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September 17 2008

Saints Row 2 - Whedonverse voice talent. Daniel Dae Kim, Neil Patrick Harris and Eliza Dushku chat about lending their voices to THQ's gangland sequel.

September 04 2008

Multiverse's Corey Bridges speaks about the new Buffy MMO. Also includes more on the unfortunate news that the Firefly MMOG development is being delayed.

August 23 2008

First look at the Buffy game for the Nintendo DS. IGN describes it as an "interesting melding of Resident Evil-style third person adventuring, and first-person shooting". The bad news is that there's no distributor for the game outside Europe.

August 02 2008

Ghosts of Albion RPG available for pre-order. The game, based on the novels and the animated internet series by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden, is being done by Eden Productions, and is completely compatible with their Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG. More...

July 11 2008

Buffy game announced for the Nintendo DS. 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice' will be exclusive to the DS and should be out this November. The post season seven story is penned by former Buffy writer Robert DesHotel ('Phases', 'The Puppet Show'). Eurogamer says Angel and Spike will feature in the game as well. More...

July 10 2008

Impressions of upcoming adventure game "Mirror's Edge". Joss is cited as a major influence on the setting and story of the game, and a direct quote from his Serenity DVD commentary appears in the second paragraph. More...

June 16 2008

A Joss Whedon video game? A report claims that Joss is creatively involved with an upcoming video game called 'Powers and Titans'.

June 06 2008

Mirror's Edge takes whedonesque cues on dystopia. Gaming website Gamasutra has a fun mention of Joss in this quick writeup of EA DICE's (makes of the Battlefield series) new first person action game. More...

February 08 2008

A petition for a new Buffy video game. The fansite SlayAlive is campaigning for a new Buffy video game. So if you fancy seeing the Buffyverse on the Wii, DS, PSP, Xbox 360 or PS3 why not show your support? More...

January 04 2008

Game Geeks reviews Eden Studios' Angel RPG. This has a good amount of detail on how the game plays and how it relates to the Buffy RPG and other games. More...

December 08 2007

50 Questions Live Buffy and Angel Trivia - December to Remember!!! The 50 Questions Live Buffy and Angel trivia game is set for December 8th (today). There are TONS of prizes in celebration of the holidays, including one sent specially from Mutant Enemy (Joss).

November 01 2007

Greg Edmonson completes new Music Project for Sony Games. Greg has composed the Background Music for Sony's Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. This Livejournal report has lots of info about Greg's new project.

October 08 2007

Scott Allie donates prizes for Buffy Trivia Contest. Play to win copies of BtVS #1-5 signed by the Dark Horse editor.

August 11 2007

Buffy Live Trivia Game on Saturday. Play for a chance to win books donated by author Alice Henderson. More...

July 26 2007

Joss knows how to embrace his inner-nerd. Joss gets a decent nod in an article about art direction in video games. More...

June 29 2007

Game Geeks reviews Buffy The Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game. This follows Kurt Wiegel's earlier online review of the Serenity Role Playing Game. More...
Ghosts of Albion RPG Demo. Based upon the novels and animated series co-written by Amber Benson. More...

June 05 2007

Game Geeks reviews the Serenity Role Playing Game. More...

June 04 2007

Firefly fans at Blizzard? World of Warcraft now features a new minipet : the Firefly. And one cant help feel that its a reference to our own "Firefly"... More...

May 12 2007

Whedonverse Miis. One person got inspired to create Buffy and Firefly avatars for their Nintendo Wii. More...

February 26 2007

The Ten Best RPG Characters in Film, TV and Literature include a certain Jayne Cobb and Wolverine in such illustrious company as Sam Gamgee, Inigo Montoya and Han Solo, illustrating why they're good additions to the crew for dramatic playing purposes.

January 24 2007

Beta version of the Firefly online game ready for 2008? That's what Corey Bridges at Multiverse is hoping for.

January 21 2007

(SPOILER) The report!?! Oops! The Video Game Museum presents the (pretty funny) ending to the Buffy videogame "Wrath of the Darkhul King" for the GBA. Nice read for those who don't have the game or were unable to finish it. More...

December 20 2006

Some thoughts on re-imagining 'Buffy: Chaos Bleeds'. Revamping (ahem) the game into a "first person staker" for the Wii? Best concept ever.

December 17 2006

That Firefly online game explained. Good interview with Corey Bridges of Multiverse which deals with the ins and outs of the game. For an alternate take on the Firefly MMORPG, have a look this article "How They Are Going To Screw Up Firefly".

