The pioneering comic book creator and movie concept artist Moebius, aka Jean Giraud, aka Gir, has passed away earlier today at the age of 73. I understand that many of you will not know who the man is, but as gamers, movie goers and fans of all things considered geeky in this world, I am sure that his work will have touched you in some way through the people he influenced. His amazing and quirk... more.

What does the future hold for games? I don’t know for sure really, but I’m beginning to think it could be a future I want no part of, or at the very least, a smaller part than I have had for the past twenty years. Now I’m sure that the future will bring bigger, better and more advanced games, and I welcome this, lord knows the past year or two has been a mostly stagnant swamp of... more.

Can you feel that? Its the collective shudder down the spines of millions of schoolgirls in changing rooms around the world. Why? Because boffins (thats English for scientist) have cloaked a 3D object for the first time! I really cant be bothered to explain it in too much detail, but dont get too excited and fire up the Romulan Warbirds just yet, as so far the demonstration works only for waves i... more.

Comic book writer and novelist Simon Spurrier has come up with an amusing way to publicise his new book, A Serpent Uncoiled. He has released a video on YouTube listing a series of innocent yet strangely intrguiging and disgusting swear words. It had me in stitches, but maybe its just me. Check it out here you total Ottergash! ... more.

In support of Wikipedia and the various other sites that are blacking out today in protest of the SOPA act, I have decided that I will write nothing. My blog today will be completely silent. So, if you want to support the cause, read on... ... more.