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 […]
Archives for October 2015
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 […]
Most people confident they could survive a zombie apocalypse; especially gamers
Could you survive a zombie apocalypse? There are a lot of factors to consider – such how the end of the world came about in the first place? If the bombs drop on your home city then you’ve got far less chance than those on the other side of the world. Perhaps a way to […]
Src: Card – Write Code, Defeat the Robots
Src: Card looks like a fun little card game. $20 gets you the full retail version of the game and, they say, free international shipping for Kickstarter backers. You can read more at the Campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/srccard/src-card-card-game-write-code-defeat-the-robots [Back this Campaign] At the time of writing there are two weeks left on the block with about […]
Sega offers apology for calling a Sonic character “Boob”
Sega’s Sonic Runners mobile game has a character called “Boob”. Oops. Sega has explained the Halloween update was supposed to introduce a character called Boo. The name “Boob” is a mistake. I'm dead pic.twitter.com/dEOVZwbw27 — Paul Veer (@pietepiet) October 23, 2015
Middle Earth map annotated by J.R.R. found in a book
This map was found in a book owned by the illustrator Pauline Baynes. Baynes had been tasked with creating illustrations by Tolkien’s publishers Allen & Unwin in 1970. In drawing her own map she worked with J.R.R. Tolkien who suggested edits on the like of city locations, flora and fauna. We get to discover that […]
