Mars needs Mechanics – And your support!
I have just been made aware of this most excellent independent board game in-the-making, Mars needs Mechanics. The inventors describe it thus: “London, 1873. The British Royal Academy of Space...
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PULP! – Steampunk, Lovecraft and flying ships in one game!
Oh the wonders of the ætherweb! So many wonderful people with so many wonderful ideas. Click me! This one sounds really intersting: Flying ships in best Spelljammer (that’s old AD&D related...
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A secret of Silent Hill uncovered
The feared Pyramid Head of Silent Hill has long been considered to be formed from the body of a cursed individual. More precisely, it is revealed in the storyline that certain individuals are picked by...
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Leviathans – Soon to be an online game!
The huge anticipation over online games in development for release in 2013 for the epic Shadowrun and BattleTech universes demonstrates that visually dynamic, story-driven realms wed fantastically with...
View ArticleKickstarter: Leviathans Online: Monsters In The Sky
Following up on my post on November 23rd, the Kickstarter campaign for Leviathans Online is now up! I have not been so excited about an upcoming online game ever since Diablo II and if you look it up,...
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New Year Honours List of 2013 – Nerd and Geek Win!
The 2013 New Year Honour List of Queen Elisabeth II is a great one for nerds and geeks everywhere! Among the laureates are: Professor Higgs, who predicted the boson which bears his name is now a...
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Exciting news from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences
My friends over at the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences have some exciting news to tell: Their story, universe and all will be turned into a role playing game, so you, too, yes you, can become an agent...
View ArticleCyberpunk 2077
Looking good: Only bad thing: I guess I need a new computer to run this one. Find out more about this upcoming game here: Cyberpunk.net I have played the role playing game Cyberpunk 2077 is based on....
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Edgar Allan Poe in an 8-Bit Video Game Adventure
A group of independent game developers, Wrought Iron Games, is currently working on a wonderful old school 8-Bit adventure game. The protagonist is none other than Edgar Allen Poe himself. He is on a...
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Steampunk in The Kingdom of Loathing
Three cheers for an awesome game and the permeation of steampunk into popular culture and consciousness! The Kingdom of Loathing, simply the best low-tech, crappy graphics satirical game in the history...
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Please support: Steampunk Cthulhu Bicycle® Playing Cards
A new incarnation of the Horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos is coming your way: Please support the project and do it here! It will be worth it, just look at the quality of the artwork:
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The Chaos Engine – An old jewel
1993 was a significant year for me. For one, I finished school and started an ill-fated and luckily short-lived sojourn into banking. More importantly, I discovered this game, which quickly became my...
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From the Dawn of my Roleplaying Days
2013 is my 25th year as a role player. I started with D&D and various solo role-playing games. The very first solo adventure book I bought was Flight from the Dark by Joe Dever, the first book of...
View ArticleThe Order 1886 – Cinematic Trailer
This looks pretty good in deed! Head-tip to Clockworker.de for posting it before and thus bringing the trailer to my attention.
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The Saga continues: Dirigible Days joins cast of video game Dreamland Delivery
Fresh and hot of the press: Dirigible Days joins cast of video game Dreamland Delivery St. Louis, Missouri – August 19, 2013 – The award-winning steampunk media franchise Dirigible Days has become the...
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Steampunk adventure game The Dead Flower Case – Raffle!
This post is actually just a teaser… A new adventure game coming to Kickstarter on November 7th called The Dead Flower Case if the fundraiser reaches its goal, it will be available for iOS, Android,...
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Review: Lego Space – Building the Future
In 1979 I got my first Lego Space toy, it was the classic moon buggy. I have been a fan of Lego Space ever since, although I still strongly prefer the classic series and some of the late 1990′s...
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Dr Gears – A Steampunk game out of Hungary
It is with great pleasure I share this press release and feature with you. It reached me from Hungary, where at least some of my ancestors dwelled not so many generations ago: Dr Gears is here, the...
View ArticleBioshock Infinite Short Film – The Apple Thief
This short piece came out of a school project. Good work, I say! If we only had had the technology to do such things when I was young. Alas, that was the time when monitor screens showed yellow letters...
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