http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress Got NERPS? All Shadowrun, All the Time. Tue, 13 May 2008 14:48:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A group calling themselves Le Four Fantastique (website in French) put together a four-team Shadowrun LARP in "a skatepark in a warehouse in a shady neighborhood". They used LazerTag weapons, and everyone looks to have had some pretty kick ass costumes. As usual, it sounds like the mission took an ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/05/13/awesome-swiss-shadowrun-larp/ This should be cool. Catalyst Game Labs will be holding our monthly SR Chat next Saturday, April 19. This month we’ll be doing something somewhat different from our regular Q&A with the developers and authors. Instead, to promote our upcoming campaign book Ghost Cartels, we’ll be giving fans ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/04/18/monthly-shadowrun-chat-april-19th-in-character/ Good news, the Doberman is on its way to us. Tell your rigger to put one on the wishlist. There's not much in the way of potential applications or future plans given on the site (link below the vid), but we're sure you'll come up with some of your own. Watch ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/03/17/big-dog-drone-from-boston-dynamics-submachine-gun-not-included/ The mostly-roleplaying-centered webcomic Weregeek is in the midst of another fun Shadowrun-themed arc. No telling how long it'll last, but they're always fun. Of course, they never say that it's Shadowrun, but come on: black trench coats and trolls. Arc starts here. (There are a few guest comics smack ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/03/17/weregeek-doing-another-shadowrun-arc/ Rob Boyle will be stepping down as the Shadowrun Line Developer soon.  Taking his place will be Peter Taylor, who began as a freelancer for the Shadowrun line and made his way into an assistant developer spot. We here at Dumpshock would like to extend our own thanks and kudos for ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/03/16/rob-boyle-stepping-down-as-shadowrun-line-developer/ WOODINVILLE, Wash. —  Four large homes are burning at a "Street of Dreams" model home development north of Woodinville, and the Snohomish County District Seven Chief Rick Eastman told KING-TV that a sign saying ELF was left at the scene. ELF or Earth Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for other arsons, including ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/03/03/domestic-terror-group-elf-suspected-in-washington-fires/ This Saturday, February 16th, at 10AM PST, Catalyst Game Labs is presenting a public Question and Answer with Shadowrun developers. For any who'd like to join in, please visit the SR public chat at the appropriate time. Because this is the first Shadowrun chat that CGL has offered, this one ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/02/14/shadowrun-developer-public-chat/ The forums are, as I type this, being upgraded to the newest version of the board software. This release is requiring us to change skins since our old skin is not compatible. .. but 'Hey!' we decided it was time for a face lift anyway. There will be some reorganization of ... http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/02/02/dumpshock-forums-upgrade/ Could it be? Are there Martians? Is it a rock? What's next... A troll skeleton? British newspapers went crazy Wednesday morning about an image from Mars that appears to show a humanoid figure descending a shallow hillside. Fox News http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/01/23/trolls-on-mars/ Thought your subvocal mic was keeping your communications private? Think again.... Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the UK are developing a computerized lip-reading system, which they say may be used to fight crime. Link to The Future of Things http://www.dumpshock.com/wordpress/archives/2008/01/20/computerized-lip-reading-so-much-for-subvocal/