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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Ken Rolston interview on [H]ardOCP 

I was way late, but I finally interviewed Ken Rolston, the original PARANOIA line editor at West End Games in the mid-'80s, for the hardware enthusiast website [H]ardOCP. The interview dwells mainly on Ken's later work as lead designer for the bestselling computer RPGs Morrowind and Oblivion, but I did manage to sneak in a couple of PARANOIA questions. Thanks to the loyal citizens who provided questions for Ken.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

More real-world Underplex: Churchill's secret PADDOCK 

From NYCLondon.com, via Greg Ingber of the Traitor Recycling Studio, another gallery of photos that may inspire mission ideas for the Underplex of Alpha Complex: Winston Churchill's secret WWII underground bunker, codenamed PADDOCK.

Apparently Sir Winston hated the place (no bathrooms), and it was only used once. Kept secret until 1997, the bunker has been partly restored and is open to the public two or three times a year for tours. Wonder if that will ever happen to the Underplex...?

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

PARANOIA in the real world: al Qaeda or "Team America"? 

From Water Cooler Games: "US lawmakers are being advised by incompetent contractors that mistook an amateur video with dialogue from South Park creators for an al Qaeda recruiting video."


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