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| ⚫ | '''John Tynes''' (born 1971) is a writer best known for his work on [[role-playing game]]s such as ''[[Unknown Armies]]'', ''[[Delta Green]]'', ''[[Puppetland]]'', and for his company [[Tynes Cowan Corporation]]. Under its imprint [[Pagan Publishing]], Tynes Cowan Corp. produces third-party books for the ''[[Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)|Call of Cthulhu]]'' role-playing game under license from [[Chaosium]] as well as fiction and non-fiction books under its imprint [[Armitage House]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''John Tynes''' (born 1971) is a writer best known for his work on [[role-playing game]]s such as ''[[Unknown Armies]]'' |
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Following the end of ''Unknown Armies'' in 2003<ref>{{Cite web |
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| title = A Brief History of Game #13: Atlas Games: 1990-Present |
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| accessdate = October 13 2010}}</ref>, Tynes withdrew from the tabletop gaming industry in order to pursue other interests, particularly [[film]]<ref>{{Cite web |
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| title = John Tynes Filmography |
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| accessdate = October 13 2010}}</ref> and [[videogames]].<ref>{{Cite web |
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| title = Interview with John Tynes |
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| publisher = FlamesRising.com |
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| date = March 17 2004 |
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| url = http://www.flamesrising.com/interview-with-john-tynes/ |
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| ⚫ | | accessdate = October 13 2010}}</ref> He was the producer of ''[[Pirates of the burning sea|Pirates of the Burning Sea]]'', a [[MMORPG|massively-multiplayer online role-playing game]] developed by[[Flying Lab Software]] and published in 2008 by [[Sony Online Entertainment]]. After the launch of PotBS, he joined [[Microsoft Game Studios]] to work on various [[Xbox Live Arcade]] titles including [[South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!]]<ref>{{Cite web |
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| title = Save South Park One Snowball at a Time Panel Recap |
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| publisher = Gamespot.com |
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| url = http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/strategy/southparkletsgotowerdefenseplay/news.html?sid=6214184 |
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| accessdate = October 13 2010}}</ref> & [[Toy Soldiers (video game)|Toy Soldiers]]<ref>{{Cite web |
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| title = Toy Soldiers Credits |
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| publisher = MobyGames.com |
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| accessdate = October 13 2010}}</ref> as a producer and game designer. |
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==References== |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.JohnTynes.com Personal website] |
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* [http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=804 Pen & Paper RPG Database] entry for John Tynes |
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Revision as of 20:26, 13 October 2010
John Tynes (born 1971) is a writer best known for his work on role-playing games such as Unknown Armies, Delta Green, Puppetland, and for his company Tynes Cowan Corporation. Under its imprint Pagan Publishing, Tynes Cowan Corp. produces third-party books for the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game under license from Chaosium as well as fiction and non-fiction books under its imprint Armitage House.
Following the end of Unknown Armies in 2003[1], Tynes withdrew from the tabletop gaming industry in order to pursue other interests, particularly film[2] and videogames.[3] He was the producer of Pirates of the Burning Sea, a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game developed byFlying Lab Software and published in 2008 by Sony Online Entertainment. After the launch of PotBS, he joined Microsoft Game Studios to work on various Xbox Live Arcade titles including South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play![4] & Toy Soldiers[5] as a producer and game designer.
References
- ^ "A Brief History of Game #13: Atlas Games: 1990-Present". RPG.net. Retrieved October 13 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "John Tynes Filmography". IMDB.com. Retrieved October 13 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Interview with John Tynes". FlamesRising.com. March 17 2004. Retrieved October 13 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Save South Park One Snowball at a Time Panel Recap". Gamespot.com. Retrieved October 13 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Toy Soldiers Credits". MobyGames.com. Retrieved October 13 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help)
External Links
- Personal website
- Pen & Paper RPG Database entry for John Tynes
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