Routinely Itemised: RPGs #38
A round-up of the weekly RPG news with new games, starter sets, exclusive art reveals and Covid-19 wrecking some shows.
At least 15 creators working on Modiphius’ Dune RPG
The Major Houses of the Landsraad, such as Harkonnen and Atreides, will be there for characters to be members of. However, players can create their own House too.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #32
RPG news summary of the surprise announcement of a Dishonored RPG and the most anticipated games of 2020.
EN World’s most anticipated RPGs of 2020 survey pushes Modiphius, Free League and Chaosium to all-time top
EN World, a popular RPG community and news site, surveyed members to see which games they were most looking forward to this year.
A look at Gale Force Nine’s updated Dune board game
This is an updated version of the old 1979 Avalon Hill "Frank Herbert's Dune" which has been out of print for many years.
Hope clouds observation: There’s a Dune RPG coming
Denis Villeneuve, the filmmaker responsible for Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival, is rebooting Dune. Frank Herbert’s novel has become legendary, lasting beyond his death and first seeing a big picture adaptation by David Lynch in 1984.…
Genre Police: Taking Up Space?
Okay….this is gonna be a difficult one.
It’s gonna really be a column about how we can’t do a column that turns into a column. We’re going to look at how we look at science fiction, how historically it has evolved and how that isnt’ helpful to us.…
Blasted and torn: The sci-fi artof A.J. Trahan
A.J. Trahan is a professional artist who’s worked at Midway Games, Junction Point, Steamboat Studios and Kojima Studios. He has a range of styles and covers various topics but the sample gallery below has a focus on his sci-fi art and pieces in the aftermath of destruction.…
The Parable of the Donkey – as told by a geek
You may know the Parable of the Donkey. Some say it teaches us not to try and bury our mistakes and others say that it reminds us things will work out in the end.…
The movie timeline of the future [infographic]
This infographic from Michael Hobson is pretty cool. He’s a designer and illustrator based in London and one of the founders of Digital Sizzle. I’m not entirely sure he’s a fan of Ghost in the Shell.…
