Posted inSmallville

Smallvillification

I'm a fan of the Smallville series (so much so that the collected series is on my Amazon wishlist for October when it's released). I've not watched all of it…
Posted inFrontier

Frontier: A Changed Man

Kibwe had returned home a changed man. Kibwe had always wanted to be a pilot. From an early age he made airfoils from balsa and drove his parents to distraction…
Posted inVideogames

Anomaly Warzone Earth

Great videos from the launch team here. Described as a Tower Offense game, it certainly adds a different flavour to the stock re-runs of tower defense games (like Plants vs…
Posted inARG Cool

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…
Posted inIndustry Printing

Running the Numbers…

Ian Robinson sent me this link. It's Joe Konrath talking about the numbers involved in publishing, especially eBook publishing. But now I'm convinced. Signing with a traditional publisher, even being…
Posted inCommentary

Christmas Happened. Woot.

Consisting of Houses of the Blooded, Collins Complete DIY Manual, We Are The People We've Been Waiting For, Simple Boat Maintenance, Hot War, Cold City, Nameless streets, QIN: The Warring…
Posted inCommentary Cthulhu Review

The Laundry is here

On Thursday I received 'The Laundry' in the post. The announcement came back in March so I was really excited to get the book in the post this week. I…
Posted inCommentary Game Design

Setting Riff: Oa versus Krypton

A thousand years ago, on the planet Krypton, there was a technologically advanced, cruel and nihilistic race which carved a vast stellar empire, subjugating thousands of civilisations under their regime.…
Posted inTechnology

iPad at the gaming table

This picture is made of awesome. It's from a thread on RPGnet titled: iPad owners - how much are you really using it for gaming purposes? Of course, this uber-geek…
Posted inCommentary

Cold-Blooded Killers

Lizaur on TheRPGSite commented: Well, the vast majority of RPG has leeengty chapters just about how to kill people, so what do you expect my players do? Being a bunch…
Posted inCool

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,…
Posted inProspero Qabal Two Worlds

Horror – Sids Story

I wanted to write a quick horror scenario which would fit in with pretty much any game and I figured that it couldn't just be a magical teleporting serial killer,…