It’s not normal to see a company releasing a set of free rules and then appointing a lead writer. If free rules happen at all; the writer normally comes first. So what’s going on with Modiphius and Mutant Chronicles? We know they raised a stack of cash in Kickstarter. I called the francise a sleeping […]
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Transformers: Age of Extinction trailer
I confess. I did not watch Transformers: Dark of the Moon. I think an entire ...
Short film: The Skull Kid
Less than 10 minutes long, The Skull Kid is the story of a harmless but troublesome imp that gets cast out of Clocktown. Without anything else to do Skull Kid explores the woods, tries to cope with the harsh realities of banishment and encounters something dangerous. An ancient evil has begun to stir and is […]
IKEA give cosplayer a bedroom makeover
This is an ad for IKEA in Singapore. They visit Frank who is a civil servant by day and a cosplayer by night. You know what this means; no space, no space to put anything including his rather awesome costume designs. IKEA come in and re-do his bedroom. Rather than chucking all his models, anime […]
All Things to All People: A Review of The Tomb of Caragthax
I must confess before I start this review – I’m not big on dungeon crawls or relentless monster-bashing. I’m not adverse to conflict-based encounters, but I don’t dwell on them. On the other hand, I have another confession – I really like to read material that has the flexibility and potential to reuse and mine […]
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For first trailer
Sin City is where you go in with your eyes open or you don’t come out at all. From Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and starring Jessica Alba, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, Mickey Rourke as Marv and a host of others including Lady Gaga. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For […]
The Boxtrolls teaser trailer
With Ben Kingsley and Elle Fanning Boxtrolls is an animation based on Alan Snow’s “Here Be Monsters” children’s novel. It follows a young boy who was raised by underground trash collecting monsters as he battles against an evil exterminator. The original Alan Snow story was subtitled “An adventure involving magic, trolls, and other creatures” and […]
Monster bicycle seats
Quite freaky! Not sure I’d be all that comfortable sitting on this bicycle seat. This design inserts taxidermy molds into bike seats and was finalist in the designboom “Asia Awards 2013″ competition. You can read more at designboom. Designed by Canadian Clem Chen the goal is to recycle old bicyle parts into art. One design […]
5 stunning tile games that inspired MAGE Company
Alex and Mike of MAGE Company got in touch about their Kickstarter for Hoyuk and introduced me to the great looking, tile-laying and area controlling game. It’s funded on Kickstarter with more than $16,000 in the bank, asking for $15,000 and with more than three weeks left to run. [Back this Campaign] I wanted to […]
A Look Inside: Airship Pirates
This week we are celebrating International GM’s Day and we’re not alone. DriveThru RPG run their biggest sale of the year this week. Here’s an idea. If you wanted to find a brand new RPG, not a sourcebook, supplement or set of art in the sale and you wanted to take advantage of the discounts […]
