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Roleplaying and board games reviews, podcasts, videos and interviews

G*M*S Magazine Podcast Episode 6

This is the first episode sponsored by Fun Q Games and also the first episode with the new format. From now on the podcast will only have one item. It will also be shorter than the previous ones and the episodes will be coming up more steadily and regularly.

BattleCon gets in for a good Kickstarter

BattleCON (short for Battle Connection) a head to head fighting game where two players take on different characters and attempt to defeat one another in single combat. It mirrors the strategy and tactics of a console fighting game like Street Fighter, BlazBlue, Guilty Gear, or Virtua Fighter. You may have seen other games like that before. The idea isn’t revolutionary, but the gameplay is. Here’s a breakdown.

The Mystic Empyrean Free Preview

For those who haven’t been following the development of Mystic Empyrean so far, here’s a breakdown of the game that promises to be one of the most groundbreaking RPGs of all time.

Immersion in Games

Games, for the most part, have a theme. Many games are designed entirely around involving players in their theme. RPGs form the lion’s share of these, and the remainder form a category that is commonly referred to as Ameritrash (this isn’t a derogatory term in most circles, despite the sound of it).