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Fighting Fantasy Blood of the Zombies now on iOS and Android
Now that developer Big Blue Bubble's iOS Fighting Fantasy games are no more, it's time for developer Tin Man Games to take charge of the choose-your-own-adventure series. The studio's first Fighting Fantasy project, Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies, is now available on iOS and Android.Blood of the Zombies was written by series co-creator (and "life president" of Eidos), Ian Livingstone, in celebration of Fighting Fantasy's 30th anniversary. You can pick up Blood of the Zombies now for $6 on either iTunes or Google Play.%Gallery-168612%
Fighting Fantasy iOS games being pulled from iTunes tomorrow
Choose-your-own adventure fans have another crucial decision to make today, as games based on Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy book series are being pulled from the iOS marketplace tomorrow.On August 14, licenses held by developer Big Blue Bubble will expire, requiring the games be removed from sale on all iOS devices. The choose-your-own adventure/RPG titles affected by the expiration date are: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, Deathtrap Dungeon, Citadel of Chaos, and City of Thieves.Speaking with Eurogamer last week, Big Blue Bubble said the original agreement made was for a specific amount of time and time has run out. "I am not aware of the apps being picked up or ported by anyone else," the dev said.Gamebook Adventures dev Tin Man Games will handle the franchise going forward and will launch Fighting Fantasy: Blood of the Zombies later this month. It's unclear if this situation would have been remedied had Big Blue decided to turn to Page 27.
Fighting Fantasy games leaving the App Store
Big Blue Games has released four games based on the Fighting Fantasy series of roleplaying books by legendary game creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Now that the licensing agreement is about to expire, they're leaving the App Store forever as of tomorrow. Creature of Havoc, Citadel of Chaos, Deathtrap Dungeon, and The Warlock of Firetop Mountain are all set to expire, so if you have wanted to pick them up (or are just hearing about them), now's the time. They are all set at US$2.99. Tin Man Games is reportedly going to be handling the license for these books from now on, though it's not likely that they'll re-release these same titles. So if you've got fond memories of "playing" these, or just want to see what the Big Blue versions are like, grab these now. Even though they'll disappear from the App Store, you'll be able to keep them on your iOS device. You just won't be able to redownload or reinstall them (except, of course, if you sync them with iTunes on a Mac).
Epic's 'Make Something Unreal Live' contestants to create Fighting Fantasy iOS games
Having recently optioned rights to the Fighting Fantasy series of books from Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson, Epic Games is putting an interesting spin on its Make Something Unreal Live contest.Here's how it works: four different start-up studios will each select one book from the fantasy series and make a game for Epic, to be released on the App Store sometime this spring. The winning team walks away with a free commercial Unreal Engine 3 license for iOS.The books chosen are The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, The Citadel of Chaos, Deathtrap Dungeon and Armies of Death. Each title will premiere at Gadget Show Live 2012, which takes place from April 10 through April 15 in Birmingham, UK.
Hands-on: Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (DS)
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is based on a fantasy gamebook of the same name -- essentially Dungeons & Dragons crossed with Choose Your Own Adventure. In my case, the story I managed to weave for myself is the epic tale of an adventurer who wanders into a cave and is swiftly murdered by dwarves. %Gallery-69535%
First look in first-person: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
click to Firetop Mountain-sizeAspyr kindly sent us some exclusive screens and artwork for Big Blue Bubble's Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, the action-RPG based on the classic roleplaying book. Looking over the screenshots, we get a very mid-'90s PC RPG vibe, which is totally cool with us. Stuff like Etrian Odyssey and The Dark Spire satisfies our nostalgia for even older first-person role-playing, but these high-detail 2D sprites on 3D backgrounds hit a different era of nostalgia. Also in the gallery, two panoramic pieces of environment concept art like the "Dwarven Room" above. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is expected to reach the Fortress of Retail this holiday season.%Gallery-69535%
Big Blue Bubble developing Warlock of Firetop Mountain for DS
Canadian developer Big Blue Bubble is working on an action RPG for the DS named "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain." Sound familiar? Some of you may recognize it as the first book in Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy book series -- portable gaming for the pre-Gameboy crowd. This game, based on the book, will be published by Aspyr Media and will release this holiday season.Jackson and Livingstone have both been involved with the project, helping Big Blue Bubble nail the look and feel of the Fighting Fantasy universe. While the last Fighting Fantasy book to be made into a video game, Deathtrap Dungeon, wasn't particular successful -- or good -- Warlock of Firetop Mountain looks to remain much more faithful to the book. Hey, games industry. You know what else would make a good transition from book to game? The Lone Wolf series. You should get on that.
Fighting Fantasy to be resurrected on DS, PSP
Fighting Fantasy creators Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone are making moves to bring their role-playing gamebook series to DS and PSP. The book series was originally published from 1982 through 1995, enjoying a 59-volume run. In 2002, Wizard Books scooped up the rights to Fighting Fantasy and has made some efforts to revive its popularity.Jackson and Livingstone are currently seeking out partners for the proposed video game series. This won't be the first attempt at expanding Fighting Fantasy's reach. In the mid-80s a slew of book-ports were released for the Commodore 64, Amstrad, BBC, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. More recently, Eidos published a version of Deathtrap Dungeon for PC and PlayStation (1).
