Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar started off by teasing us what the movie would be about. This trailer lets us know. Okay, sure, we’ve a much better idea of what Interstellar will be about and it’s look and feel. This is true. I can tell there’s still plenty of twists, turns and surprises. It’s easy to see […]
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A look inside the Ultimum RPG
Ultimum is a tabletop RPG by Paradigm Publishing. A mix of the computer game Borderlands, with Pathfinder and even a spot of Minecraft set on Earth a million years into the future the game has a distinct art style. Never heard of it? Ultimum isn’t out yet. The Kickstarter isn’t even live but if the […]
The sci-fi future as illustrated by Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford is a graduate of California State University of Fullerton and uses CS4 on an Intuos3 tablet for his digital work. Known as “MultiMage” on Deviant Art you can check out his gallery of work. There’s healthy mix of style and genre in Mark’s main gallery. For this post I want to showcase some […]
Genre-hopping drama: A review of Ecko Burning
Ecko Burning is the sequel to Ecko Rising. I enjoyed Rising even though I had to wrestle with it. I wrestled less with Burning and enjoyed it more. Our anti-hero is a full tech cyberpunk creation called Ecko. A mission goes wrong, he falls off a roof and wakes up in a fantasy world. There […]
Short film: LIFE
A few seconds into this short animation from Pixelhunters and I’m thinking of Destiny. It’s the planet, the drop ship and then the well armoured Titan. Okay, that armour is pretty intense for Destiny so perhaps it’s more like Warhammer 40K. A minute or two later and I’m getting Sin City vibes from the narration. […]
This is Your Brain on Slugs: a Review of Brain Slugs from Planet X
For the GM on a tight time-budget, the internet is overflowing with adventures for just about any RPG system, many of which are very affordably priced. Buyer beware, however, as many of these adventures are a “you get what you pay for” deal. “Brain Slugs from Planet X” is one such example. “Brain Slugs from […]
Short film: Space Cat Hob
This animation took two years to make. The team had no money. The result is a rich sci-fi filled with action, drama and surprises. What do you think? Does it teach you to trust cute things but be cautious of ugly things? Or perhaps it suggests to you that cat warriors would be too easily […]
Laniakea: Why your sci-fi RPG is too small
This video can be whatever you want it to be. Space porn? Yup. Education? Yup. Inspiration for your next sci-fi setting? Oh yes. The term to take away from this, I think, is supercluster. The plot device to borrow from the video may well be The Great Attractor. My evil GM mind is already a […]
Poster: Robot Bones
Joon Ahn is a senior concept artist at Riot Games. Last month he updated his ArtStation with a new piece of work and just the casual mention of “Poster work”. I think “Poster work” is an understatement. Look at the colour and drama in this piece! Robot Bones is right!
Alien Indian steampunk: A review of Jani and the Greater Game
Jani and the Greater Game is the first in a new series from sci-fi writer Eric Brown. Brown’s previous books include the likes of Satan’s Reach (Weird Space), Helix Wars, The Devil’s Nebula and plenty of other titles that often involve alien fleets. Readers familiar with Brown’s usual sci-fi style will be forgiven for wondering […]
