An update for our community on the ongoing situation You’ll have noticed that the forum and comments have been switched off for the past few week or so. Our forum is important to us and has always been a vibrant part of the sci-fi community. The current ongoing situation came …
Read More »RadioRadar podcast 048: Overpowered and undermanned
There aren’t many reviews or previews to talk about, so we focus on the things that matter: overpowered weapons. Also, the movie Surf Ninjas. That’s not all, though–we’re also saying goodbye… to a friend. Also, don’t forget to join us in this month’s Game Club as we tackle Tim Schafer’s …
Read More »Tweets Of The Week
The Days Of Future Past cast snapped, Simon Pegg’s Comic-Con disguise revealed and much, much more in a San Diego special Tweets Of The Week (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) It started off innocently enough. The streets were quiet they said: (opens in new tab) @davegibbons90 The …
Read More »COMIC-CON 2013: Harrison Ford Talks Enders Game
(opens in new tab) Harrison Ford ‘s as close as you get to royalty around these parts, so there was little doubt he was the main attraction on this first day of Comic-Con – surprisingly only his second trip to the annual San Diego geekathon*. He was in town to …
Read More »6 Reasons why NHL 14s NHL 94 Mode is awesome… and 1 why it isnt
What’s old is new As one of the most iconic sports games of all time, NHL 94 remains beloved in many circles. It did pretty much everything beautifully–simple gameplay, memorable sounds, colorful visuals, real NHL players and teams, and an undeniable charm that transcended the genre. For many, 94 remains …
Read More »Best Song Of The 90s: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost Decide
The World’s End has an incredible soundtrack, packed with all the ’90s music we grew up on. To celebrate the release of the movie, we decided to sit down with Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg to discuss their favourite songs of the ’90s, and what memories they inspire. …
Read More »BLOG Person Of Interest: Catching Up With Season One
(opens in new tab) In the first half of Person Of Interest ‘s first season it’s not evidently a show that has any genre credentials. In the land of UK TV listings it’s been quite sitting comfortably next to non-fantastical police procedural shows CSI and The Mentalist . Actually ignore …
Read More »BLOG PunkPunk Fiction, And Your Possible Part In It
I was one of those authors. Back in the early 21st Century, Andrew gave me a slot in one of the anthologies. The Alsiso Project was an anthology of stories based on a typo, and the different ways you could interpret it. My story was presented as a lecture, if …
Read More »Rarest (and most valuable) limited edition consoles
Priceless (or just extremely expensive) Limited edition consoles are some of the most manipulative products imaginable. They have been known to inspire sin within us–the envy of those who have what we do not, the avarice of obtaining such a pricey item, the vain pride of showing it off to …
Read More »50 Magnificent Movie Masks
Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch (1982) The Masks: Michael Myers was out in this third Halloween flick, but masks were still in as fictional company Silver Shamrock create a trio of nasties – a witch, a jack-o-lantern and a skull. Why They’re Magnificent: When worn while listening to the …
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