Ether Wars is a board game inspired by Real Time Strategy (RTS) and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) computer games. The Spanish crew behind it are hoping to use Kickstarter to launch the game and perhaps as small studio. I think it’s worth taking a look at the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] This project […]
Short film: The 4th Planet
https://vimeo.com/93390643 You can follow along with the transmedia project, The 4th Planet, on its Facebook page. Concept developer Jean Bouthors has grand plans for the series including a web site and video game. There’s no dialogue in this retro-futuristic adventure. There doesn’t need to be. There is, however, a cameo from Spock. Care to watch […]
Battleborn looks impressive; clever with the XP too
Battleborn is the big new title from Gearbox Software and 2K. This is the partnership that brought us Borderlands. The game is set in the far future where all but one of the stars have gone dark. A mysterious force is at fault and now only one star remains – Solus. The universe’s surviving population […]
16 great illustrations to inspire gamers from Maciej Kuciara
I first came across the name Maciej Kuciara from this behind the scenes look at Cyberpunk 2077. The concept illustrator gets involved in some great projects. He’s worked on Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Jupiter Ascending. You can follow him on Facebook, Deviant Art where you can buy prints, an […]
Short film: Two Worlds
The story here, according to Andy Lefton, is that opposites attract. The two characters featured are certainly opposite in many ways but both quite charming in their own right. The catch? They’re also both in dire straight in this short, 3D animated, sci-fi adventure. Hop onto this random teleport link to load up another short […]
Travel to Mars with Jamie xx and Gosh
This music video from UK based Jamie xx is all about the colonization of Mars. I imagine it’s a bit like the trip to Mars in that most of the video is taken up with the journey but once we get to the planet and start to work our charms there’s an incredible pay off. […]
GM Tips: Why your campaign needs a boat
Pierce Fraser is the creator of the HC SVNT DRACONES tabletop roleplaying game and the 8-10-12 dice system that powers it. He’s a long time player and narrator of a variety of systems and settings, and his game is noteworthy for making players decide how to approach problems, instead of waiting for the DM to […]
Short film: The Rise and Fall of Globosome
Inspired by the times we live in, Sascha Geddert wrote and directed The Rise and Fall of Globosome. The Globosome are odd little lifeforms that live on a small rock lost in the darkness of space. What will the Globosome make of their chance to thrive? Use this teleport link and the site will whisk […]
Google it: A review of the Book of the New Sun – Shadow and Claw
This offering from Gollancz’ Fantasy Masterwork series has the first two volumes of Gene Wolf’s (four-volume) The Book of the New Sun with The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator. It’s a book that belongs in the Masterwork series, winning a host of rewards and respect over the years. For me; […]
Competition: Barricade
Good news! Barricade is out as a paperback. Geek Native gave the gritty sci-fi a positive review last July and I added it to my Best of the Year 2014 roundup at Forbidden Planet. You can buy Barricade at Amazon. Now you can win Jon Wallace’s adventure and follow Kenstibec’s trip from Edinburgh to London […]
