I am a long time Star Wars fan. I remember seeing the original Star Wars at a drive in theater when I was six years old and it remains one of my all-time favorite movies. So when I see a free Star Wars app on the iTunes store I am quick to check it out. […]
10 must read Flipboard magazines for geeks
Flipboard is not only very pretty but it is a fantastic way to follow news, people and social media. It presents stories to you as visual summaries that you can flip through easily, skip, skim or pause to read. It’s one of those apps that you should add to the Android tablet or iPad right […]
An interview with the Robot Slayer Vincent Kamp
Robotslayer is both an illustrated childrens’ book and iOS app. What’s the target age group for the book and how old would kid need to be before being trusted on the app? I think age 6 or 7 is probably the key age where the kids can start to really identify with the characters and […]
Marvel: War of Heroes prizes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miF2IQRSHrE Marvel: War of Heroes is a year old. It’s a free-to-play mobile card battle game you can download for iOS at Apple’s store or for Android at Google Play. There’s an easy way to win some Marvel loot (which include Infinity comics, character figures, signed posters and subscriptions) by registering at the site, playing […]
Hi-tech, easy and awesome Halloween costumes
An easy and clever way to turn your smartphone into a Halloween costume. You can buy the prepared shirts over at Morph Suits and there’s an app to download for the effects. Mark was able to quit his job at NASA to support this seasonal business. Best of luck to him!
Golem Arcana attempts a whole new board game genre
[Back this Campaign] There’s an impressive pedigree of talent on this project. We’ve got Jordan Weisman at the helm. He’s already help create BattleTech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn as well as the click base concept you see for MageKnight and Heroclix. Harebrained Schemes have had some serious Kickstarter success in the past. Is Golem Arcana a step […]
Free preview: 20 volumes of Judge Dread for your iOS tech
Judge Dredd enjoyed a major digital release today with 20 volumes of the popular Complete Case Files graphic novels were made available for the iOS app. That means you’ve now got nearly 30 years of digital Dredd available for your iPad or iPhone. You can access the iOS app only from Apple’s App Store. Now […]
The next evolution of tabletop RPG? Tablets & Titans
Every now and then I look at a new RPG and ask myself whether, in the future, all RPGs will be like. This feels very true of Tablets & Titans. This is a new RPG but it’s been designed to run off tablets. It’s another Kickstarter and here’s the pitch! [Back this Project] This Android […]
Revolution 60: the best game you’ve never played?
Here’s a one line review from MSN of Giant Spacekat’s Revolution 60. “One of the best games you’ve never played”. They know you’ve not played Revolution 60 because it’s not out yet. However, folk got a play of the nearly finished version at PAX East and many loved it. I heard about it and so […]
The Calamus is an ambitious pitch for the future of roleplaying
The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]
