Espionage and fabulous cloaks are the Darlok’s specialities. A lot of my friends and co-workers have been losing quite a bit of free time to Civilization V. Had I the free resources, I’d be very likely to join them. Civ 5 is the latest in a very long and storied tradition amongst computer games, one… Continue reading Four Ecks
Cerberus Daily News
As much as I love BioWare, I can’t shake the notion they’ve gone in the wrong direction. You see, they’re developing a Star Wars MMO. Granted, it’s set in the wildly popular and surprisingly rich universe of the Old Republic, the same as their previous RPGs and some of the best comics written in that… Continue reading Cerberus Daily News
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/dragontattoo.mp3] Ever since I introduced the poll that lets fine people like you chime in on which movie gets ‘the treatment’ every week, one film has consistently and patiently waited its turn. I knew of its existence, heard it was extremely well-done and of interest for many reasons, including the fact it’s an adaptation of… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Epilogues: Essential or Evil?
The novel rattles along towards its end. You’ve been with these characters for hundreds of pages, followed their stories for thousands of words. Now, at last, you’re in the final chapter. The drama and action are at their peak. The conclusion rushes up on the last page of the chapter, and… What’s this? There’s more?… Continue reading Epilogues: Essential or Evil?
Book Review: Mogworld
One of the most wonderful and terrifying things about becoming a novelist is there’s no one “right way” to do it. It’s wonderful because it means anybody with writing talent (and some without) can do it, and it’s terrifying because it can be daunting to choose how to begin, where to go and what to… Continue reading Book Review: Mogworld
Into The Nentir Vale, Part 1
The Nentir Vale is a campaign setting provided to new players of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. It’s present in the Red Box and most of the starting materials. For a party almost all completely new to D&D and a DM re-familiarizing himself with the latest edition, it’s a great place to start a campaign.… Continue reading Into The Nentir Vale, Part 1
Opening The Red Box
Last night was a little different. Normally on Sunday nights I stay at home with my feet up and possibly lacking a pair of pants, and every other week I twiddle my thumbs while I wait for Classholes time to come around. Not last night, though. About mid-afternoon I put on pants and sallied forth… Continue reading Opening The Red Box
The Blue Ink Bump
When Stephen Colbert mentions someone or something of import on his show, he’s giving it “the Colbert Bump.” Even his constant assault upon Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity draws attention to that event – which, by the way, I think I might be making time to attend. I’ll be bringing my indoor voice, as… Continue reading The Blue Ink Bump
Extra Credit
A quick one today: if you haven’t already, cruise over to the Escapist and check out a little feature called Extra Credits. So far they’ve proven to be brilliant, insightful and pretty funny at times. It’s a look at what games are made of, how they influence us, what they mean and how we can… Continue reading Extra Credit
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Moon
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/moon.mp3] Remember that stuff I said last week about science fiction? In that context, an animated space western was being discussed. On the Moh’s Scale of Science Fiction Hardness, I’d probably put Titan A.E. at between 0 and 1 out of 8. Duncan Jones’ Moon, on the other hand, comfortably sits between 6 and 7.… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Moon
