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Shelly Mazzanoble is the author of Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dungeons & Dragons: One Woman’s Quest to Trade Self-Help for Elf-Help, a humorous yet emotionally honest memoir about finding fun and meaning in America’s best-known fantasy role-playing game. She recently took a few moments to speak with about her experiences as [...]
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I broke down and bought Grand Theft Auto IV a few months ago when I was in the mood for some open-world mayhem, only to be sorely disappointed. Why was I driving some guy’s girlfriend around? And why do I have an angry, a-hole boss? Why am I some low level schmo, and why can’t I customize my character, beyond just a couple of wardrobe changes? Where was the fun? Well, I figured out a few weeks ago. All of the fun that I was expecting can be found in Saints Row the Third.
How would you like to play all of the hottest games before they hit the market and get paid to write about them? David Knight has what might seem like a dream job for many gamers, but it’s not all fun and games. I recently interviewed Knight, the author of many of Prima’s official game [...]
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Jason Thompson is one half of the creative duo behind the hit graphic novels King of RPGs and King of RPGs 2. Thompson, along with artist Victor Hao, has created a series that both celebrates and lampoons the high drama, dysfunction and camaraderie that permeates gaming fandom. Read on to learn how a self-described “shy, [...]
Read MoreIt’s back! King of RPGs, the New York Times bestselling manga/RPG mashup graphic novel series from Del Rey, returns with a second volume of fiery gaming action!
Volume 2 hits stores Tuesday, and to celebrate, we’re having two launch parties! Join the artist and author (that’s me) of King of RPGs in Seattle and San Francisco [...]
Harold Goldberg has reviewed video games for fifteen years. Ernest Cline, in between stints as a short-order cook, fish gutter, plasma donor, elitist video store clerk, and tech support drone, has held geeking out as his primary occupation. Harold’s book, All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture, just came out in April. Ernest’s novel, Ready Player One, part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera and all love letter to gaming, comes out in August. Can you say synergy? We sure did.
Check out a conversation between these two gaming gurus.
Read MoreMan, do I remember when Magic: The Gathering first hit the streets. Sounds like I’m talking about a drug, doesn’t it? Well, I am. Those little cards were like gamer crack for several years. Me and the older kids had Dungeons & Dragons, comparatively a gentleman’s habit only supported by specialty retailers and usually indulged [...]
Read MoreKaos studios’ first-person shooter Homefront was one of the most eagerly anticipated titles of the season, with record numbers of pre-orders from gamers drawn in by the storyline: a small group of resistance fighters attempting to recapture the American homeland, currently occupied by Korean forces. Scripted by John Milius, director of Red Dawn, Homefront promised [...]
Read MoreGame designer American McGee (American McGee’s Alice) stopped by Reddit.com this week to answer a few questions from the site’s user base. Among all of the questions about his name (yes, American is his real name), his mistakes (Bad Day LA) and an Alice movie (don’t hold your breath), was this thought provoking query from [...]
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Howard Sherman
I absolutely know for a fact that some of the personality traits in the characters in books I've...