The trailer for Sid Meier’s Starships sets the scene. We’re a space level civilization which has just set off to, perhaps, rescue another. The game is officially described as a turn-based, adventure-driven strategy game. Developed by Firaxis Games, the PC and iOS versions are both due in Spring 2015. You can find out more over […]
9 superb illustrations from Jeremy Chong
Jeremy Chong is a concept artist at the games and animation studio Lemon Sky. Based in Malaysia, the company and Chong have worked with the likes of Bandai Namco, Campcom, 2K Games, Ubisoft, EA, Sony and Microsoft. I really like Chong’s style. He manages to blend concepts together in graceful and surprising ways. What looks […]
Short film: CARL
CARL is a sci-fi animation in which gladiators are forced to fight to a bloody death in front of their new robot overlords. The tension comes to a head when CARL, the ultimate fighting champion, is pitched against a human slave who doesn’t fight back and then there’s a rescue attempt. I didn’t twig to […]
Humble kickstarter: Sleeper RPG shows promise
Death Spiral Games are asking for only £2,000 in their Kickstarter for sci-fi action RPG Sleeper: Orphans of the Cold War. They’ve a full 27 days on the clock, at the time of writing, over £500 in bank already and more than 20 backers. It’s looking good. You can check the latest details on their […]
Short film: Among the Stars
This sci-fi short is mainly shot to the camera as the captain of a spacecraft makes his last ever broadcast. I’d accuse him of being a drama lama but, to be fair, he’s in a tight bind. Despite the speech and the apparently simple cinematography, there is a lot going on. There are special effects […]
Short film: Arlo – The Assassin
This film had a budget of $300. Sure, I think you can see this isn’t funded by an angel investor or huge picture house but I’d be surprised if anyone watched this and took “Yeah, they only had $300 to spend” as their main takeaway. A more likely takeaway is; “Man, that Arlo is mean.” […]
The evolution of game books: A review of Sol Invictus
I’m impressed by the technology and the format of Cubus Games’ SOL INVICTUS. This is a book for your smartphone or tablet and headphones are recommended. You can pick it up on Google Play or Apple’s App Store. There are iPhone and iPad versions available for the latter. As it happens SOL INVICTUS is the […]
Lonely machine dreams of the giant city robot
Sven Sauer and Igor Prosavec are SA-PO. The artists are drawn to the idea of megacities. Can mankind cope with the rapid development of technology or will it outpace us? If we’re outpaced by technology then are we doomed to be alone in a crowd, an alien native and disabled by our technical ability?
Short film: Nightfall
A space epic created by Valentin Schwind and with a soundtrack by Ivelina Nedyalkova. The soundtrack is beautiful but to imagine that just one person using a bunch of computers (a workstation, a rendering machine, another in support, etc) is incredible. The space opera has a dark lord intent on winning the Queen’s heart – […]
New Year, New Game: 2300AD
As is tradition, DriveThruRPG has a brand new sale to mark the start of 2015. The “New Year, New Game” sale is a favourite of mine for two reasons; Over 200 RPGs that are 15% off A real push to persuade gamers to try a new game Gamers who are willing to try new games […]
