Memories as mechanics: Nibiru RPG persuades Kickstarters to back its new approach
Nibiru isn't shy about being a quirky game. It has inspiration drawn from Ancient Mesopotamia and a mechanics system which builds out PCs by retelling their past.
Palladium Books looses the Robotech license after 30 years
Palladium Books has published Robotech games for 30 years but the license has now expired and it will not be renewed. This is especially bad news for the already problem haunted Robotech RPG Tactics (RPT) Kickstarter which took US$1.44 million in 2013.…
The future with Sink00 – mechs and more
Sink00 is a bit of a mystery. The artist posts to their tumblr, sharing some great sci-fi art, but doesn’t offer any text or anything about themselves.
Thank goodness for reverse image searches.…
Appleseed art print
Michael Stephens is an artist, gamer and runner from the northwest of England. I rather like his Twitter profile which he describes as a backup drive for his mind.
Stephens hasn’t done much with his Society6 profile, but has picked up 11 followers and has made this simple but effective Appleseed sketch available.…
11 illustrations of sci-fi wonder from Juan Pablo Roldan
Juan Pablo Roldan is a concept artist and visual developer. You can keep track of his brilliant creations via his Tumblr, blog or even his fairly active Twitter account at @JuanPaRoldan.…
5 pieces of bold sci-fi art from Maxim Revin
Looking for some sci-fi inspiration? This gallery of art from Maxim Revin might help. There’s more over at Maxim’s official blog and plenty more there to get the brain juice churning for any GMs, writers or designers.…
7 examples of the artistic talents of Quan Pham Tung
I don’t know much about Quan Pham Tung but I know I like his work. There’s a full range of style here; from the brush-effect paintings through to clean lines of sci-fi art.…
Behold! Zoids’ Iron Kong
Tomy still hold the Zoids franchise but working under license Threezero have put together this impressive 1/72 scale ZOIDS Iron Kong. The model measures 10.2 high and 12.6 inches wide. There’s an impressive 50 points of articulation which include the fingers, a mouth that can be opened, a rotatable circular saw and an extendable backpack with turnable power pack.…
Sneakily gripping: A review of Robotics; Notes parts 1 and 2
This is a review of both parts of Robotics;Notes. I was able to watch both parts in quick succession because of a hurt foot and compulsory residence on the sofa. It makes a big difference to the series.…
Is this MechWarrior the best Halloween costume for kids we’ll see this year?
Halloween is that time of year you get to turn your 6-month old son into a Sunder from the MechWarrior series. At least; use him as part of the costume.
Ryan and Geraint’s MechWarrior costume was several years in the planning (long before Geraint was born).…
