This article originally appeared in Issue 11 of The Campaigner, published in 2015. The issue is still available as digital download or in limited print stock. By Matthew Lee | Images Chris Avellone This issue The Campaigner talks to Chris Avellone from Obsidian Entertainment (since this interview he has left the company). He tells us […]
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This past week on the tabletop
19/03/2017 – 25/03/2017 What happened in the world of tabletop over the last week? Australian games just keep popping up. TGDA took a look at some of the releases in 2016 in an informative video. Who doesn’t love a game? Or 10,000? No more getting the boot. Designer of COGZ, Wesley Lamont, appeared on ABC […]
Chris Avellone talks Codename: Van Buren
Episode 48 of the Gamer’s Tavern sees Chris Avellone talk about Codename: Van Buren, the game that was supposed to become Fallout 3. Because of a shoestring budget, the bulk of the Van Buren mechanics were created as a tabletop RPG for testing purposes. Chris talks about the Van Buren project, RPG games, and generally […]
Issue 11 is out now
A new year of The Campaigner kicks off with todays release of Issue 11. In this issue we look at the worker placement game Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia, explore its origins, and talk to game designer Jamey Stegmaier about its development. We also talk to Chris Avellone from Obsidian Entertainment about his previous career […]