Fantasy

Mobile

Angry Birds, Infinity Blade, Fruit Ninja Converge In The Dark Meadow

9:30AM August 3, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Combining the slingshot controls of Angry Birds, the swordplay of Fruit Ninja, the gorgeous Unreal Engine-powered graphics of Infinity Blade, and the dark fairytale them of the film Pan’s Labyrinth, The Dark Meadow is the sort of iOS game nightmares are made of. More »

News

Game Of Thrones Cast Talks Dragons, The Khal Drogo Dance

10:30AM July 23, 2011 | Lauren Davis

George R.R. Martin teased and quizzed the Game of Thrones cast in a panel at Comic-Con yesterday. The cast shared their greatest GoT challenges and favourite scenes, the creators hinted at what’s ahead, and Martin revealed the moment he won’t watch on television. More »

In Real Life

Yes, Female Armour Is Somewhat Inadequate

3:00PM June 29, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

While this clip was minted with fantasy clichés in general in mind, seeing as video games draw from them (and are as guilty of perpetuating them) as anything else, this is still highly relevant. More »

News

The Quantum Thief: An Excerpt

12:00AM May 24, 2011 | Hannu Rajaniemi

The Quantum Thief, released in the UK last year and in the US this month, is a heist story set in a future of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as massively multiplayer online role-playing game guild members. More »

In Real Life

Taking The Cosplay Too Far: Surgically Altered Elf Ears

3:20AM April 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Elves are sexy. Vulcans are sexy. Pointy ears in general are sexy, but not so sexy that we’d carve ourselves up to get them. ABC News reports on the latest fad among young adults, getting your ear cartilage cut open and sewn into points. More »

PC

Rift Combats Massive Player Influx With Massive Server Additions

7:20AM March 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The response to Trion World’s MMO Rift has been overwhelming, with the 17 servers allocated to North America for last week’s head start blossoming into 39 to combat long login queues. The game launches tomorrow, with more servers on the way. More »

PC

A Real-Time Strategy Game Of Thrones

9:20AM February 17, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The bloody conflict in the Kingdom of Westeros comes to life in the first screens of A Game of Thrones: Genesis, the real-time strategy game based on acclaimed fantasy author George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga. More »

PC

All Strategy Gaming Needed Was A Little World Of Warcraft

6:30PM January 20, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

You like fantasy, right? You like strategy gaming, right? You like questing with other humans over the internet, right? More »

News

When Mega Man Meets The Dark Ages

6:00AM August 6, 2010 | Mike Fahey

CGHUB’s CharacterFORGE challenged artists to redesign Mega Man heroes and villains in the vein of dark-age fantasy characters, and the results so far are truly epic. See if you can tell which character is represented in these pics. More »

News

Square Enix Keeps Answering Possible FFVII Remake Questions

10:00PM February 16, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Because, well, people keep asking Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase about it. And since he’s a polite guy, he keeps answering those questions. Aw, that’s nice of him! More »