Science Fiction
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Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Army
Presenting my Warhammer 40K Tyranid army. While I’m not the best painter or converter or player … I do have a lot of fun with the hobby. And for me, that’s the whole point. I currently favor Warmachine over Warhammer 40K for my…
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The Dragons of Jupiter: Cover Rough Sketch, Version 2!
Kaneda’s dropfighter ground to a halt just outside the city. Explosive bolts blew the rear hatch open. The locks holding his armor released. “Move out!” Kaneda shouted. Crusaders stormed out of the dropfighter. Kaneda raised his Gatling gun and followed. He stepped off the metal ramp and onto the moon’s surface. Ice crunched under his…
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The Dragons of Jupiter: Cover Rough Sketches!
Kaneda’s dropfighter ground to a halt just outside the city. Explosive bolts blew the rear hatch open. The locks holding his armor released. “Move out!” Kaneda shouted. Crusaders stormed out of the dropfighter. Kaneda raised his Gatling gun and followed. He stepped off the metal ramp and onto the moon’s surface. Ice crunched under his…
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In Death Ground by David Weber and Steve White – Book Review
IN SHORT: A race of genocidal alien bugs has targeted humanity, and they’re coming after us with a lot of ships. I mean, A LOT OF SHIPS. WHAT IT IS: Expect lots of extremely detailed and well-written combat. Stuff blows up in this book. LOTS of stuff. The military tech of In Death Ground is…
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Dungeon Master Messes with Player Sympathy
As a writer, I find being the dungeon master of our local RPG sessions to be a challenging and rewarding experience. In a lot of ways, it’s like writing a novel. Yeah, like writing. Heh. Like writing on the fly with a captive audience. Like writing where any lovingly-crafted character may be put to death…
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Mass Effect 3: Citadel DLC – Game Review
IN SHORT: Experience one last hurrah with the characters of Mass Effect 3 as you explore new areas within the Citadel and take down a surprising new foe. WHAT IT IS: A massive amount of new character-based content! Every surviving character in my save file was represented with new scenes and dialogue, some with multiple…
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Fallout 3: President Eden is a Big Jerk!
SPOILER WARNING! This article contains PLOT SPOILERS for Fallout 3 and its expansion Broken Steel. You have been warned! The world of Fallout 3 is huge, rich, and entertaining. It’s not a game that guides the player through one action set piece after another. In a sense, the player makes his or her own set…
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Halo Series: I Prophet of Regret Nothing!
SPOILER WARNING! The following article contains PLOT SPOILERS for the Halo series. You have been warned! Halo was the reason I bought an Xbox, and I played that game to death. It was the first time I really enjoyed a shooter on a console. Every aspect of the game felt polished to me, from the…
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Bioshock: Would You Kindly Make Sense!
SPOILER WARNING! This article contains PLOT SPOILERS for the first Bioshock game. You have been warned! Bioshock is one of my top ten favorite game of all time (it’s #6). It’s fast, fun, atmospheric, and very well designed. As with any game, some elements click better than others (that darn research camera, grrr). But I’m…
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Mass Effect 3’s Ending: Catalyze This!
SPOILER WARNING! This article is about Mass Effect 3’s ending and contains SPOILERS. This article will also have SPOILERS for the endings of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. You have been warned! So, yeah, ME3’s ending. Not exactly what we expected, right? I remember playing through the game for the first time (without the…