December 11 2006

Firefly game licensers hope to get input from Joss and cast. The other big news of last week was the announcement of the Firefly MMORPG. This story got picked up by a lot of sites and now it's Variety's turn. And if you have a question for the people behind the game, then head over to FireflyFans.net. More...

November 19 2006

Banyan Tree MUX: A brand new text-based roleplaying game played in real-time. Set after the end of Buffy and Angel, featuring an original setting and totally unique characters, it's an up-and-coming MUX that only recently opened its doors. More...

October 23 2006

Eden Studios decides to not continue license with FOX to produce new material. Eden Studios has been in negotiations with FOX for some time on the license issue. They have both decided that Eden will NOT continue to put out new books or supplements for either Role Playing Game. More...

September 16 2006

Nathan Fillion posts for Rings of Orbis RPG and "The Softwire" book. The Captain excited the crew over at the OB by logging on and pimping giving good publicity for an online RPG called Rings of Orbis (free reg req to play the game), and for a new book (on which the game is based) that Nathan's friend PJ Haarsma wrote, called The Softwire. More...

August 18 2006

MWP's Gen Con Serenity Role Playing Game demo adventures at Waves In The Black. Direct link to the Zip file here.

August 10 2006

Serenity RPG adventures running at Gen Con, the world's largest tabletop games convention, at publishers MWP's stand, and to be released on fansite Waves In the Black afterwards.

July 19 2006

Serenity Role Playing Game official character sheet. Two pages, black and white, right shiny-lookin'.

July 18 2006

Easiest Buffy game ever. This makes me feel good about myself. More...

July 11 2006

ENnie roleplaying game Awards nominations including the Serenity Role Playing Game in the category of Best Production Values.

July 03 2006

Joss' Equality Now speech and video game genderbending. One blogger was so taken with the speech Joss made at the Equality Now event, that she used it to look at why men play as female avatars in video games. More...

June 20 2006

"Serenity: Leaf On The Wind" capsule review. Quick overview of this "new free online RPG with a few twists."

June 17 2006

Eliza Dushku Working On A Video Game. Will be teaming with Michael Madsen,Michael Rosenbaum, Rachel Leigh Cook and Mark Hamill to do voice work on a English adaptation of a Japanese video game.

June 10 2006

Serenity RPG Fan Resource site with a passel of downloadable resources like character sheets, a map of the 'verse, DIY ship floorplans, and an extrapolated, fully playable version of Tallcard.

May 05 2006

Serenity Role Playing Game Master Index released in .pdf format, plugging a gap in the game's core rulebook.

May 04 2006

Buffy: Chaos Bleeds revisited. As part of a longer interview, the game's writers Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski chat about working on the game and why in the end they weren't that pleased with it. And there's some discussion about their love for Joss' characters as well. More...

March 30 2006

Play Slither: Hunting Season. There's a good pic of Nathan on the front page there....

March 21 2006

New Serenity RPG volume coming in May. 'Out In The Black' (not to be confused with 'Into The Black' or AC/DC's 'Back in Black') is set in a wild mining town way out there on the Rim.

March 02 2006

Serenity Role Playing Game Game Master's Screen hits stores. It includes a poster with a floorplan of Serenity (and the RPG's example ship) at a scale for use with miniatures. Take a look at the poster here.

February 28 2006

Forget Film, Games do Sci-Fi best. An article in Wired online suggest that Sci-Fi games are now more creative than most movies being created today. More...

February 27 2006

Are shows such as 'Buffy' and 'Angel' more fake than wrestling? Comparing the Whedonverse to the world of wrestling. More...

January 13 2006

Buffy RPG revised errata includes a funny correction of the most embarrassing typo. They've also updated the Angel corebook errata.

January 03 2006

Homemade Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mah Jongg set. Make your own? [via]

January 02 2006

Amazon.com Adds Listing for Serenity: Out in the Black. To ship on January 16. In the past day, it's risen in sales ranking from #315,380 to #7,487. It's an all new adventure for the Serenity Role Playing game. More...

December 24 2005

Buffy Roleplaying Game Revised Corebook details online in time for the book reaching stores.

December 02 2005

Buffy Roleplaying Game Revised Corebook returns from printers and should ship out before Christmas, according to publishers Eden Studios on their official forums.

