Adam Kucek is a freelance concept artist who runs his own studio AK-ART. AK-ART has worked on projects like Jupiter Ascending, Cloud Atlas and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. It’s an impressive list. He shares some of his art on Deviant Art and others through his Facebook Page. A clue to how good these illustrations […]
Adeptus Titanicus: Games Workshop is taking recruits to pilot god-engines
Games Workshop’s latest Warhammer themed game is now open for pre-order. Adeptus Titanicus is set during the Horus Heresy which had humankind locked in a civil war across thousands of planets. The greatest of all the Emperor’s war machines, the god-engines of Adeptus Titanicus, were used against the foe. The traitor, the Warmaster, has his […]
Refresh your mind! Stunning art by Alessandro Taini
I love this art. I can’t quite tell you why but I think it would be perfect for Palladium Book’s RIFTS RPG series. Perhaps it’s the whole range of worlds and action-packed energy? You can see a lot more of Taini’s superb and inspirational art over at Talexi Art and his blog. I think you […]
Scientific research shows that sci-fi and fantasy fans are a top choice for romantic partners
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma, led by the psychologist Stephanie C. Stern, suggest that fans of fantasy and sci-fi genre have more realistic believes about romantic relationships compared to those who read romance or even highbrow fiction. What’s going on? In the research paper What you read and what you believe: Genre exposure and […]
In space, no one can hear you plot: A review of The Singularity Trap
I spent one of my precious Audible tokens on The Singularity Trap, so I hoped it would be good. If you’re not familiar with Audible, then the tokens are a blessing and a curse. It’s a subscription service, and you get one token a month. You can get whichever audiobook you want with them – […]
Comic-Con brings us 3 minutes of The Orville season 2
The Orville is back with a second season. In the States, it’ll premiere on Fix on Sunday, 30th December, and we’ll have to see what the schedule is like the for the rest of the world. Some might say that Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi spoof was an unlikely hit, but it’s packed with talent such as […]
A geeky analysis of Carphone Warehouse’s Massive Movie Calendar
British retailer Carphone Warehouse has put a Massive Movie Calendar online. It’s part of their broadband section, so I guess that’s a nod at the fact we tend to stream out movies these days. You’re supposed to use the calendar to find out what to watch today, and they’ve mapped events in the movies, I […]
Competition: An interview with Empire of Silence’s Christopher Ruocchio and a chance to win!
This post is a two-for-one. We have an interview with Christopher Ruocchio who’s debut novel, Empire of Silence, is impressing reviewers and a chance to win a hardback copy of it! The main character is a hero and a murderer. On the wrong planet, at the right time, Hadrian Marlowe ends up being remembered as […]
12 illustrations to spark your next tabletop adventure from Neal Hanson
Neal Hanson is a fantastic concept artist who works on big, AAA, games. His titles include games like Second Son and Guild Wars 2. You can see a sample of his work below or check out other galleries over at Concept Art World, blogspot and even Facebook.
Genre Police: Taking Up Space?
Okay….this is gonna be a difficult one. It’s gonna really be a column about how we can’t do a column that turns into a column. We’re going to look at how we look at science fiction, how historically it has evolved and how that isnt’ helpful to us. We might even learn something about games […]
