A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...(1) Get Your Hands On The Devil's Chalice: The 13th scenario in Triple Ace Games' series of pulp action adventures for Savage Worlds, The Devil's Chalice, is now available. The series will run for 16 adventures, with the final episode, Empire Of The Black Pharaoh, due out on September 9.
(2) Savage Who... Maybe Not: Cubicle 7, The Doctor Who RPG people, have signed a publishing partnership with Adamant Entertainment, the company who brought us the Savage Mars setting for Savage Worlds.
(3) Before Star Wars: A rare interview with George Lucas, from 1971, has surfaced.
(4) Kneel Before Blue: Dead Like Me's Callum Blue has been cast as General Zod in the next season of Smallville.
(5) The Gruffalo Is Coming: Popular children's book The Gruffalo is being transformed into an animated film to be shown on the BBC at Christmas.
(6) Prepare For Slammin': Mongoose's adaptation of David Drake's Hammers Slammers books is now available for use with the revamped Traveller RPG system.
(7) Smokin' Guest Star For The Winchesters: Adrianne Palicki has been named as a guest-star for the fifth (and possibly final) season Supernatural.
(8) Uncut Watchmen Gets Theatrical Release: The three hour, 10 minute 'director's cut of Watchmen is getting a limited theatrical release ahead of Comic Con.
(9) When Vampires Outnumber Humans: Interesting looking new all-star vampire flick on the horizon, Daybreakers about a future Earth where vampires are running out of sources of blood.
(10) Hear The Doctor In Stockbridge: Stockbridge, the strange English village that featured in Doctor Who Magazine's comic strip is making an appearance in a trilogy of audio plays from Big Finish later this year.
(11) JMS Talks B5: The Babylon Podcast has secured a rare, hour-long interview with J. Michael Straczynski (JMS), the creator of Babylon 5.
(12) Thor Losers: JMS is leaving the hugely popular Thor comic later this year, ahead of another of Marvel's "Big Event" crossovers. I expect quite a few readers will leave then as well (myself included)!
(13) Wizards Conjure Dungeon Footwear: Wizards of The Coast, publishers of Dungeons & Dragons 4e, have partnered with a footwear company for a "design a D&D shoe" competition! WTF???
(14) Torchwood Trio On Radio 4: A Torchwood threesome kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 2.15pm, on Radio 4 with the first of three 45-minute, original, full-cast plays. Subsequent plays air on Thursday and Friday and include a visit to Torchwood India.
(14) Torchwood Trio On Radio 4: A Torchwood threesome kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at 2.15pm, on Radio 4 with the first of three 45-minute, original, full-cast plays. Subsequent plays air on Thursday and Friday and include a visit to Torchwood India.
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