Ultimum is an ambitious Kickstarter for a tabletop RPG enhanced with lots of hi-tech options. The pitch video gives a clear idea of the project scope. Give it a watch and then read on for our interview with lead designer Christian Muckler. If you need more insight after that then pop over to our peek […]
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Short Film: E N V O Y
It may be another child finds alien/robot, wants to play and then the military get involved but David Weinstein’s short film is better than most. It was put together without a big budget and does very well. The dog. The trick with the ball. The special effects. All great. Ready to watch more? Use this […]
Short film: Nothing Safer
It’s the eve of an alien invasion and a husband and wife team are testing an experimental pocket panic room. What could go wrong? This short was edited, photographed and written by Marc Leidy. Joe was played by Brian Kinney, Irene by Kestrin Pantera, the desert girl by Jessica Schwartz and the spokeswoman Julie Ness. […]
Tomorrowland’s trailer will intrigue but it’s not Star Wars
Disney have a themepark called Tomorrowland and they’re working on a movie too. Once rumoured to be a Star Wars film we can now see that’s not true but there is sci-fi here. George Clooney and Britt Robertson star. They can access a place called Tomorrowland and while they visit their actions have a direct […]
War of the Worlds meets Achtung Cthulhu in this great video
This is a must see video. It’s called the “Great Martian War” but this gamer took one look and immediately saw War of Worlds meets Achtung Cthulhu. The footage here comes from World War 1 footage… with, yeah, aliens added. It gets better. If you pop over to History.co.uk you’ll find more of the same. […]
Competition: Win The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword
Calling all Jack Campbell fans! Are you reading your way through The Lost Stars series? This sci-fi series is popular because it is very good. This week saw the release of book three – The Lost Stars – Imperfect Sword from Titan Books in the UK. The story picks up after the successful coup and […]
Short film: Aphelion Point
This may mess with your head. Imagine, if you will, a damaged spacecraft that is floating towards a giant sun – it is caught; being pulled in. Imagine also the effect on the remaining crew as the baleful star gets ever closer. Combine that with some jazz and you’ll have a sci-fi short called Aphelion […]
The Last Parsec and Eris Beta-V
The Last Parsec is a Savage Worlds sci-fi from Shane Hensley’s Pinnacle Entertainment. As this post goes live there’s still about three weeks to run and the Kickstarter is about %600 funded. That’s about $48,000 raised on an $8,000 ask. Since races, technology, ships, creatures and core elements like that are part of the required […]
A New Way for an Old System: A Review of Nova Praxis, Savage Worlds Edition
For those of you who just want to hear the bottom line, here it is: Nova Praxis: Savage Worlds Edition is more or less exactly what you would expect. If you like the freaky transhuman setting but don’t like the Fate system, then the Savage Worlds take on it may be more your cup of […]
A look inside: The Art of Jim Burns – Hyperluminal
Jim Burns is an artist with works on covers of books from George R R Martin, Neil Gaiman, Peter F Hamilton, Terry Pratcheet, Robert Silverberg, Joe Halderman and even Anne McCaffrey. The list goes on. He’s worked on concept art and ideas for movies like Blade Runner and over the last 40 years is responsible […]
