: Rongé de l’intérieur, created by Guillaume Gagnon and written by Patrick Boulanger, SNAKES
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Werewolves: Haven Rising is an alternate timeline, 280,000-word interactive adventure by Jeffrey Dean, acclaimed author of the Road Less Traveled series of post-apocalyptic gamebooks. Taking place in New Haven, Connecticut, where thousands of innocent humans were killed after an outbreak of violence between two werewolf packs, the surviving werewolves are now imprisoned in the ruins
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A coproduction by The Pixel Hunt, Figs and ARTE France, and published by Playdius Entertainment, Bury me, my Love is inspired by real events and imbued with themes of love, hope and migration. Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety. The title
Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson have released their insightful and intensely satirical gamebook Can You Brexit? It’s up to you to undertake the difficult negotiations of separation, where you not only have to deliver a workable Brexit as you manage ongoing domestic affairs, but you have to hold onto power while doing so! Can you
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Dust and Salt is an upcoming text-based tactical adventure game from Bulgarian developer Prime Games. An adaption based on a published gamebook from author Sycamore Bright, Dust and Salt is a non-linear story, merging CYOA gamebooks and RPGs to create a story based on personal choices. Will your decisions lead to a better future for
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Chaos Is Harmony’s text adventure Conscientia is a thoughtful role-playing experience, where your actions lead to specific consequences, and exploration rewards the player with new knowledge and a greater understanding of the world surrounding you. Eidos. An immortal traveler in a world that is unknown to her. Where will she go in her exploration? What
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The fourth book in Michael J. Ward’s DestinyQuest series will finally be published after a contract with Megara Entertainment (known for their collector’s editions of the Way of the Tiger, Lone Wolf and other gamebooks) was recently finalised. Dark fury will rain down from the heavens. A lost race returns from the shrouds of time,
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