October 21 2005

Neverwinter Nights Firefly mod converts the D&D computer game to the 'Verse.

October 18 2005

Two Serenity RPG supplements confirmed in the second page of this RPGnet forum thread, by the game's principal author Jamie Chambers. More...

October 01 2005

Serenity Role Playing Game official site is live. So far it contains links to fan-created forums and character sheets, and an updated FAQ including "Where's the gorram character sheet?!"

September 22 2005

Question Serenity RPG author Jamie Chambers on RPG Radio by posting questions before the interview is recorded tomorrow.

September 14 2005

Serenity Role Playing Game FAQ including a question as to where the game's dedicated website is.

August 26 2005

Serenity Role Playing Game interior art depicting some of the crew's hardware.

August 25 2005

The Serenity Role Playing Game cover has been posted by its main author, Jamie Chambers, in this thread on the RPGnet forums about first impressions of the RPG, following preview book sales and demonstration games at GenCon Indy last weekend. More...

August 17 2005

Serenity Role Playing Game to Debut at Gen Con 2005. Jamie Chambers, the creator of the Serenity RPG posts on FireflyFans.net about the upcoming launch of the highly anticipated game at Gen Con this weekend. More...

August 08 2005

Serenity video game in trouble. One of the people working on the wireless Serenity video game just posted on the official site and asked for Browncoat support: More...

August 04 2005

(SPOILER) Official 'Serenity' cell phone game to be developed. The game is based on the plot of the movie and you get to play Mal. For a press release, this does contain some very major spoilers for the movie.

July 29 2005

Buffy Roleplaying Game Revised Corebook on sale now and available as an ebook from DriveThruRPG.com before the print edition reaches stores (hopefully in the next month).

July 10 2005

An eyewitness account of the Serenity tabletop RPG on the RPGnet forums, with a link to a site giving a look at the game's character sheets and an art preview (now reposted here).

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June 01 2005

Art preview of the Angel RPG Investigators' Casebook. Eden Studios manager, George Vasilakos, posted these as a preview of the sample characters that players will be able to pick up and use, from the forthcoming Angel Roleplaying Game supplement on low-powered investigative characters. "We are shooting for an August release."

May 11 2005

Margaret Weis talks Serenity RPG. "It's gorram shiny!" says the acclaimed fantasy author. More...

February 25 2005

Eden Studios Presents 2 released. The second issue of the house magazine for the publishers of the official tabletop Buffy and Angel roleplaying games includes an article on vamps gone good and their uses in the games, as well as rules for introducing the slightly different Vampyres from the designer's Witchcraft RPG. As well as print copies, it can be bought as a .pdf from DriveThruRPG.com.

January 12 2005

Interview with the author of the Buffy and Angel roleplaying games. C J Carella talks about playing and writing for roleplaying games, and touches on his work for the Buffy RPG.

January 06 2005

Buffy the Cell Phone Game review. The franchise moves into mobile gaming territory. To no great surprise, it's a platformer and Buffy has to rescue Oz who has been kidnapped by Dru.

December 23 2004

Buffy RPG Character Journal preview. Unlike the last preview for Eden Studios' official BTVS Roleplaying Game, this page to write in a game character's possessions will be of little interest to non-gamers. It is a right pretty page though, with a relevant quote and picture and all. 101k .pdf file.

December 03 2004

Buffy Roleplaying Game Revised Core Rulebook due March 2005. Having sold over 16,000 copies of the original Buffy The Vampire Slayer tabletop roleplaying rulebook, the decision has been made to release a new edition with errata, rules updates, and information on the sixth and seventh seasons of Buffy. More...

October 20 2004

A new version of the Miss Kitty Fantastico game is now available. Miss Kitty finally makes it out of the cemetary! If you're like me, you've been dying to try the new levels.

October 14 2004

Welcome To Sunnydale: Buffy RPG sourcebook preview. The long-awaited Sunnydale book for the Buffy RPG will hopefully be out before the end of the year, and the first chapter - the history of Sunnydale "from early prehistory to the end of Season Seven" - can now be downloaded free. More...

September 24 2004

Faith and Kendra's last names to be revealed next year. Eden Studios, publishers of the official Buffy and Angel tabletop roleplaying games, contacted FOX to find out the Slayers' surnames and, since they'd never been published, FOX asked Mutant Enemy. And no, they aren't telling yet... More...

August 13 2004

Slayerline 'spot the errors' game. This is a cool flash game, created by fans. You must search for errors in the images. Hope you have fun!

