Traveller Was OSR Before There Was an OSR
There is a tendency to talk about the Old School Renaissance as though it belongs almost entirely to fantasy gaming. Mention OSR and people think of dungeon maps, ten-foot poles,…[...]
Here Be Dragons – a new enemy for Twilight 2000
Here Be Dragons - A new Enemy for Twilight 2000 [Scenario][Game Aid][Paid] Here Be Dragons is a different look at the post-apocalyptic world after a awakening of an ancient enemy…[...]
The One Ring
I was really surprised to see this arrive: The One Ring This is the latest game based around The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The art is simply…[...]
It’s full of stars
Ocean Sky from Alex Cherney on Vimeo. Absolutely breathtaking. And if we ever got some decent weather (and I had a decent camera), I'd like to do some more time-lapse…[...]
Resonance
On TV, on your phone and online through music and games Something is happening The way people create and engage in stories is changing Resonance is a grand narrative told…[...]
OK, it’s no secret I’m just a big geek.
I got the Serenity book a few months ago from Sub City in Dublin and the Smallville book arrived today from Amazon. Both use derivatives of the Cortex system from…[...]
RIP Six Flags New Orleans 2000-2005
Six Flags New Orleans is an amusement park in New Orleans, Louisiana, which has been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The park is located in Eastern New Orleans,…[...]
Current Inspirations
Portal - for the non-violent nature of it and the neat teleportation physics puzzles. And removing half of the stupid ways to die. And for this. Mirror's Edge on iPad…[...]
Primer: One of the Best Sci-Fi Movies
Shane Carruth, writer and director of the lo-fi scifi flick Primer, has uploaded the entire film to Google Video so you can watch it for free. The plot is quite…[...]
Superheroes
In terms of special effects, I'd love to know how they do the superhero style special effects like in in Hancock and more recently, an EMINEM video (forward to about…[...]
Bug Eyed Monsters
From Beyond the Beyond at Wired. See More.[...]
THE RAVEN
THE RAVEN is a short film, looking a little like a far future version of The 23rd Letter. This made it a lot of fun to watch and I'd love…[...]
Amazing content on Games and Reality
This is 28 minutes of chuckles and amazing insight on how everything we touch will become a game. Eventually. Who is going to lead us?[...]
Dark Water Studios’ Dogfighter: Spring 2010
I don't normally go for PC games but I'm enthused by Dogfighter by Dark Water Studios, a Derry-based outfit who plan to release their game in Spring 2010. I'd love…[...]
Boom!
Via @hitman2victor: "If a Tunguska event happened over Belfast most of the City would be obliterated." Using the High Yield Detonation Effects Simulator: Be a terrible shame, eh?[...]
Surviving the Z-Apocalypse
Paul Anthony sent me this: Surviving the Inevitable Z-Apocalypse Click through and have a full read. It's Zombtastic![...]
Left4Dead, on Expert
"It's a ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, I can't be held accountable for my actions!!!!" Some of us (me, Savage_MF, kinnygraham and Pulse4333) have been playing this in the evenings and I must…[...]
MURDERDROME: iPhone comic reader BANNED!
Wednesday afternoon I popped round to Paul's house for a quick chat (and a couple of headache tablets) and I saw a demo of MurderDrome, the first iteration of a…[...]
Dectet
The Decktet is a deck of cards with suits, ranks, and named images. It is structurally unlike ordinary poker and tarot decks, meaning that you can do different things with…[...]
Government scrambles to conceal UFO
On June 20th, there was a report of a UFO over England. Today the BBC announced that it was a 'glow lantern' and not actually an observer from another world.…[...]