Rampant Coyote – The Retro Gaming Treasury

A Mighty Fortress – An Anthology of Mormon Steampunk Volume 4

On February 7, 2020February 8, 2020 By Rampant Coyote

Hey, more Steampunk! I’ve got a story in the fourth “Mormon Steampunk” anthology, A Mighty Fortress, which releases on February 18th and is available for pre-order now. We’ve got some short video trailers for some of the stories. This one is for my story, “The Tunnel.” The Tunnel is loosely […]

RIP Neil Peart

On January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 By Rampant Coyote

I didn’t think it was possible to feel the kind of grief I did from the death of a man I never met, but Friday’s news hit me kinda hard. Neil Peart, drummer and primary lyricist for my favorite band, Rush, died of brain cancer. Rush was effectively retired… we […]

Call for Submissions: A Haunted Yuletide

On December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

“Bring back the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas!” “You know what this Christmas party needs? Ghost stories.” “Why does Nightmare Before Christmas have to be a Halloween or Christmas movie? Why can’t it be both?” Immortal Works has heard your pleas and we are excited to announce our […]

Salt Lake FanX

On September 5, 2019September 6, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

I will be at FanX in Salt Lake City Today, Friday, and Saturday. If you want to find me, I will be at the Utah Speculative Authors booth, #2400, in the vendor hall most of the time. I’ll be available to sign books, shoot the breeze, whatever.

Din’s Legacy Released

On August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Sorry it’s been a bit quiet of late. At least I can say that this summer hasn’t been boring. Anyway… I wanted to pass this along. Din’s Legacy has been released as a full on 1.0 version. I’ve played the Early Access a little bit, and I’m looking forward to […]

Fyrecon 2019 – My Schedule

On June 13, 2019June 14, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Hey folks! I will be at Fyrecon 2019 next week in Layton, Utah (June 20-22). Part of the time I will be attending a master class, and much of the rest of the time I will be participating in the new Game Development track there. Thursday, June 20, 4:00 – […]

Dungeons & Desktops 2nd Edition – the History of Computer RPGs – Now Available!

On May 29, 2019May 30, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Matt Barton’s outstanding history of computer role-playing games is now out in a second edition. I haven’t read the whole thing yet (it’s HUGE), but the last ten years have brought about some enormous changes and tons of new games to the genre. This is kind of funny to me, […]

My Favorite SteamVR Games

On May 8, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

When I’m actually home to enjoy it, I’m still having a blast with my Pimax 5K+. While some of the newest headsets are going for a simpler, plug-and-play user experience, the Pimax 5K+ remains the best hobbyist / enthusiast headset for the consumer market. And… to be fair, I have […]

Quick Take: Proton Pulse

On April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

I’ve loved Breakout style games since I was a kid. The more advanced versions are more commonly referred to as Arkanoid-style games, and that’s not too unfair. Arkanoid added an awful lot of interesting ideas to the mix. There have been several attempts at a 3D version of the game, […]

Pimax 5K+ Impressions – The First of the Second Generation of VR

On April 2, 2019April 3, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

In case you haven’t figured it out, I am a Virtual Reality enthusiast. I’ve been looking forward to the coming of consumer-level Virtual Reality since the early 90s. I expected it a lot sooner than it got here, to be honest, but I’m glad it’s here now. I love that […]

No Man’s Sky Goes VR This Summer

On March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

I played over 70 hours of No Man’s Sky when it was originally released. Unlike others, I wasn’t disappointed. Yeah, it got repetitive and lonely at times. There was a starkness to it that no amount of lush procedural visuals could overcome. It’s changed a lot since then, graphically, in […]

The original Diablo is available at GOG.com

On March 26, 2019March 27, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Diablo 1 is now on GOG.com. It’s $10, so it’s not exactly super-cheap, but compared to the trouble I went through getting Diablo to install and run on my last computer (requiring some downloaded mods just to get it *mostly* working), it could be worth it to you. Diablo 1 […]

Blood Creek Beast is OUT!

On March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

It is Launch Day! My second full-length novel, Blood Creek Beast, is now out in the wild. I hope you enjoy it. This is the follow-up to last year’s Whitney award finalist, the contemporary fantasy Blood Creek Witch. Blood Creek Beast follows up a few weeks later. I won’t go […]

Blood Creek Beast Launches on Tuesday! First Review In!

On March 7, 2019March 8, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Hey everyone! Just got back from a surprise business trip overseas, so I’m way behind in just about everything. Which sucks, because there is a major event coming up just next week: Blood Creek Beast launches on Tuesday, March 12. You can preorder the paperback HERE, or the kindle version […]

Blood Creek Witch is a Whitney Finalist!

On February 12, 2019February 13, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

My novel, Blood Creek Witch, is a finalist for the Whitney Awards. I was not expecting that. I’m kinda floored. My category is “YA Speculative Fiction” (Fantasy is kind of its own thing with these awards, based on entries… so contemporary or urban fantasy gets put into speculative). Since it’s […]

Magical Diary: Wolf Hall Crowdfunding Campaign

On January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Man, I kinda miss the days when game devs would make a game, and THEN people would buy it. Of course, that requires people, you know, BUYING games. We’re getting to the point where crowdfunding is often as much of a marketing and sales tool as a funding tool. But […]

Ghostbusters and Sequel Suckage

On January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Last week, Sony released a teaser of a Jason Reitman-helmed Ghostbusters. Not a reboot like the lame 2016 film, but a direct sequel. Like the lame 1989 sequel. For the record, I had high hopes but only moderate expectations for the Ghostbusters 2016 film. I was only somewhat disappointed. The […]

Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries Releases September 10

On January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Yeah, I know what I’ll be doing… Pre-orders are up with lots of bonuses to existing players of Mechwarrior Online here. It also includes access to the closed beta, which is nice if you really like your big fighting robots. That’s definitely me. I was a fan since the EGA […]

Pimax Offers Apology for Delays on New VR Headsets

On January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 By Rampant Coyote

Pimax has been running into (yet more) delays delivering their new VR headsets, the 5K+ and 8K. This is frustrating for a lot of backers and pre-orderers (like myself), as we’ve been looking to Pimax as either the culmination of the first generation of consumer Virtual Reality, or the beginning […]

GOG.com’s Winter Sale Starts

On December 14, 2018December 15, 2018 By Rampant Coyote

I haven’t even installed everything I got from … whatever the last Steam & GOG sales were. And here’s another one. Hold onto your wallets! On the plus side, they are offering free games as incentives for participating. The sale lasts from now until the third of January. Amusingly, I […]