One of the big successes of Gen Con 50 was Paizo’s Starfinder RPG. It sold out every day, often in hours. The game is set in the Pathfinder universe and space. It’s not a sci-fi but a Science Fantasy. Is it a reskin of Pathfinder? Nope. There’s more to it. RPG YouTube channel Taking20 put […]
The Expanse RPG due August 2018
Popular sci-fi show The Expanse will be brought to live as a RPG by Green Ronin. The series has been published in 27 languages and the TV show is up to series 3. There’s even a board game coming. James S.A. Corey, known as the author of The Expanse, is actually the pen name of […]
10 magnificent visuals from Jonathan Bach
Jonathan Bach is a concept artist at Strange Frog Productions in LA. He’s been running a blog since 2009 and treats us with an update now and then. In 2017 he’s posted concept art from Tomorrowland, Ghost in the Shell and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.
Out of this world art by Yun Ling
Yun Ling is a professional concept artist and illustrator. At the time of writing he’s a senior concept artist at EA but he’s had freelance success at places like Eidos and Sony. Impressive! There’s a portfolio site complete with lizard riders and a Deviant Art page to browse. In the meantime enjoy a small sample […]
Short film: Number 13
DUST have just released their latest sci-fi short film. Number 13 is based on the Dark Horse comic by Robert Love and David Walker. The movie is directed by Steve Petersen. Dark Horse use the phrase; “A heart of gold and a fist of laser cannons!” to describe the series. We’ve a young boy, Number […]
Short film: Rakka
This is a short and hard hitting sci-fi from Neill Blomkamp. Mankind is suffering badly at the hands of cruel alien invaders. The South African director is already well established thanks to titles like District 9 and Elysium. Watch out for Sigourney Weaver as a bad-ass human boss. Rakka is the first project from Blomkamp’s […]
Torg returns bringing a pan-dimensional war to Kickstarter
The Other Roleplaying Game (aka Torg) was first published back in 1990 by West End Games. Written by Greg Gorden and Bill Slavicsek the game casts players as Storm Knights, who to try and defend Earth from the pan-dimensional entities known as High Lords. The game is currently owned by Ulisses Spiele and has been […]
Imps to mechs: the art of Riyahd Cassiem
Riyahd Cassiem is a freelance concept artist who teaches at 3D World Magazine. His art ranges from stoic sci-fi to scary fantasy. Great model sculpts? Sure. He does those too! There are a few places to check out his work online. He’s generous on Facebook, shares often to DeviantArt and publishes themed bundles to Behance.
A dark future: The art of Mitchell Mohrhauser
Mitch Mohrhauser is a fantastic concept artist. He’s worked for CCP before on titles like EVE: Online and World of Darkness and is currently a freelance at Square Enix. He shares his art on Facebook and, very rarely, on his blog. The sample gallery below shows a dark future where robots are casting a shadow […]
Escape into the art of Chen Zhe
Chen Zhe is a Chinese artist who easily ranges from sci-fi to fantasy, from landscape to character, and back again. His recent work has been for Bean Studio.
