The fine folks over at DriveThruStuff.com have launched another charity drive, much like the Gamers for Haiti event they ran back in January. This time around, they’re aiming to help the victims of the recent floods in Pakistan by gathering donations for Doctors Without Borders. They’re running two concurrent drives, actually. For the RPG side, if you chip in $25, …
RPGs for Kids
The fine folks over at Fear the Boot have a new podcast (Episode 207) aimed at exploring which are the best RPGs to use to introduce kids to the hobby. They have a fine list of selections from people across the hobby, including one from me. If you’d rather read than listen, you can find the list and links to …
Stolze’s Zombie Story Kickstarter
The title pretty much says it all, but if that doesn’t make sense to you, head over to Greg Stolze‘s Kickstarter page for his new fiction project “Zombis Blanc.” As Greg says: It’s a 4,000 word piece that is, to the best of my ability, thrill-packed, gore-soaked, medically accurate and historically plausible. It’s set in 1791’s violent slave revolution, the …
Angry Robot Unleashed!
Today, Angry Robot finally made its long-awaited debut in North America with honest-to-dead-tree books available from the Great White North to the Rio Grande. The first six titles now available in these parts are: Kell’s Legend by Andy Remic Moxyland by Lauren Beukes Sixty-One Nails by Mike Shevdon Slights by Kaaron Warren Triumff: Her Majesty’s Hero by Dan Abnett Winter …
Angry Robot on the Air Again!
The fine folks at Angry Robot just posted their second podcast. This one – hosted again by the mellifluous Mur Lafferty – features Lauren Beukes and Kaaron Warren. I’ve read both of their first books, and I’m in the middle of Lauren’s Zoo City right now. They’re both excellent writers, so be sure to check them out, right after you …
Beukes Takes London
Lauren Beukes – author of the excellent Moxyland and Zoo City, and fellow Angry Robot author – is due for a rare visit to London from her home in South Africa. During this, she has a signing at Forbidden Planet on July 29, from 6—7 PM. For this, you can order one of a limited edition of 100 hardcovers of Zoo …
Transformative Experiences
Over at Suvudu.com, a number of excellent authors talked about their memories of and experiences with the Transformers. That list includes Jason Blair, Jennifer Brozek, Tobias Buckell, Will Hindmarch, Aaron Rosenberg, and myself among many others. This is, of course, part of an elaborate plot to promote the release of Transformers: Exodus, written by my friend Alex Irvine. Be sure …
Gibson on Futures and Writing
William Gibson (author of Neuromancer among many other fantastic books) spoke at this year’s BEA about how how the Future as we once knew it is over. We caught up with it and live in an eternal and evolving now. In science-fiction – the great harbinger of the Future – stories about the Future rarely have really been. As he …
Reactor 88 Takes on King Kong
My pals at Reactor 88 Studios recently put together this Zooppa ad for the new King Kong 360/3D experience debuting at Universal Studios this summer. Peter Jackson produced the ride, based on his film. I had nothing to do with this, so I can brag freely on what a fine job the R88 crew did. Check it out.
Super Slackers
Ever imagine what might happen if Superman and Lex Luthor lost their jobs and wound up having to live together? Well, wonder no longer. DQniel Kaufman just released a pilot for his new web video series Roommates. Besides Dqniel, it features my friends Miranda Horner as Lois Lane and Mike Selinker in a stunningly funny turn as Mr. Mxyzptlk. Be …