The trailer for World War Z is dividing people. Some folk reckon it looks cool – a strong zombie film with an engaged military. Others dislike it. Some worry that it’s too much of a departure from World War Z by Max Brooks. There are those that see the zombies as too much of a […]
Cosplay highlights from London Comic Con
MCM Expo manage to grow London Comic Con every year. With the rise of the convention it comes as no surprise that the amount and quality of cosplay also increases. What do you expect from British cosplay? It’s a healthy mix. Yes, there’s Doctor Who, but there’s also anime, computer games and all genre costumes. […]
Wizards of the Coast’s owners, Hasbro, deny Disney rumours
After the news of Disney buying Lucasfilm and beginning work on three more Star Wars films there were whispers that Disney was also interested in buying Hasbro. Buying Hasbro would make some sense for Disney because of the rights the toy company owns. For example, with Marvel on board Disney has a modern day Universe […]
Judge Dredd: The Dark Judges make World Book Night
Half a million free books will be given out to promote reading for World Book Night next year. Some 20,000 volunteers each hand out 20 copies of their favourite book to people who do not normally read. For the first time ever World Book Night has added a graphic novel to their list of promoted […]
Mortal Kombat Vs Gangnam Style with The Super Zeroes
There are still some Gangnam videos worth sharing because they’re surreal, weird and entirely geeky. This Mortal Kombat Vs Gangnam Style video from The Super Zeroes is certainly one of those. The Super Zeroes feel like a group worth watching. They’ve already done a Marvel themed flash mob before this and I suspect we’ll see […]
Kicktraq insights on 6d6’s successful UK Kickstarter
One of the first UK based RPG Kickstarter projects has made its funding goals in days. This chart from Kicktraq shows how the funding progress for the 6d6 RPG Core & Adventure books very quickly reached its goals. Attention now moves to the stretch goals. Stretch goals, sometimes a challenge for Kickstarter funders, describe the […]
Tusken Raider rides fierce Bantha… pug
If you look closely you may see that this is not a real Bantha. That Tusken Raider is just a toy. In fact, the so-called Bantha is actually Chubbs the Wampug. Chubbs has a history of dressing up as a wampa so this Banthapug is a new direction for him.
Paizo to run huge open playtest for Mythic Adventures
Paizo Publishing had more than 55,000 gamers help playtest the preliminary rules for Pathfinder back in 2008. That’s a success they’re looking to recreate. Starting on the 14th, players will be able to download a free copy of the preliminary design document for Mythic Adventures from Paizo.com. The results of the playtest; suggestions, comments, corrections […]
Solar Echoes offers a new RPG experience
Corefun Studios are offering their brand new roleplaying game as a new gaming experience. Tired of waiting for your turn? Annoyed with having to chew through tons of hitpoints before defeating an enemy? Angry that you waited so long for your turn, only to roll a critical failure? So were we! Solar Echoes is presented […]
Doctor Who: BBC confirms Neil Gaiman brings Cybermen back for 2013
The BBC have said that Doctor Who will return in 2013 for a run of eight episodes on the Spring. Only 8? The same post confirms that one of the eight episodes will feature Cybermen, will be directed by Stephen Woolfenden and was written by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman’s earlier Doctor Who episode, The Doctor’s Wife, […]
