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Available now - Paul Muller brings you the insane workings of his mind in the form of a crazy Necromancer (which can be assembled with a raven familiar or a skull magic-focus item) summoning the Undead from their graves. Ideal for RPG or army use, he'll fit on a 20mm base and bring a touch of class to any unit in your army. Also from Mr. Muller are these adorable and evil Demonic Familiars, available individually at varying prices or if you buy them from Heresy directly, you can save a couple of pounds and get them all in one deal. I love the toad, but my favourite has to be the Evil Cat. British readers of a certain age will understand why. These have been massively popular so far with people looking for a more dog-like hellhound than, say, a big lizard might look... this is the first set of these, and I've gone for a mainly spiky look to start with. There are four body variants and six random heads (one per HellHound supplied). The alien/lurker head makes them a nifty shoe...

PC Invasion Is Next On The Warriors Battleplan KOEI unveils plans to expand further into the PC market in 2008 KOEI today announced the release of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI and Samurai Warriors 2 on PC. Following on from the release of Warriors Orochi on PC earlier this year KOEI continues to bolster its PC line up with some in depth strategy from the award winning Romance of the Three Kingdoms series and spectacular battlefield action from the multi-million selling Warriors series. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI will be available to buy on July 25, 2008, and Samurai Warriors 2 will be available to buy on June 27, 2008. “ We’re constantly striving to bring our games to as wide an audience as possible and our move into the PC arena is a very important step for KOEI in Europe.” Said Will Curley, Sales Manager. “ The PC is an integral part of the games industry and we look forward to entertaining PC gamers with our unique brand of action and strategy. Games like Romance of the T...

PaperTerrain continues to expand its range of fortifications. One of the most common types of gun positions on the Atlantic Wall was the 5cm gun bunker. This kit includes both the standard open bunker and the distinctive "Enfilade Bunker." Two of each type of bunker comes in the kit, for a total of four bunkers. Each model includes the gun and mount (which can be made to rotate) and a crew. The 10/12mm and 15mm kits cost $10.00 USD, the 20mm kit is $15.00 USD, and the 25/28mm kit is $20.00 USD. Website

Openbronfilms kloppen aan Hollywood-deuren Slechts een fractie van de mensen die ervan dromen om een volwaardige film te produceren, krijgt die kans in het professionele wereldje. Dankzij internet – en goedkopere filmapparatuur - creëren aspirant-filmmakers zelf hun kansen. Vanaf 5 mei kunnen we weer een resultaat van deze ontwikkeling bekijken. Een preview van Iron Sky is vanaf die datum te downloaden. Iron Sky is een sciencefictionfilm, evenals zijn voorganger 'Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning'. Deze voor twintigduizend dollar opgenomen cultparodie is acht miljoen keer gedownload, sinds hij drie jaar geleden op internet verscheen. De makers hebben in Finland de filmstudio Star Wreck Studios opgericht en zijn de initiatiefnemers van de webdienst Wreck A Movie. Iron Sky komt hieruit voort. Vriendelijke dictators Op Wreck A Movie kunnen internetters samenwerken aan films. Het concept is hetzelfde als dat van het openbronfilmproject A Swarm of Angels, waarover ZDNet eerder schree...

FINAL FANTASY IV THE STORY THAT SET A NEW RPG STANDARD RETURNS ON NINTENDO DS London (24th April 2008) Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® IV will be released across PAL territories in Summer 2008 exclusively on the Nintendo DS™ system. FINAL FANTASY IV, one of the highest rated adventure games of all time, makes an impressive return on Nintendo DS. With improved 3D graphics, fully-voiced dramatic cut-scenes, an inspiring remixed score and additional content never before seen, there has never been a better time to immerse yourself in this masterpiece of interactive storytelling. The game that broke the RPG moulds with its innovative Active Time Battle (ATB) system has been revamped, whilst keeping all the charm of the original release. The gameplay benefits from all the Nintendo DS capabilities and allows for a deeper and richer experience of a tale of exceptional her...

Seattle, Washington - Privateer Press has launched a special preview site for its Monsterpocalypse CMG, which will feature updates, artwork, coverage of playtesting sessions, and preview images of figures and game components. The site - monsterpocalypsegame.com - will also issue news regarding events and organized play, as well as product release information. Coverage will be an ongoing countdown to the launch of Monsterpocalypse, set to release this fall, along with a comic mini series. Monsterpocalypse is an action-packed strategy game of collectible miniatures for two players ages 10 and up, and features high-quality pre-painted plastic monsters, vehicles, and interactive city structures that impact and shape game play. The Monsterpocalypse CMG will launch with over 60 figures in the initial set, sold in randomized starter sets and booster boxes. Special figures will be available at events and through other promotions throughout 2008. Retailers can visit here to sign up for an Ad...

