Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on the 7th of February in 1812. He remains hugely successful, his books living on beyond his death on the 9th of June in 1870. Today marks his 200th birthday. His works include (but are certainly not limited to) Great Expectations, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, The […]
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Battlestar Galactica Online starts carrier space trails
Space trials have begun for the new fleet of Carriers in Battlestar Galactica Online. These are the largest and most “unique” ships players can own in the online game. In game carriers are support and supply vessels that act as mobile outputs, supporting up to nine Strike ships and providing repair and recharge for friendly […]
Skyrim’s special suprise due tomorrow?
Tuesday will be a big Skyrim day. We’re expecting the Skyrim Creation Kit and the Skyrim Workshop to become available for PC users. The Creation Kit lets you build additions or changes into your Skyrim experience. With the Workshop players can browse through other people’s creations and subscribe to updates. There might be more… Pete […]
TERA pre-order goodies – can you say no to a Regal Frostlion Mount?
The official launch of TERA should be the 3rd of May 2012. However, if you pre-order the game then you’ll get access to the servers 5 days before everyone else and will be able to reserve the name of your character. If you have a character name, a favourite name, that people always pounce on […]
Superheroes on the D&D alignment chart
I think this superhero and villain alignment chart is particularly good. It takes the old school Dungeons and Dragons alignment scale and uses heroes and villains to populate it. The rest is that old D&D geeks get a kick out of the retro chic and the newer native geeks get an easy way to see […]
The Magic: The Gathering comic hits the shelves today
The 1st of February is the publication date for the comic book with the UPC of 82771400302400111. That’s Magic The Gathering #1 By Matt Forbeck, Aleksi Briclot and Martin Coccolo, the series follows the adventures of Dack Fayden, the greatest thief in the Multiverse, has he tracks down people who destroyed his town. Yes. I […]
UK Role Players Gaming Award 2011 winners announced
British gaming forum UK Role Players have announced the winners of their 2011 Gaming Awards. First the bad news; UKRP LARP Designer, UKRP LARP and UKRP newcomer are all off the table as an award this year due to lack of valid entries. This is a shame. There are some great LARPs in the UK. […]
Do the NeverDead teaser videos live up to expectations?
I rather liked the pitch and artwork from NeverDead. We had a hero who could not die. A world living under threat of a demonic plague. We had action and angst in equal measure. I’m not sure about the teaser videos they’ve released though. The game looks too chaotic for my tastes. First up is […]
Nights of the Crusades publish first version
Nights of the Crusades is an RPG that’s been a few years in the making. It was back in November of last year we published an open call for the playtest. Now you can download the 106-page rulebook from the Aetheric Dream site The world of Nights of the Crusades is similar at first but […]
Paint battles: Hornby to challenge Games Workshop
Last week Hornby issued a market statement that contained the dread words; “below current market expectations”. This is never good. Hornby currently have a net debt of £8.5 million – but that’s down from £12.8 million a year ago. Hornby’s challenge seems pretty clear. Who’s buying Scalextric at a time of heightened job insecurity? Hornby […]
