Stephen Byrne has one picture on his Deviant Art profile at the time of posting. It’s this one. It has hundreds of comments. At a first glance it looks like another way to point out how female superheroes can be drawn very differently from male superheroes. Is there more to it, though? The title is […]
Archives for April 2014
Short film: Deathstroke – Arkham Assassin
Plenty of blood and splatter in this one. This short film is set before the events in Batman: Arkham Origins. The crime lord Black Mask has put a bounty on Batman’s head and lured eight great assassins to Gotham City. Perhaps foremost among those assassins is Deathstroke who has to demonstrate his skills to the […]
Poseidon Rex trailer
Poseidon Rex is a rare type of YouTube video. It has more dislikes than likes and yet the watch count is increasing each day. Released by IGN at the start of the month, the trailer shows a Sharktopus style monster b-movie in which some treasure hunters go up against an underwater Tyrannosaurus Rex. Okay, okay, […]
Short film: One Man and his Dog
Jonathan Hopkins’ short film “One Man and his Dog” feels very British. We follow the arrival of the galactic peace ambassador to Earth. This alien is mankind’s last chance of salvation so when he lands in a field and is discovered by one man and his dog we can safely predict trouble. Click this teleport […]
Back to Tamriel worships the Elder Scrolls Online MMO
Are you giving the Elder Scrolls Online a go? What are your impressions? Harry Partridge likes it. He’s put together this animated musical tribute. Partridge has history here; his YouTube channel is full of great animation and this includes The Elder Scroll Adventures with the Dovahkids.
Short film: Batman – Strange Days
We’ve seen plenty of unofficial Batman films and animations but Strange Days comes from DC Entertainment themselves. The animation marks the 75th anniversary and is from producer Bruce Timm. Strange Days is a lost tale from Batman’s past in which the Dark Knight follows an odd giant into the lair of Dr. Hugo Strange. Risk […]
Game of Thrones posters by Aki Yun Lee
These posters along with some Bioshock Infinite, Skyrim and Avatar art is available for purchase at This Side Up. They’re the work of Aki Yun Lee, who you can see more of on Deviant Art. The bad news? Only ships to the US.
Summoning Warhammer to the real life battlefield
This is impressive. These photographs come from the Czech Republic and a LARP event called “Smrthihlav 2014“. In the event, in the grounds of Orlik Castle, gamers brought the forces of The Empire to life to do battle against the armies of Chaos. Hat tip too Luke Plunkett at io9 for the find and to […]
Super Smash Wars 3: Return of the Hero (part 1)
Gosh, it was back in November 2013 in which we saw the Super Smash Wars: A Link to the Hope. Now we’re far along with the series and up to Super Smash Wars 3.
Once and Future Gaming: A Review of Corporia
Corporia emerged from a successful Kickstarter, rather like Excalibur from the stone. It involved a bit of effort, a touch of struggle. It scraped through, if you care to compare it to some of the stonking successes of the last two years. On the plus side, writer Mark Plemmons delivered the product on time and […]
