Marvel’s original comic Big Hero 6 was set in Tokyo. That changed when the animated movie came out. The studio didn’t want an Asian setting but didn’t think they could get away with simply exporting the story to an American city. The result was a hybrid city of San Francisco and Toyko. The new city […]
Archives for January 2018
Explore all articles published in January 2018. This collection covers topics in Movies, Tabletop & RPGs, and Anime.
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Genre Police: Go Mythic, Or Go Home!
Welcome to Genre Police, a new series of articles where taking a look at a genre or sub-genre, how it has been handled in gaming and how we can implement that in our games. Each column, I plan to give a small toolset so that if you feel like adding a genre style or feel […]
Attack on Titan Season 2 Collector’s Edition will be a Zavvi exclusive
Looking to get the Collector’s Edition of season 2 of Attack on Titan? You’ll have to get it from Zavvi has they have the exclusive. The collector set is a Blu-ray & DVD bundle, with bonus content, a 60-page art book and a 24-page extension of the “Notes from Beyond the Wall” series. The blu-ray […]
Chronicle City to publish Frankenstein Faktoria
On the 1st of January 1818 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was first published. Chronicle City are keen to point out the 200 year anniversary. In a Facebook post they introduce their fans to the tabletop horror game. The Facebook post is a bit of a teaser as it doesn’t supply any more information. However, there’s an […]
Questing Beast reviews Hex Kit
Hex Kit is a multi-platform desktop app that helps GMS design and build maps for their RPGs. You can pick it up for just $15 from Cone of Negative Energy. Cecil Howe’s project was a Kickstarter that raised $17,148 little under a year ago. It’s not just Windows and Mac that have support; Linux too. […]
Corporation RPG core rules now free
Just after Christmas Brutal Games announced that the core rules for the Corporation RPG have now been made available for free. Geek Native last took a look at the game back in 2013 when DriveThru RPG recommended it as a New Year, New Game purchase. Sure enough, over at DriveThru RPG the Corporation RPG PDF […]
Godzilla is 3x larger in Monster Planet
The anime Godzilla: Monster Planet is currently doing better than 7/10 on IMDB. IT’s set in the future where the kaiju have won and mankind is looking for somewhere else to live. Who rules this kaiju overrun Earth? Godzilla. Artist Noger Chen has this infographic that helps reveal why! The Godzilla in Godzilla: Monster Planet […]
River Horse to launch Highlander board game
River Horse Games are the company behind the Labyrinth board game and My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria. Their next Kickstarter is for another iconic title; Highlander. The scheduled date for the Kickstarter is January 12th and in the meantime River Horse’s Facebook is a good place to get info. We already know a little […]
