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Archives for November 2014
Valiant Comics serves up The Valiant for December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcFmdUvzPzg The Valiant is a new, prestige format, limited series from Valiant Comics that’ll hit shelves in December. It’s written by Jeff Lamire (Green Arrow, Animal Man) and Matt Kindt (RAI, Mind MGMT) and illustrated by Paolo Rivera the Eisner Award winner known for his Daredevil work. This is a self-contained comic story that’ll involve […]
Divergent: Insurgent trailer
The teaser trailer for the Divergent sequel has landed (or taken off; depending on your point of view). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ql1T41Jw5U Chuck out the soppy bits and I rather liked the original Divergent movie. I’ve not read the books but the world of Divergent seemed to have a bit more interest to it than The Hunger Games. […]
Starchild confirms new K series
I really enjoyed K but in my I feared there wouldn’t be a sequel. The story leaves us with some big issues still to be sorted through and a greater understanding of a clever mythos that begs to be explored. There is a movie, which I’m yet to catch, called K: Missing Kings, which sheds […]
Crafty Games release the last digital titles for Spycraft 2.0
Crafty Games have released Spookbusters and Stone Sentinels. These are described by the company as the last digital titles for Spycraft 2.0. Why? Spycraft Third Edition is due soon. In Spookbusters players hunt down all sorts of strange creatures, helping to defend the city from the terrors of the dead. Mad scientists supply cutting-edge technology […]
Ad Nauseum: A Review of the Kromore RPG
Tired of new role playing games trying to reinvent the genre with modern design concepts? Are you frustrated with role playing games that are trying to bring the hobby in new directions, or modernized for contemporary audiences? Well, have I got a game for you. The Kromore Role-playing Game feels like a game that wilfully and […]
The Bladed Minds sword fight is full of surprises
http://vimeo.com/95592077 The fighters here are Kefi Abrikh and Celine Tran. Pay attention to the start of the video. There’s a vital part of the opening scenes that are easy to miss and help explain the ending; otherwise it’s very weird. I imagine LARPers get this video. Anyone interested in the art and drama of a […]
Games Workshop appoint Kevin Rountree as new CEO
Kevin Rountree will replace Tom Kirby as CEO of Games Workshop from January 2015. Kirby will remain with the company taking up the position of Non-Executive Chairman. Rountree, 45, has been with Games Workshop for 12 years and is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer. In a press release, Kirby said; The Board undertook […]
Amazon to pilot The Man in the High Castle
Based on Philip K Dick’s alternative history, Hugo Award-winning, the pilot episode is an hour long and will be part of seven shows in a season airing via Amazon Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany. Amazon viewers have the chance to provide feedback and Amazon will use that to determine which make the […]
Hold tight: Daomu is coming
Daomu is a novel by Chinese author Xu “Kennedy” Lei. Magnetic Press and Evertold are in the last stages of a hardcover graphic novel adaptation. Kennedy oversaw the project himself, with illustration work from Concept Art House, with the goal of producing a first time introduction of his tomb robbing adventure to a western audience. […]
