Sea of Thieves is a new title from Microsoft and Rare. It’s a multiplayer pirate game set in a shared world. This means you’ll share ships and battles for loot with other players. Destiny comes to mind; except with pirates. There’s scarce other details from either E3 or the press releases since. The game will […]
Short film: The OceanMaker
One of my favourite short films of the year. Here we have a post-apocalyptic world that’s run dry. A single pilot fights bravely against sky pirates who are out to steal the last remaining source of water – the clouds themselves. The film was made by laptops and a 7 week long retreat to a […]
Competition: One Piece – Film Z
One Piece Film: Z is released in the UK next week. You can pre-order it from Amazon today or try and win a DVD copy with Geek Native. Or both, of course. Former Marine Admiral “Z” has stolen the powerful and dangerous Dyna Stones. It is up to the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Luffy, […]
Visually stunning, plot struggling: A review of Harlock Space Pirate
There’s no doubt that Space Pirate Captain Harlock is an anime legend. The character, who has had a few incarnations, is famous. The latest adventure with the icon is a stunning full length feature film. This is a reboot of the franchise; suitable for someone coming to the series for the first time as it […]
Sand versus Sea: A review of The Desert Princess and the Pirates – Adventures in Alabasta
What a long title! The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta is the 8th movie in the One Piece saga. Count ‘em! 8 … and there’s more to go. My version of the movie is the one supplied in the One Piece: Movie Collection 3. These One Piece collections are good value; a […]
Original chaos: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle review
The Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle is the 7th One Piece movie and I watched it as part of the 2014 One Piece: Movie Collection 3. My view of One Piece is that the movies tend to be better than the episodes. It’s a high action anime in which every character is bigger than […]
Rum & Bones Kickstarter approaches half a million and adds Skullkickers
At the time of writing there’s still 5 days to jump on Cool Mini or Not’s Kickstarter for a mini-based pirate board game called Rum & Bones. There’s over $400,000 in the pot and they’ve just added Jim Zub’s Skullkicker’s characters. For more info check out campaign page. [Back this Campaign] It’s possible this board […]
A Look Inside: Airship Pirates
This week we are celebrating International GM’s Day and we’re not alone. DriveThru RPG run their biggest sale of the year this week. Here’s an idea. If you wanted to find a brand new RPG, not a sourcebook, supplement or set of art in the sale and you wanted to take advantage of the discounts […]
Spectacular scenery and sneaky sky pirates: A Last Exile review
There’s no doubt that Last Exile is stunning. The only doubt I have, as I start to form notes for this review, is how to describe it. There’s quirky sky machines that look awfully mechanical but let’s not use steampunk – there’s no steam, after all. Skypunk? Art nouveau sky pirates? That might work. Let’s […]
Cannons in but tentacles out for both sexes in latest holiday cruise survey
If you had a few weeks to enjoy on a cruise how would you like the holiday spiced up? Research from Virgin Cruises discovered that both men and woman could be persuaded to enjoy a fantasy themed holiday on board a cruise ship. The survey discovered that the most popular themed cruise idea for men […]
