Bowl of Heaven is a combined project from sci-fi faves Larry Niven and Gregory Benford. I’m in the interesting position of having read both Bowl of Heaven and the followup Shipstar based on recommendations for the latter of the two. Bowl of Heaven is harder to get into and ends in such a way that […]
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A notable highlight from 27th October 2015 by Andrew Girdwood is described as "The other significant attraction of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic is the scale of the plot. While individual episodes scale down to look at certain characters and how they’re progressing, the back story is very much about the progression of powerful nations – including a kingdom of magic – as they’re nudged slowly in the direction of war.". It also was tagged with Manga Uk.
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Short film: Giant Robots from Outer Space
Giant Robots from Outer Space manages to be a parody, a tribute and a twist all in one. The animation is inspired by those wonderful b-movies from the 50s. Expect to see some iconic scenes re-made here. It’s also a twist. We don’t get the traditional damsel or hero here. This is a gradulation movie […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Ichigo’s Hollow Mask
Bankai! Fan of the anime Bleach? Hero Ichigo battles against Hollows, spirited turned dangerously insane and each with a hole in their soul and a skeletal face. One particular skeletal mask, though, has special significance. This hollow mask ships from Darlington, from the hands of Masktastic, in the UK to anywhere in the world. You […]
Halloween Geek: A d10 in a Witch Hat
This key chain scores both cute and geek points. It’s a lovely looking d20 that’s been given a polymer clay witch hat. You can pick the split ring key chain up from Hidey Hole Inn on Etsy for $12.
No Man’s Sky: It’ll take 585 billion years to complete this game
This game is so large it’s not an MMO. There are 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 planets in the game so imagine how many players you would need in order to even have a chance of meeting one person. No Man’s Sky isn’t random either. Maths and universal laws govern the planets – for example, you need the right […]
Short film: 20 Hz
Looking for a spooky short film for Halloween? https://vimeo.com/126788735 We start with a young woman trying to write a song. At first the thunder-storm outside is the main interruption but soon we’re aware that there’s a strange sound just on the edge of hearing. Use this teleport link to randomly discover a new short film.
Better than the first: A review of Magi – The Kingdom of Magic
I described the ‘prequel’ as odd but catchy. In Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic we meet anime characters with names taken from famous Arabian stories; Aladdin, Alibaba, Sinbad, etc, who have magic powers or supernatural abilities and follow them as their adventures led to a battle around the independence of a small nation. The action […]
The Enigma Cafe Cluj is an incredible steampunk venue
The world’s first kinetic steampunk bar? At the Enigma cafe, Iuliu Maniu, Nr 12, Cluj-Napoca in Romania, customers can sit and enjoy their drinks surrounded by steampunk elegance. As a kinetic steampunk bar it means the sculptures move.
12 Masks of Halloween: #9 Musical Joker
Take a closer look. This joker mask is more than half a metre from the top of the musical hat down to the bottom of the musical ruff. You’ll stand out in the crowd with this Venetian inspired design available at Angels Fancy Dress. They’ve been in business 175 years so should know a thing […]
Dark fantasy RPG draws on Slavic folklore: Awaken RPG
A few months ago we liked the look of Awaken. The RPG got to more than $6k in Kickstarter funds before being cancelled. It’s great to see the game back again, with more than $6k in just a few days. You can check progress out on the Campaign Page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084336794/awaken-a-dark-fantasy-tabletop-rpg[Back this Campaign] Geek Native has […]
