Posthuman Studios
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Posthuman Studios is an American game company that produces role-playing games and game supplements, primarily for the transhumanist role-playing game Eclipse Phase.
History
Posthuman Studios was founded by Brian Cross, Rob Boyle and graphic designer Adam Jury. Cross and Boyle had met while exploring the goth subculture and subsequently created material for the dystopian near-future role-playing game Shadowrun, first at FASA, then at FanPro. Cross, Boyle and Jury decided to start up their own company to gain creative control over their own projects. As Boyle noted, this allowed them to "work together collectively, and push ahead with new models of publishing."{{cite magazine|last=Killjoy |first=Margaret| author-link= |date=February 2011 |title=Posthuman Studios |magazine=Graceless| issue= 1|pages= 54–60}}
Posthuman's first project was Eclipse Phase, "a game of post-apocalyptic transhumanist conspiracy and horror." This was published by Catalyst Game Labs in 2009 as their fourth role-playing game line.{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons|publisher=Mongoose Publishing|year=2011| isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7}}{{rp|437}}
As noted by the Italian games magazine Game, "Eclipse Phase presents itself as an intriguing and interesting game, especially thanks to the breath of fresh air it manages to bring."{{cite magazine|date=April 2012 |title=Boardgames Tutto sui Giochi di Ruolo |magazine=Game| issue= 72|pages= 27| language = Italian}}
Other critical reception was also good, and at the 2009 Origins Awards, the game was awarded "Best Roleplaying Game".{{cite magazine|last=Lafayette | first= Lev |date=June 2012 |title=Eclipse Phase |magazine=RPG Review| issue=16|pages= 10–13}} The following year, the game was a finalist for "Best Free RPG" at the 2010 Golden Geek Awards.{{cite web | url = https://rpggeek.com/rpghonor/9350/2010-golden-geek-best-free-rpg-nominee| title = 2010 Golden Geek Best Free RPG Nominee| website =boardgamegeek.com | access-date =2024-06-07}}
All the company's subsequent publications have been supplements and adventures for either the first or second edition of Eclipse Phase.
References
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External links
- [http://posthumanstudios.com Official site]