July 31 2004

Miss Kitty Fantastico game. A cartoony 3D-arcade-puzzle-game based on the kitten from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Lost in Sunnydale, this little cat must escape monsters and various puzzles on her quest to find Willow and Tara. More...

June 22 2004

New petition for an Angel console game. In order to generate interest for a spin-off to the two successful Buffy games More...

June 10 2004

'Buffy: Chaos Bleeds' behind the scenes feature. The game has been out for a while now but Eurocom recently launched a 'making of the game' website. There's also a 'better late than never' review of the game at Creature Corner. More...

January 26 2004

Buffy mod. For Freedom Force. More...

January 16 2004

The Battle of Serenity Game. Neat wee Flash game at Fireflyfans.net. Go destroy those Alliance Skiffs. More...

December 12 2003

Angel Role-Playing Game Corebook released. According to the press release: "It's up to you to fight the good fight, to become a crusader for the Powers That Be." For more details, go to the official website. More...

November 04 2003

Chaos Bleeds cast interviews. Turns out you don't have to buy the game to view the extras. Dear old Auntie Beeb has some fantastic clips of Joss Whedon, Robin Sachs, James Marsters, Tony Head, Amber Benson and Nick Brendon talking about the game plus individual interviews with Joss, Tony and James talking about seven years of Buffy and more.

October 25 2003

'Chaos Bleeds' goodies. Try your luck at the Hellmouth Central competition to win 'Chaos Bleeds' for any of the three platforms plus loads of promo stuff for the game as well. More...

September 03 2003

Chaos in Words Contest Create your own idea for a Buffy video game, and submit it for your chance to win... More...

August 29 2003

IGN Games Reviews 'Chaos Bleeds,' Awards It a 7.7/10 "If you love Buffy, get this game. If you dig action games, this one might be better served as an extended rental." More...
The BBC Cult Guide to 'Chaos Bleeds'. Includes an in-game action clip, screenshots and interviews with the executive producer and the scriptwriter, Chris Golden. More...

August 27 2003

Gamespot Reviews 'Chaos Bleeds,' Awards It an 8.2/10. "Chaos Bleeds is an excellent, well-put-together action adventure game that most fans of the genre should be able to enjoy and any Buffy fan will love." More...

August 26 2003

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds has shipped! The videogame is now available to buy on all three systems. More...

August 21 2003

What to expect from 'Chaos Bleeds'. A Q&A with Greg Goodrich, vice-president and executive producer at Vivendi Universal Games. More...

August 13 2003

Vivendi Universal Announces That 'Chaos Bleeds' Has Gone Gold. Looks like it's indeed set for release at the end of the month.

August 12 2003

The official 'Chaos Bleeds' website which features Willow and Xander trailers with amusing commentaries. More...

August 08 2003

Video Interview With Greg Goodrich, Executive Producer of the 'Chaos Bleeds' Videogame. It will be released on August 29th for the Playstation 2, Gamecube, and Xbox consoles. More...

August 03 2003

Billy Frontier A game that has the same premise of Firefly, maybe what a Firefly game would've looked like if it had become as successful as Buffy.

July 16 2003

So who wants to play? I mean just cuz the show's over doesn't mean the fun has to end right? Or does it? More...

July 10 2003

Sims gets Magical expansion. I know this isn't strictly Buffyverse material, but yet ... More...

June 04 2003

Buffy: Wrath of the Darkhul King. First look at the Buffy game for the Game Boy Advance. More...

May 21 2003

Chaos Bleeds: Chris Golden sets the record straight. Fans' confusion and outrage over a recent interview by a Vivendi games exec, has led Golden to clarify what is really happening. More...

May 18 2003

Chaos Bleeds game footage from the recent E3 2003 event (Quicktime required).

May 12 2003

Chaos Bleeds @ E3 An overview & list of features of the game. More...

May 09 2003

Press release for the Chaos Bleeds video game. It's out in August, it's multi platform and you get to play Faith, Willow, Xander, Spike, Sid the Dummy and obviously Buffy. More...

April 08 2003

End of Buffy the Vampire Slayer CCG. Score, makers of the BtVS Collectible Card Game, have announced that there will be no more card sets for the game. More...

March 20 2003

Buffy Game Sequel "Reports circulate the net suggesting Buffy 2 is on the way - we uncover some of the rumours behind the game thus far."

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