THEY - Q&A April 2008 Question - THEY claims to be a “mystery first-person shooter” for PC, Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3. How do you create this feeling and what sort of techniques are used to provoke this sense of mystery? The story-telling in THEY doesn’t influence the fast paced action of a FPS game – it has dynamic battles, a living environment and those bad creatures you have to kill. But the story has some issues common with plots of mystery movies! After some analyses we figured out that one key element, which transports mystery is the so-called dualism and this is what we will show in THEY. On the one hand you have a real environment, which everybody knows (London) – on the other hand some mysterious phantoms and you don’t know what they are. Another way is to build up characters’ credibility during the storyline, you feel positive with them, you trust them – and suddenly something happens, which topples your big picture! This is what the essence of mystery is and it’ll tak...

Skeletal Demon now up on Iron Wind Metals webstore. Up to now, only available in their Direct Mail Order Catalogue. Product number DF-770. $6.00 USD each. This mini will fit with most 25-30mm figures. Could also be used for a really big demon in 15mm.

Ouders krijgen smaak van gaming te pakken? Op dinsdag 8 april 2008 ging de DreamLand ‘Academy for Parents’ van start met speedcursussen gaming voor ouders. Uit een onderzoek uitgevoerd door IPSOS in opdracht van DreamLand bleek immers datte weinig ouders interesse hadden in de leefwereld van hun kinderen: 3 op4 van ouders die niet gamen, verklaarden er niet in geïnteresseerd tezijn. Een gemiste kans om de leefwereld van hun kinderen te leren kennen. Zodus startte DreamLand met enkele spoedcursussen. Een succes: de ouders ontdekken het plezier van social gaming en er gaat een nieuwe wereld voor hen open. Bekijk de reacties van enkele ouders in dit filmpje van een spoedcursus. Er zijn nog enkele vrije plaatsen voor de DreamLand ‘Academy for Parents’ De DreamLand Academy for Parents organiseert speedcursussen inverscheidene DreamLand-winkels over heel België, telkens van 19u30 tot21u30. Voor meer informatie en inschrijving: www.dreamland.be Locatie en data DreamLand Groot-Bijgaa...

Dit weekend is het in London weer Salute, de grootste & belangrijkste wargame/miniaturenconventie van Europa. Iedereen plant belangrijke releases in voor dit weekend... Maar wie naar London trekt en terugkomt zonder 1 van de miniaturen die The Lone Brushman AKA Eric Louchard maakte in zijn Dragonblood-line mag gerust het schaamrood op de wangen krijgen... ze zijn te vinden op de Artemis Black-stand. Website

De winnaars van het 26e Brusselse Internationale Festival van de Fantastische Film zijn bekend. De Golden Raven: 13 Beloved Regie: Chookiat Sakveerakul (Thailand) De Silver Ravens: Stuck Regie: Stuart Gordon (USA) [REC] Regie: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain) Een speciale vermelding ging naar: THE SUBSTITUTE Regie: Ole BORNEVAL De Pegasus Publieksprijs ging eveneens naar [REC] De Zilveren Méliès voor beste Europese productie was voor: Frontière(s) (Regie: Xavier Gens, France) Prijs van het 7e Spoor was voor: The Aerial ( Regie: Esteban Sapir Argentina) De favorieten van Aztek-TV waren ondermeer: Doomsday, The Cottage en [ o REC] En geloof het of niet, maar aan een Amerikaanse remake van [REC] wordt al gewerkt... Trailer [ o REC] Trailer Doomsday

Niet minder dan 25 000 bezoekers lokte de Elf Fantasy Fair vorig jaar naar Kasteel de Haar wat van deze conventie het grootste fantasyevenement van het Europa maakt. Gedurende één weekend veranderen kasteel en landgoed in het magische land Elfië, vol orc's, tovenaars, draken, ridders, vampieren, elfen en eenoorns. Voor deze 8e editie werd de conventieoppervlakte met de helft vergroot om plaats te bieden aan geheimzinnige locaties met welluidende namen als: Celtic Woods, Field of Honour, Manga Square, Gothic Romance, Witches Circle, Classic Fantasy en Medieval Road. " Het wordt spannender en groter dan ooit ," meldt hoofdorganisator Stefan Struik opgewonden, " stel je voor: een elf op een eenhoorn naast een Keltische boudicca die een 120 man sterk leger aanoert tegen orken en monsters. Voor het eerst organiseren we een online verkiezing van de koning en koningin van Elfië. Ter ere van hen wordt er een Fantasy Parade gehouden met de 100 mooiste kostuums van het eve...

Alone In The Dark 'Sinister Sightings' Photo Competition Now Live Xbox 360 Console and Original CD Soundtracks Up for Grabs on Official Website 'The ‘Sinister Sightings’ photo competition is now live on the official Alone in the Dark website www.CentralDark.com and will run until 26 June. Open to visitors from Europe, US and Australia, the competition invites intrepid photographers to upload their original photos of creepy and bizarre scenes witnessed in parks onto the photo gallery for the chance to win soundtrack CD’s and ultimately an Xbox 360 console. Online voting will determine the photo of the week, with each winner receiving an original Alone in the Dark soundtrack CD. Composed by Olivier Deriviere and featuring the Hungarian choir, The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices, the soundtrack to Alone in the Dark is a haunting and powerful score, the perfect soundtrack to an unsettling late night walk in the park. The photo with the most votes by close of the ‘Sinister Sigh...

