Spartan Games are now looking for Spartan Vanguards, volunteers to help spread the word about their systems – Firestorm Armada, Dystopian Wars and Uncharted Seas.
Archives for August 2012
Former Wizards of the Coast CEO launches RPG multi-media company
Peter D. Adkison, former CEO of Wizards of the Coast, and the man who owns Gen Con, has started a new company. It’s related to RPGs.
The full length Doctor Who trailer for the new 2012 series
It’s well worth a watch. There’s always the fine line between spoilers and teasers and I think they have it right in this one. We know people get beat up – but that happens often. We know which baddies the Doctor and companions will be up against – but there are a lot of familiar faces.
Better Angels by Greg Stolze
Better Angels is a forthcoming RPG by Greg Stolze. Stolze has written for Atlas Games in Unknown Armies and White Wolf in Demon the Fallen. He also co-designed the superhero game Godlike and Wild Talents (published by Arc Dream). Better Angels channels something of Demon the Fallen and Godlike. It’s a game where you play […]
Wooden robot plays spot the ball
You know the game – three cups on the table, one ball under the cup and you have to keep your eye on the ball as the cups are whooshed around. It’s game that people lose their money to by playing sharks on street corners. These guys move the cups so quickly it enables them […]
Pictures from Arrow, the new Green Arrow TV show
There’s still no word as to whether CW’s Green Arrow TV show – called Arrow – will be making its way to any UK TV station. It’s due to start showing in the States on the 10th of October and Green Arrow TV have more pictures from the show to share. Stephen Amell (Private Practice, […]
It’s a Han Solo in carbonite guitar
Travis Stevens has a history of creating Star Wars inspired custom guitars. For example, he made this Millennium Falcon guitar. With this guitar, though, we get slightly closer to our Star Wars heroes. We have Han Solo, trapped in carbonite, as a guitar. If you want to make any “watch where you put your fingers” […]
The Oculus Rift is augmented reality for the living room
The Oculus Rift is a level beyond the Kinect. It promises to bring cost effective, good quality, augmented reality into the living room.
Universal Remote Control Sonic Screwdriver launch dates
The World Premiere launch of the eleventh Doctor style Sonic Screwdriver as a Universal Screwdriver will happen at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in London, at 179 Shaftesbury Avenue. The date is Saturday, 25th August. If you want to take one of the TV controlling Sonic Screwdrivers home then pre-orders are highly recommended. The remote control […]
The depressingly impressive Ark animation
Ark was directed by Grzegorz Jonkajtys and is notable for, in addition to the storyline, unconventional technique used in filming. It used a Spider-man, a Nikon D70 camera, a MILO Motion Control system and a set. Computer animation then blended all that together. There are more details and pictures on the art community Behance but […]
