Greg Stolze and Dan Solis were on NPR’s On the Media this weekend. I don’t see a permalink over there, but if you check in soon, you can hear Greg and Dan talking about their game Meatbot Massacre via a RealOne Player link. The cool thing about the game–besides the fact that Greg is behind it–is its business model: the …

Around the Pinnacle Entertainment offices, we used to have a saying: “Everyone loves Zombies.” I think Shane Hensley (who came up with it) actually had it translated into Latin for his business cards. If you’re part of that mythical “everyone,” you’ll love this.

It had to happen. Mike Stackpole, Aaron Williams, and the guys from the Dragon Page just set up the SciFi Podcasting Network. If you’re a fan of genre fiction and know how to set up a podcast subscription for yourself, you should check it out. Not-so-coincidentally, iTunes 4.9 makes listening to shows like this a piece of cake. I’m just …

My new computer showed up yesterday. It’s an iBook, just like the last two I bought. I’ve had a lot of luck with these machines. I got a 12“ model, which had everything I wanted but a DVD burner (which I’ll add externally, for much cheaper). I bumped the RAM up to 1.25 Gig myself and had the factory install …

I went to go see Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3D with my eldest son on Saturday night. It’s a bit of a change-up for Robert Rodriguez, as this is a kid’s film and his last effort was Sin City. Still, Rodriguez did a great job. Marty and I both loved the film. (“I can’t wait for that to …

Paul Tevis’s recent stab at being a prophet caused me to do some on-the-fly research concerning everyone’s favorite oracular device: the Magic 8-Ball. I chanced upon this enlightening article written the style of a Lovecraftian investigator probing the secrets of the mysterious artifact. Here’s a sample: An Opinion was Obtained The cylinder of fluid and device are still able to …

No, not the Spielberg-Cruise film. Everyone knows about that. Instead, try War of the Worlds: New Millennium, a novel that updates the classic H. G. Wells tale for the 21st century, by none other than Doug Niles. Doug says it’s the best thing he’s ever written, and I’m inclined to believe it. I got to sample some bits of it …

Ann and I took in Revenge of the Sith on Friday night. It seems like everyone’s posting their deepest thoughts about the film and what it means to them, so I’ll spare you running over such well-trodden ground as much as I can. I liked the movie. The effects were stunning. Give me starship battles and lightsaber duels, and I’ll …

In honor of it being 5/5/05, John Wick has put up the text of one of his upcoming games, Discordia, as a free PDF on his LiveJournal. It’s only going to be there for free for one day: today. So hustle on over there and grab it. I haven’t had a chance to read my own copy yet, but if …

I just found out that my old buddy Bill King (William King of Warhammer novels fame) has a blog. In it, he writes about the writing process and his upcoming stuff. To me, it’s like sitting in our flat and listening to him rant or rave about something again. It’s always brilliant. I recommend checking it out.