Interviews
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5.5KMeta-critic: Dr. McNinja creator Christopher Hastings on Gwenpool’s ongoing series
Making her debut in 2015, newcomer Marvel superhero Gwenpool has been making waves since her introduction as a variant cover for an...
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6.5KCrazy Eights: John Coveyou on Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game
It seems like conquering the world, trading in the Mediterranean, and exploring dungeons are themes that perpetuate the board gaming world. Sometimes...
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4.1KHappily ever after: Causal Bit Games CEO on Battle Princess Madelyn
Smashing its original goal of $60,000 CAD in just five days, Causal Bit Games has created a successful Kickstarter for its upcoming...
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10.5KHidden gems: Douglas Bogart on Limited Run Games, Battle Princess Madelyn
The Kickstarter for Battle Princess Madelyn is underway, and the publisher Limited Run Games has announced that it will provide physical PC and PlayStation 4 versions...
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3.0KCrazy Eights: Todd Rowland on Thunderstone Quest
If you've played Thunderstone or Thunderstone Advanced, then you know that they are deck building games with a heavy fantasy dungeon crawling...
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5.3KCrazy Eights: Weta Workshop on Giant Killer Robots: Heavy Hitters!
When I was at Origins at the Cryptozoic booth, I saw a giant mech statue. While awaiting my appointment I started talking...
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2.8KQ&A with Survios Design Director Mike McTyre for VR shooter Raw Data
We sat down with Mike McTyre, Design Director of Survios for a quick Q&A on their smash hit Early Access VR title,...
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3.5KCrazy Eights: Ian Schofield on Ravage – Dungeons of Plunder
It seems like dungeon crawlers are trying to outdo themselves with bigger and more detailed figures. However, Ravage - Dungeons of Plunder...
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4.1KRealism in the Unreal: Song of Swords Developers on Historical Accuracy in Game Design
Song of Swords is a tabletop RPG currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. It prides itself as a historically accurate medieval combat game,...
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3.4KBlast from the past: Kevin Giguère on Arelite Core development
Five years into development, Dragon Slumber is set to release Arelite Core on Steam this week. We got to talk with the...
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1.9KCrazy Eights: Jonny Hinkle on Battle for the Universe
Games based on comic books have come a long way, with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past, the DC Deckbuilding...
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3.1KCrazy Eights: Tony Chen on Iberian Rails
Board games use the theme of trains often. From Ticket to Ride to Steam, riding the rails or building a rail empire...
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4.7KC&C creator Louis Castle interview – War Commander: Rogue Assault
If you are an old dirt farmer like me, you pumped countless hours into the Command & Conquer games. Series creator Louis...
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3.4KA drill to pierce the heavens: Mastiff CEO on Gurumin 3D release
Released earlier this year, Mastiff published Nihon Falcom’s Gurumin 3D for the Nintendo 3DS in North America, which we called “a fun...
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2.5KCrazy Eights: Jon Egia on Ether Wars
Burning Games is most notably known for FAITH: The Sci-Fi RPG. It is a system that doesn't use any dice. However, they have...
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2.2KInterview with game developers for Let It Die
A couple weeks ago Gaming Trend had a chance to go out to Los Angeles, California and sit down with the developers...
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2.8KGood Mood Creators discuss Mekazoo’s roots and where it might be headed
On November 15, Good Mood Creators released the long-awaited platformer Mekazoo. Only a day prior to Mekazoo’s launch, I had the opportunity...
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6.3KVampire Hunter D: Message from Mars creative team interview
Last week I had the opportunity to chat with key creators for Vampire Hunter D: Message from Mars. Calling in from across...
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4.3KCrazy Eights: Benjamin Yamada on Way of the Fighter
While the fighting genre has a bit of a resurgence since Street Fighter IV was released, board games haven't had many games...
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2.9KCrazy Eights: Kevin Young on Legends Untold
When you think of RPGs, you probably think of stacks of books, paper and pencils, and multiple odd shaped dice. That changed...
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3.9KCrazy Eights: Leonidas Vesperini and Benoit Vogt on Mythic Battles: Pantheon
A few years ago Mythic Battles was released. While it looked like a typical skirmish game, it had several interesting concepts, like...
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2.8KRichard Thomas of Onyx Path on Kickstarter and a Changing Industry
Since its launch in 2009, Kickstarter has spearheaded a revolution in tabletop game production. In the last seven years, Kickstarter raised funds...
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3.1KCrazy Eights: James Mathe on Squishy Dice
Several companies make dice of all numbers of sides. Some use metals. Others use wood. The most common material is plastic. Foam...
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3.2KC-list superstars: Will Robson on Great Lakes Avengers
Released last week, the Great Lakes Avengers officially had their first ongoing series thanks to a creative team led by Zac Gorman...
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2.7KCrazy Eights: Keith Baker on Illimat
You may recognize Keith Baker as the creator of the Gloom card game and the Eberron setting for Dungeons and Dragons. So how does...
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4.9KCrazy Eights: Mark Rosewater on Kaladesh
Magic: The Gathering has unheard of longevity. While several other collectible and trading card games have fallen by the wayside, Magic still goes...
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2.3KCrazy Eights: Jeff Allers on Skyways
When you look at board games, most of the time you try to spread out on the board. What if you had...
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3.2KCrazy Eights: Mike Selinker on Thornwatch
Thornwatch is an amalgamation of two huge forces in the gaming arena. While the Penny Arcade guys might be more well known for...
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3.0KCrazy Eights: Chris Birch from Modiphius on Siege of the Citadel
Modiphius had a great Kickstarter campaign with the Third Edition of the Mutant Chronicles RPG. Recently they went in a new direction with this IP...
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2.5KSilly symphonies: Danny Garfield on The Metronomicon development, musical influences
Puuba’s The Metronomicon proves that rhythm games and RPGs go together as well as peanut butter and jelly; the RPG/music hybrid scored...
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3.2KCall of Duty in Space – Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare preview
I hear it from my friends every year. “Another November, another Call of Duty” -- clearly fans are feeling a bit of...
