Over on io9.com, they've put together a nice list of science fiction and fantasy books due out in 2013. Read more here!
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Rebuilding EN World
As many of you know, EN World was hit by some hackers over the holidays and the site was devastated. They saved the database but are scrambling to make the site whole again. To that end, they have begun a campaign to Rebuild the website and even have a Kickstarter with just two weeks to go. See more here and here!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Worst Sci-Fi Films of 2012
Another of those wrap up the year articles, this time from Movies.com, regarding the worst science fiction movies from 2012. See if you agree here!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Seth Abramson Reviews Hobbit Reviewers
Earlier this month, in the Huff Post Books section, there was a very good point made by poet Seth Abramson regarding the various reviews circulating about Peter Jackson's treatment of The Hobbit. In it, he says,
All of this may seem like hapless nerd-kvetching, but consider: Would a film critic reviewing a Jane Austen adaptation be forgiven for exhibiting little knowledge of (and little willingness to embrace) the film's source material? How about Tolstoy? The reviews of The Hobbit don't just indulge, they indeed rely upon both the critics' and readers' ignorance of Tolkien's taleRead the whole article here!
Photo from here.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
BBC America Airs Classic Doctor Who
Some classic Doctor Who episodes are slated to run monthly on BBC America starting tonight. Read more on io9.com here!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Gyagx Magazine Launch
Over on BoingBoing.net, there is an article heralding the launch of Gygax Magazine and detailing the table of contents for the first issue. Today, you can attend the launch party online by following links on the GygaxMagazine.com home page. Huzzah!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Spartacus: War of the Damned on STARZ
On STARZ, the new Spartacus: War of the Damned, first episode titled "Enemies of Rome" airs tonight. Here's a clip from the show to enjoy!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Inigo Montoya Quote Considered Travel Threat
What a bizarre turn of events for traveler Waynard Mullins when his Princess Bride t-shirt caused a stir on a Qantas flight. Read more here!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Digital Sound Library
Monday, January 21, 2013
GM/DM Merit Badges
About a year and a half ago, over on the Strange Magic blog, the idea of GM/DM Merit Badges was explored and expanded. Read more here!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
R. I. P. Lynn Willis
After a long bout with Parkinsons Disease, gaming industry professional Lynn Willis has passed. Read more here.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Hobbit End Credits Song Lyrics
Over on the SaffronKelvin2 YouTube channel is a video from December with the lyrics to the closing credits song from The Hobbit movie. Enjoy!
Friday, January 18, 2013
China's New Themepark
China has a new theme park with iconography suspiciously similar to World of Warcraft artwork. Have a look on geekologie.com here!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Zork Creators Interview
Last month Wired.com featured an interview with Dave Lebling, one of the creators of the text-based Zork video game, done in a very clever way on the heels of their Pioneer Award win. See more here!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Larry Elmore Feature
Over on techzwn.com is a new feature article on Larry Elmore and his 40 years of making fantasy artwork. Read more here!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Star Wars Alphabet Silhouettes
Over on io9.com it has been reported that artist Patrick Concepcion has added his rendition of a Star Wars alphabet to the others on the Internet but this one is in silhouette form. See more here!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Christopher Tolkien's Stance
There is an interesting essay called Concerning Christopher that showed up on TheOneRing.net website last week that will be a fascinating read for most Tolkien fans. Read more here!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Father Hires Assassins to Kill Son's PCs
Over on the My Tech Gumbo website is a recent story about some interesting parenting. Apparently, a father hired some savvy online gamers to stalk the PCs of his son in his favorite computer games and kill them off so that he'd get out of the house and look for a job. Read more here!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Bestseller eBooks Price Drop
Over on MediaBistro.com is a recent story on the average price drop of Bestselling eBooks in 2012. Read more here!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Central Banking in Middle Earth
Over on the Morton and Goerge blog is a tongue in cheek look at some of the economics of Middle Earth. Read more here!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Big Bang TNG-Style
The Big Bang gang are on their way to a Star Trek convention tonight when things go awry. Read more here (spoilers)!
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Misty Mountains Cover
Over on juNCurryAhn's YouTube channel is a new video rendition of the Misty Mountains song from The Hobbit featuring Jun Sung Ahn on the violin and the amazing vocals work of Peter Hollens. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
d12 Calendar from Papercraft Dungeon
Over at Papercraft Dungeon, they've added a free offering in the form of a d12 Calendar for 2103. See more here!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Dragonmeet British RPG Industry Panel
At Dragonmeet in the UK early in December, a video was made of a panel formed to discuss the state of the British RPG industry. In attendance were James Wallis, Phil Masters, Dominic McDowall-Thomas, Simon J Rogers, and Piers "The Magus" Connolly. It's been uploaded to the GMSMagazine YouTube channel and it is about an hour long but very interesting, if at times a bit difficult to hear. Enjoy!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
CMG Triad Milestone
Just a brief announcement to herald a milestone for the CMG Triad of websites. As of today, the three sites collectively have surpassed 1,500 posts and over 125,000 page views. Huzzah!
The wiki image is a Roman Milestone from the Road of Patriarchs in Israel
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Geek Related Horror
If you are already familiar with the excellent Geek-Related.com blog, then it will be no surprise to know its history goes back further than the blog itself. The form of its early website, found here, also contains a top notch essay on introducing horror to a roleplaying game, Read more about that here!
Friday, January 4, 2013
2013 Genre Films
Every year at this time, I'm on the look out for lists of Science Fiction and Fantasy movies for the coming year and io9.com was kind enough to provide one. See more here!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Bag End Doll House
As we look back on the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien, let's also look over on GeeksAreSexy.net where we can see a cool pictorial article on the making of a Bag End Doll House. See more here!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Orson Wells Meets HG Wells
Over on YouTube is a video of a Campell Playhouse interview of both H. G. Wells and Orson Wells. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Celtic Trims
Check out the items at the Celtic Trims website. They've got some great towels. pillows, covers, tapestries and more. See more here!