This work from 3DAR is very clever. Imagine a future with easy to access virtual reality. Okay, that future isn’t too far away. Imagine a little further ahead when the tech is cheap and people have had enough to become addicted. Why would these addicts ever want to return to a ‘normal’ life? That’s the […]
14 stunning character concept images by Kait Kybar
Kait Kybar is a concept designer based in Tallinn, Estonia. He’s worked on projects like Killzone: Shadow Fall, Horizon Zero Dawn, Overkill’s The Walking Dead and PayDay 2. Kindly, he shares much of his art over at Behance complete with some personal projects. This post compiles and teases some of his character designs; all of […]
Classic sci-fi aliens as LEGO head mounts
Can’t have an Alien head mounted on your gaming den wall? After all they do dribble acid for a good while after death. The next best thing might be one of these LEGO head mounts designed and made by the New Zealand-based creative talent Grantmasters.
Rifts opening a path to Savage Worlds
I played a lot of Rifts back at University. There was just so much world, so many dimensions, to play with. Ooph, though, did that system begin to struggle! I can see why fans are pleased the Shane Hensley and co finally have permission to take a Savage Worlds conversion to Kickstater. You can follow […]
Short film: 2am
This short film from New Monday uses robots and space travel to explore the concept of loneliness. With a loud soundtrack from Three More Shallows it manages to do that and feel a bit like a music video too. Ready to watch one more? Hop on this teleport link and you’ll load up another randomly […]
Short film: Metroid – The Sky Calls
Nerdist’s Jessica Chobot stars as Samus Aran, hero of Metroid, in this not-for-profit short. In the film director Sam Balcomb uses themes from the first Metroid game of isolation, exploration and the wonders of deep space to give us a Samus out on a mission. Take advantage of this teleport link if you’ve time for […]
Short, snappy, sci-fi: A review of Sam Cane – Hard Setdown
Tim Chant’s Sam Cane: Hard Setdown weighs in at just 99 pages. It’s a novella and the perfect sort of size for a rainy Sunday, a business flight or something to read in the hotel room after a Comic Con. As it’s short and snappy Sam Cane: Hard Setdown gets to the point. Sam is […]
Short film: The Shaman
A sci-fi masterpiece from Marco Kalantari. The Shaman have become the ultimate weapon in the 70-year long war as they’re able to cross over to the Netherworld and deal directly with the souls of machines. This short had a great 2015, seen in the Tribeca Film Festival, London Sci-Fi, DragonCon and many other locations – […]
The amazing art of Halil Ural
Halil Ural is an artist from Finland with a knack for bringing digital art to life. You can see his work on Deviant Art, on Facebook and, better still, you can buy it on InPrnt.
Karma to burn you: Era – Survival
I liked the look of Shades of Vengeance’s sci-fi RPG Era: The Consortium. The British publisher’s latest Kickstarter is also tempting me and is only a handful of backers away from funding. You can follow the progress on the official Kickstarter campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival [Back this Campaign] I like how they pitch this post-apocalyptic game […]