Participate in Designing a Zombie Game Dead Wake ( www.DeadWakeGame.com ) zombie survival game's new version beta 3 version is released and available for download. Jyvaskyla, Finland - April 8th, 2008 Dead Wake ( www.DeadWakeGame.com ) zombie survival game's latest beta version is now available for download. Beta 3 has a little taste of survival horror for zombie fans to try. Gamers are invited to give feedback and participate in the Dead Wake development process. Dead Wake game has been developed in cooperation with the gamers. In each release, players have given ideas as to what needs to be improved, the development team had used the best advice to improve the game. After 3 beta releases the development team is ready to take the next step: finalising and polishing the Release version so that it is ready to hit the shelves in June 2008. Players can see a release date timer on the DeadWakeGame.com website. Players are welcomed to vote and give their ideas on how the game sh...

Mutants and Death Ray Guns is a fast-paced, skirmish-level, post-holocaust, science-fantasy miniature system for two or more players. Based on the popular Song of Blades and Heroes- mechanics, the rules are simple and, above all, fun. After 200 years of war with nuclear and biochemical weapons, new races compete for supremacy over a scorched Earth. Pit your band of after-the-bomb desperadoes, mutant humanoids, sentient plants, robots, androids, hyper-evolved animals and zombie-like Wretched against the dangers of a wasted world. Face irradiated terrain, contagious diseases, aggressive life forms and malfunctioning equipment. Collect artifacts, find food, fight over scarce pools of uncontaminated water, and save your resources, because in the harsh post-apocalypse world every energy cell, every ration and every drop of water means the difference between life and death. Have you got what it takes to survive? Designed for fast-play, you can finish a battle in 30-45 minutes; play a mini-...

Op de Belgian Film Day van het Brusselse Internationale Festival voor Fantasy Films viel de kortfilm " Les deux soeurs " van regisseur Emmanuel Jespers zowaar tweemaal in de prijzen. Zowel de geldprijs van SACD/SCAM alsook de eer van de Prijs Michel Devillers gingen naar dezelfde inzending. LES DEUX SOEURS Regie : Emmanuel Jespers Met: Emilie De Preissac, Pauline Burlet, Patrick Ridremont, Serge Swyssen, Anne Pascale Clairembourg, Helle Fink, Lars Fink, Dorian Jespers, Laurie Jespers, Gregory Cavinato, Cyril Briant, André Della Faille Filminfo: 20 min. / 35mm / Fr. O.V. / 2007 / Contact: Ezechiel 47-9 Films, rue du Conseil 15, 1050 Bruxelles Korte inhoud: Twee zusters op zoek naar hun ouders, zijn verdwaald in het bos bij nacht. Met de angst laait ook de rivaliteit tussen de zussen in alle hevigheid op.

Embargo: 00.01hrs Wednesday 2 April 2008 Link between online gaming and violence killed off People who play violent games online actually feel more relaxed and less angry after they have played.This is the finding of Miss Jane Barnett and her colleagues at Middlesex University. Their results will be presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Dublin today, Wednesday 2 April 2008. The psychologists recruited 292 male and female online gamers, playing the game World of Warcraft. The players, aged between 12 and 83 years, were asked to complete a questionnaire on anger, aggression and personality and then played the game for two hours. After this time they were they were asked to complete the test again. The psychologists found overall the gamers were more likely to feel calm or tired after playing – but there were differences depending on sex, age and personality. Miss Barnett said: “ There were actually higher levels of relaxation before and after playing the g...

Land Ironclads - Wessex Games ' game of Victorian Science Fiction ground combat - has gone to print. A companion set to our popular Aeronef VSF flyer rules, Land Ironclads is not only a complete stand-alone game allowing gamers to fight games between armies including mighty landships, devilish mechanical contraptions and brave red-coated infantry, but is also fully compatible with Aeronef itself allowing combined air-land games to be played in a seamless fashion. Inspired by the worlds of Griffiths, Le Queux, Robida, Wells and Verne, Land Ironclads comes complete with a detailed geo-political timeline from 1854 to 1901, a military overview (with unit organisation details) covering Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Austro-Hungary, Italy, Turkey, Spain and the Martian invader, statistics for over 200 different types of vehicle and troop types, a points system to allow you to create your own designs and five introductory scenarios set during the Great War of 1899-1901 and the M...

Aquila Decianus is a Junkers Legionary Standard Bearer. Like all standard bearers, Decianus is an ex-convict who won his freedom through feats of outstanding bravery and dedication, and chose to re-enlist as a professional non-commissioned officer. Convict Legionaries and the like have great respect for this man, viewing him very much as one of their own. Miniature is shown on a standard 30mm plastic base. Please check their homepage for larger images: urbanmammoth.com