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Author Interview with Michael Chatfield

A Brit living in Canada, Michael Chatfield is the author of the Free Fleet and Harmony War military based space opera series. After getting thoroughly hooked by science fiction and LitRPG, Michael turned his hand to writing in his favorite genres. Michael draws on his time spent as an Infanteer in the Canadian Military to bring a realism to his stories.

When did you first start writing fiction?

I’ve been tinkering for a while, but I think it was really 4 years ago I started. Just one of those...

Author Interview with Conor Kostick

Conor Kostick is a writer and historian living in Dublin. As a novelist he was awarded the Farmleigh writer’s residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award ‘in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland’. Epic is Conor’s most successful book, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide. It was awarded...

Author Interview With Justin Lincoln

Our next author interview is with Justin Lincoln. A marketer by day, he built Great LitRPG before launching his own book in our burgeoning genre. The novel, Martyrs: Legends of the Great Savanna Book 1, shot up the charts on its release. Its also managed to rack up a few really nice reviews. Enjoy learning a little more about him as we continue our series of LitRPG author interviews.

When did you first start writing fiction?

I started seriously writing fiction at the end of last year. I have...

RPG Legends: Link and Zelda

While Final Fantasy is often thought of as the game that introduced RPGs to North America, the truth is that another title did so first. The Legend of Zelda might not be a classic JRPG, but most of the Action-RPG genre owes a huge debt to the game. From overworlds filled with dungeons to the reliance on tools to open up new areas of the map, there are few third-person games that don’t crib something from the long-running series.

If you take the time to examine the series’ past, though, you’ll...

Author Interview With Dave Willmarth

Next up in our series of interviews with LitRPG authors we have Dave Willmarth. If you’re into LitRPG or GameLit, you’ve likely heard about The Greystone Chronicles. If not, you need to check it out. Willmarth has been a life-long fan of Fantasy and Science Fiction books He’s also been a avid gamer since the 1970’s, the days of early video games like Pong, Tank, and classic Dungeons and Dragons adventures.  Discovering the GameLit (LitRPG) genre opened up a whole new world that allowed for th...

Author Interview with KT Hanna

KT Hanna has a love for words. Born in Australia, she met her husband in a computer game, moved to the U.S.A. and went into culture shock. Bonus? Not as many creatures specifically designed to kill you. She creates science-fiction, fantasy, and LitRPG like it’s going out of style, with a dash of horror for fun! She freelance edits for Chimera Editing, plays computer games, and chases her daughter, husband, corgis, cats, and snake. She just launched a new book which you can find at Amazon – In...

What D&D Class Should You Play in 5e?

Dungeons and Dragons is a constantly-evolving game. The 5th Edition is a huge return to form after the more video game-inspired 4th Edition, and that means a return to a lot of what has traditionally made Dungeons and Dragons work. With that change has come a huge update in the base classes for the game and, in some cases, how those classes work. If you’ve never played 5th Edition – or if you’ve never played a role-playing game at all – this guide can give you a hand in figuring out how to pi...

Virtual Reality Games for PC in 2018

VR is slowly approaching the point where it can’t be dismissed as just a novelty. There are some truly fantastic games being released now, even though most of them do have a standard PC counterpart. If you really want to get the most out of those games, though, the headset is the way to go.

We’ve collected a few examples of the best VR games currently on the market, games that leverage the technology in a way that makes them particularly interesting to most gamers. Whether you want to fly a s...

RPG Legends: Tracy Hickman

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The legends of the RPG world come from a number of different backgrounds. While you can trace quite a few of them to the early days of D&D, the latter crop of game designers and novelists came from a variety of backgrounds. All of them, though, were huge contributors to the world of fantasy and the RPGs of today. One important figure in the hobby is Tracy Hickman, an author and game designer who is perhaps best known for his work as the co-aut...

New Video Games for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch in April 2018

It’s a good time to be a gamer. We wanted to take a quick look at all the great video games coming out this month for PS4, Xbox One, PC, and the Nintendo Switch.

If you like RPG, shooters, or other types of games, there’s sure to be something on that will get you excited. From the new Frostpunk for the PC to God of War for PS4, there’s a lot to look forward to in April 2018 when it comes to gaming.

Whether you’re a console gamer or solely have fun on your PC, we’ve put together a sweet break...