They’re small and indie and I hadn’t heard of Stormborn Studio before or their project Runes: The Forgotten Path. A few seconds into the video and I was reminded of an old computer RPG from JoWood Productions called Arx Fatalis. In Arx you’re a spellcaster and you used your mouse to draw runes on the […]
Archives for January 2015
On the Spot: Video game music
Tune in for Halo, Skyrim, Final Fantasy 7, BioShock and Chrono Cross. This video is done to support Player Piano’s Indiegogo campaign (backer link) and follows on from their “on the spot” jammin’ to Nintendo themes. It works like this: Tom plays clips of music to talented composer and pianist Sonya Belousova. Sonya then tries […]
Nerdgasm! Wait… she’s a girl
Buy from TeeTurtle. TeeTurtle do like their cute t-shirt designs. They do a lot of pocket animals and always manage to make them kawaii. I rather like this design though. Mega Man’s reaction to finding out that Metroid’s Samus Aran is a woman.
New Year, New Game Exclusive! Endless: Fantasy Tactics
It’s a brand new year and therefore a perfect time to pick up and try a new game. Right? Ah, it’s not so easy. It can be hard to persuade gamers to try something new and this is especially the case if the group is happy with the current game. Thankfully DriveThruRPG does something cool. […]
Click and Kill: A review of Warhammer Quest
The original Warhammer Quest is a popular iOs game. This review is of the PC, Mac and Linux adaptation that’s now available through Steam. I played on the PC. I’ve had plenty of time to play this new version and it’s an enjoyable way to spend up to an hour distracting your brain. It’s a […]
Scare me to death Ramses Melendez
Ramses Melednez is one heck of a talented artist. The Mexican runs an official blog and offers up samples at Deviant Art. The latest book to showcase some of Melendez’s art is Infected by Art Volume Two. You can pick that up from Amazon today if you’re lucky enough to find it in stock. Ramses […]
New Year, New Game: 2300AD
As is tradition, DriveThruRPG has a brand new sale to mark the start of 2015. The “New Year, New Game” sale is a favourite of mine for two reasons; Over 200 RPGs that are 15% off A real push to persuade gamers to try a new game Gamers who are willing to try new games […]
There and Back Again: A Review of Rivendell
The One Ring is a fantastic Middle Earth-based roleplaying game, but there’s one caveat: the corebook only covers Wilderland, the region in which The Hobbit takes place. What happens if you and your game group want to have adventures in Eriador, where much of the actual Lord of the Rings epic happens? Now, with Cubicle 7’s latest release, Rivendell, your group has […]
Oh yes! Batman slap meme as a dry erase
You’ve seen the meme. Now take it home. From Art By Choleena. There are only a few of these very clever dry erase, white board on glass, Batman slap meme panels and now the interwebs has found them they’re going quick. If you want one you’ll have to pop over to Etsy and grab it […]
Doom metal Game of Thrones?
Is this a thing? Venezuelan musician Santiago Rodriguez Almenara and band have transformed the iconic Game of Thrones’ opening tune into a slow, heavy, anthem. Okay, I know this isn’t doom metal but my mind can’t back cycle back to my small collection every other time I give this cover version a listen too. The […]
