http://vimeo.com/85059163 This is the trailer for the documentary The Great Kingdom that follows the creation of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s about the great work of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson… and then the troubles with TSR. I think the trailer looks pretty compelling. It’s just a few minutes long and seems to promise an interesting […]
Online Shows (actual plays, streaming, etc)
Welcome to the Online Shows category, where we explore the ever-expanding universe of digital-first content. This section covers the latest series and movies from major streaming platforms, keeping you up-to-date with what’s new, what’s trending, and what’s worth binge-watching across the web.
From blockbuster originals on Netflix and Disney+ to the exciting world of Actual Play series like Critical Role, we highlight the shows that are defining the future of entertainment. If it's premiering online, you'll find the news and reviews right here.
Hugh Hancock talks Death Knight Love Story and the future of machinima
http://vimeo.com/84434371 What’s the spoiler free plot pitch for Death Knight Love Story? Death Knight Love Story is a classic “Love In The Time Of War” story. Girl meets boy, girl bonds with boy over shared love of honor, violence and swordplay, girl loses boy, girl ends up on the opposite side of battle from boy. […]
Get to know the cosplayers: Soni Aralynn and Thaxos
Distractotron continue their simple but effective series “Cosplay Chronicles”. This is a chance to get to know the cosplayers and I think it slays claims of “fake geek girls” in a single clip. Soni Aralynn comes across as credible, grounded and all types of hip. As a male cosplayer Thaxos doesn’t have to deal with […]
Doctor Who Puppet – A Timelord Christmas
Have you caught up with any of the Doctor Puppet episodes on YouTube? Perhaps the Christmas Special is the one to start on. As you’d expect from a Doctor Who special it features some familiar faces. As it’s a Christmas puppet show there’s also a bit of singing and not so much on the Dalek […]
Only Leigh – A Very Fangirl Christmas
I’m impress at the speed at which Leigh Lahav is able to animate. Fangirls seems to be going from strength to strength. This Jingle Bells variant, for example, went live on the 16th and has already racked up some 160,000 views. What do you think? Is this a budding animation empire in the making?
One Hit Die’s Crushmas Special
Published today on YouTube is episode 1 of One Hit Die’s Crushmas. One Hit Die is a fantasy comedy. They describe it as a mashup of Lord of the Rings and The Office. We’ll recognise all the RPG jokes. In the Christmas special we discover an alternative to the traditional holiday; Crushmas wherein local barbarians […]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise – web episode
I’ve been lucky enough to see some Ghost in the Shell: Arise and review GitS: Arise – Pain. This, though, is new. Ghost Whispers is a web episode to promote Kokaku-JPRS.jp. Logicoma fan? Good news. There’s three of them in this web episode and that’s a threefold increase from the one in Pain.
Doctor Who: The War Doctor and the Sisterhood of Karn
The War Doctor and the Sisterhood of Karn The secrets around John Hurt’s character in Doctor Who are peeling away. If your location allows this link takes you to The Night of the Doctor a mini episode of Doctor Who that appeared on the BBC’s iPlayer today. Alternatively, there’s this official YouTube SPOILERS The Eighth […]
Creativity Kills: Interesting ways to slay your foes in D&D
Warning; NSFW language in places. This is a year old video from CrossPlatform ActionSquad in which they reminisce on murderous adventures, lucky dice rolls and players hacking through the zombie threat in unexpected ways. This is the first CrossPlatform ActionQuad video I found and it’s worthy of the share. I’ve hit the subscribe button. There’s […]
Final Kickstarter push for League of S.T.E.A.M. season three
[Back this Campaign] It’s taken me a while to get around to watching the Kickstarter pitch for Season 3 of Adventures of the League of S.T.E.A.M. I’m glad I’ve watched it now but the campaign is in the final week. I’m glad I watched the pitch video because the quality speaks for itself. I really […]
