Virtuacon offers the best 3 days in virtual gaming. It’s coordinated via RPG Geek but run via the Virtuacon Google+ community. Games take place in Google Hangouts while programs like DiceStream and Roll20. If you’re not sure how that works then this video is recorded from actual gameplay from last year. Jacob Wood running a […]
Archives for September 2014
The remarkable mechanical dragon
This steampunk like dragon puppet is the work of La Machine. As the builder’s name suggests you’ll have to be in France if you want to see this giant creature in the wild. La Machine call the puppet Long Ma Jing Shen or “The Spirit of the Horse Dragon”. It rears. It breathes fire. It’s […]
Magic or Science: A review of Karneval
Karneval wastes no time in getting going. As the anime opens there is a young man handcuffed to a bed and a lecherous noble woman astride him. Kinky? It would help if the noble woman wasn’t also a hideous monster who literally hungers for flesh. Thankfully for our innocent hero – “Get off, you’re heavy” […]
Poster: Robot Bones
Joon Ahn is a senior concept artist at Riot Games. Last month he updated his ArtStation with a new piece of work and just the casual mention of “Poster work”. I think “Poster work” is an understatement. Look at the colour and drama in this piece! Robot Bones is right!
Behold! The evil Salacious B. Crumb backpack
Salacious B. Crumb is the Star Wars creature that sat beside Jabba the Hutt. He’s actually a Kowakian monkey-lizard with a sadistic sense of humour. Each day he had to make Jabba laugh – usually by playing a trick on someone else – failure meant death. This backpack is the work of New York artist […]
Alien Indian steampunk: A review of Jani and the Greater Game
Jani and the Greater Game is the first in a new series from sci-fi writer Eric Brown. Brown’s previous books include the likes of Satan’s Reach (Weird Space), Helix Wars, The Devil’s Nebula and plenty of other titles that often involve alien fleets. Readers familiar with Brown’s usual sci-fi style will be forgiven for wondering […]
Schuh release exclusive superhero converse range
Shoe shop Schuh have been able to expand their range of Converse with an exclusive range from DC Comics. The “All Star Hi” range come with rubber toe caps and vulcanised soles. There are two to pick from, right now at least, and no prizes for guessing they are; All Star Hi Batman trainers All […]
What will Dungeons & Dragons in 2015 look like?
This weekend at PAX the Wizards of the Coast team lifted the lid on a host of 2015 news. Dungeons and Dragons is stepping up it’s digital offering and will bring on a range of expert partners. Set in Forgotten Realms, Wizards has licensed games from Backflip Studios, Beamdog and Cryptic Studios with Perfect World […]
