Not enough Shadowrun

With the Shadowrun Kickstarter winding down I realized I needed to write about it more. It has been getting a lot of coverage in unexpected places. Partially for the community around it but also for the memories and old school fondness for the various versions of the game itself.

Meanwhile some other Shadowrun games for 4th edition and 3rd edition have getting a bit more attention even though they were announced earlier.

Anyways just 3 more days till they finish their funding blowout and we start eagerly awaiting the return of the old Shadowrun!

Uh oh... Homeland security at your door

Because you totally trust the U.S. government right? They just want to be able to see what data you have on your video game console. Be careful what games you play.... Any of those games that contain the word terrorist too much (Counter-Strike?) and maybe you will be on the watch list.

Does anyone at the U.S. government know what the 4th amendment says?

Shadowrunning Awesome

Incredible Shadowrun news. I especially love the bit about "Old School" Shadowrun.

If this is the first you’ve heard of Harebrained Schemes, welcome! Our studio has been around for about a year but many of us have worked together before—sometimes at multiple companies. Although we’re crammed into a tiny office we call “the closet” with no running water and some sketchy PCs, we really feel like we’re living the dream: working on cool stuff with people we like and respect. It’s a place where everyone’s creativity and contributions are valued and where we can be ourselves without corporate overlords breathing down our necks. So regardless of our physical work environment, we feel very lucky to be doing this and to have the chance to make a Shadowrun game for you. As Jordan said in our Kickstarter video, we want to make an “old school” Shadowrun game. For us, thatmeans staying true to the source material, creating a deep story that unfolds in interesting ways anddesigning gameplay that rewards thinking and experimentation.

Your colonial water skiing assassins'

I had hoped it was just a bad joke... but no. Assassins' Creed 3 really is set in the American Revolution. It seems to me what one may call a "Jumping the Shark" moment. Anyways, I will let weregeek say it best for me: