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Wot RPS Thinks of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Tomas

There is a great article about the game over on Rock Paper Shotgun: Despite containing the horror of gas attacks, trench warfare, zombies and shoggoths, the story is more camp than creepy, with echoes of Wolfenstein and Hellboy. It’s serviceable … Continue reading →

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The Stars are Right as ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ Launches!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Tomas

After a year of intensive development, the small indie team of Red Wasp Design have announced that their anticipated title, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land has launched on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The game is a turn-based strategy … Continue reading →

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The Wasted Land Rises from R’lyeh on Monday

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Tomas

It’s been a lot of development time and energy over the last year and a bit, but finally the time is almost here for the release of the Wasted Land.  I’m currently swapping my time between the Bristol Global Games … Continue reading →

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Q: How is the Game Coming Along? A: It’s with Apple…

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Tomas

We’ve had a few people contacting us to ask how it is all going.  It’s great that there are so many people eager to venture into the Wasted Land.  There is not much to say other than the game is … Continue reading →

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‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ Screenshots HD Released, Launch Date Announced as 30th January 2012

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Tomas

After much chanting and summoning of dark forces, indie developer Red Wasp Design today announced that the stars will be right for the release of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land on the 30th January 2012. To seal this pact … Continue reading →

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Call of Cthulhu Screenshots and Level-Pan Video Released!

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Tomas

We’re really excited the be able to share with you the screenshots and a video showing a pan around one of the levels featured in the screenshots.  So here is one of the images, showing a mission set in a … Continue reading →

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Call of Cthulhu: 30th Edition is Out!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Tomas

Over on Chaosium’s website, they have all the information about getting your copy of the limited edition, 30th aniversary edition of Call of Cthulhu! 2011 MARKS THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY of the release of the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. To … Continue reading →

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The Creation of the ‘Call of Cthulhu:The Wasted Land’ Image

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Tomas

Stu, our artist, has separated out the layers of the main image we’ve so far released for the game.  As we’ve had lots of positive comments about this artwork, we thought we’d share them and add a few comments on … Continue reading →

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Of Zombies and Mythos Monsters…

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tomas

A couple of people have asked me about why there are zombies in a Cthulhu setting?  Its a fair question and zombies have become big in popular media forms of late. However I’ve been thinking of this game setting for … Continue reading →

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A Solution to Call of Cthulhu Sanity in Video Games?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Tomas

Yesterday I chatted a bit about why Sanity is an issue for video games. I think that as games consoles get more powerful, developers will get better at dealing with emotions in a gamic context. More powerful machines will mean … Continue reading →

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