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bookwench 02/05/10, 07:12 PM

Toy of the Day: Spirograph online!

Ok, it's not as fun as whipping your hand in those crazy loops with the different-colored pens, but it's still pretty nifty.

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Edited by bookwench at 02/05/10 7:15 PM

#startrekonline

How Does Star Trek Online Fit Into the Star Trek Mythos?

The Federation is trying desperately to maintain peace in a chaotic galaxy shattered by war. Violent Klingons and bizarre alien invaders threaten. Sounds like the earliest days of Star Trek, but this is the galaxy's future in Star Trek Online. More »

02/03/10

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By Ed Grabianowski

#games

What if H.P. Lovecraft Wrote Young Adult Fiction, Then Made an RPG Out of It?

Being a kid is tough. Being a kid with an extra-dimensional shambling gibbering drooling non-Euclidean monster for a pet? That's something else entirely. Welcome to Monsters and Other Childish Things. More »

01/21/10

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By Ed Grabianowski

#comicsreview

Nerd Rage And Tabletop Gamer Love In "King of RPGs"

If you've experienced the psychotic rush of role playing games, you know the smiting doesn't stop when the game ends. That's the premise of new comic King of RPGs, about hardcore fandom, gamer smackdowns, and the comraderie of tabletop battle. More »

01/20/10

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By Annalee Newitz

#exclusive

Alien Love Scenes, Strange Allies And Blade Runner In Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect was among the most important science-fiction works of the past few years. And Mass Effect 2 promises better alien worlds, more "alien love scenes," and a Blade Runner-inspired space station. Bioware's Casey Hudson gave us a misison briefing. More »

01/20/10

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#games

New Star Trek Online Trailer Offers Beautiful Spacescapes

Zoom through space and go planetside in this new trailer for the Star Trek MMO, due out next month. This bit of footage, called "Exploration," gives a feel for how space battles and other action might unfold. [via Massively]

01/06/10

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By Annalee Newitz

#starwarsminiatures

Star Wars Miniatures Preview — Boushh, Ubese Hunter

Boushh's reputation as brutal, calculating bounty hunter with a psychotic streak wasn't the least bit diminished by the fact that he was successfully impersonated by a princess. Honest. More »

12/24/09

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By Ed Grabianowski

#aliensvspredator

Welcome To Alien/Predator Hell, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Of Weyland-Yutani Inc.

You may have wondered if we really needed another Aliens Vs. Predator game... but this new ultra-bloody, sarcastic "story trailer" may just win you over. After all, the Weyland-Yutani Corp. does have your best interests at heart. More »

12/22/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#darkvoid

Pitt Vs. Aliens: It Could Happen!

After turning time back in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt is considering jumping into the middle of a parallel universe war with aliens. Think he can convince Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney to come along? More »

11/21/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#booklists

Gaming Manuals That Will Prepare You For An Alternate World

You can't wander into the speculative future (or alternative past) blindly – you need a guide to show you the way. These five game manuals are the best at explaining aliens, mutants, angry robots and even non-sparkly vampires. More »

11/18/09

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By Ed Grabianowski

#ouijaboard

The Ouija Board Movie's Plot Sounds As Boring As Ouija Board Game

Tron 2's writers are scripting the Ouija Board movie, and we're excited to see how they'll flesh out the role of "triangle." Turns out the rules of the game are the basis of the plot. Wait, there were rules? More »

11/04/09

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By Meredith Woerner

#conceptart

Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails

The toxic clouds over post-apocalyptic Moscow paint lovely trails around the setting sun, in this concept art from THQ's Metro 2033. And another piece of new concept art shows the subway tunnels where the ragged survivors hide. More »

11/02/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#lostrisk

Plan Your Conquest of the Island with the Risk "Lost" Edition

There have been over a dozen editions of the popular strategy game Risk, covering franchises from Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Transformers. There isn't a Lost version yet, so one fan went ahead and made his own. More »

10/08/09

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By Lauren Davis

#conceptart

A Spaceport Bar Braces For The Worst Brawl In History, In AVP Concept Art

This spaceport basks in alien sunlight, through a veil of pollution, but it still manages to look dark and dingy. And the watering hole in the foreground braces for an Alien/Predator smackdown, in new Aliens Vs. Predator game concept art. More »

10/02/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#ultramarines

Warhammer Movie Brings Space Marines to Your Screen

Codex Pictures, the studio that brought Bionicle to animated life, plans to do the same for popular tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Computer-animated Space Marines and Orks will do battle in their own DVD movie, Ultramarines. [Thanks to Cole Turner]

09/30/09

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By Lauren Davis

#nuclearapocalypse

Gamers Play Fallout — In the Real World

A group of over 200 Russian role players enacted their own Fallout-style video game, offering a taste of how the nuclear apocalypse might look. Check out the gallery of their gameplay, complete with military encampments, radiation suits, and atomic zombies. More »

09/21/09

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By Lauren Davis

#writers

Atari Founder Writes Science Fiction Book, Opens New Horizons Of Money Laundering

Did you know that the same guy founded Atari (in 1972) and the pizza/video-game chain Chuck E. Cheese? Nolan Bushnell was ousted from both companies right before they hit the big time. And now he's writing a science-fiction novel. More »

09/18/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

#starwars

The Empire Strikes Underhandedly

How far would the Empire go to take over the intergalactic underworld? According to this new trailer for the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO videogame, further than you'd think. More »

09/13/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#videogames

Videogamers Prefer Social Interaction To Killer Visuals

The deciding factor in the success or failure of a videogame? It's not how good it looks, or even how great the gameplay is, say scientists - it's whether or not other people can afford to join in. More »

09/13/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#epicmickey

Epic Mickey Is Coming Your Way Soon

Yesterday, we showed you images from a potential "Dystopian Disneyverse" videogame codenamed Epic Mickey. Anonymous sources have since let us know that the game is definitely real, and that we should expect to hear more about it on September 9th.

08/31/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#conceptart

In This Rough, Robot-Infested Land, Life Is Much Cheaper Than Dirt

Welcome to the distant planet Nia, an Earthlike world that offers a new energy source that may be the salvation of humanity... if we can only deal with Nia's robotic natives. This concept art comes from a new MMORPG, Perpetuum. More »

08/27/09

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