Stories set in the heat of combat.
Part 1: Buy a deed to a faraway plot of land. Part 3: Convince rich suckers that the land is rife with magical creatures.
Part 2 is always where it gets Oskar…
Humanity reaches ever toward the stars, though there are some who demand we keep our feet solidly on Earth’s crust. In this future we reach into Heaven and kill our gods. In their place we build Mecha, unbelievably large mobile suits, capable of inflicting grievous harm. These monsters of war require pilots, but not everyone can handle the strenuous neural load required to move these divine robots. Mecha pilots must be intense, dramatic, and most importantly, secret. The first generation of Mecha pilots were all killed in their sleep, slaughtered by both opposing factions in a wash of interstellar blood. You are one of the Second Generation, Mecha pilots who keep your roles hidden from the world and from those you love. Continue reading →
This is the story of the toymaker in the trenches. Continue reading →
In World War 2, a select group of women were enlisted by the British government to undergo spy training and undertake clandestine missions in Nazi-occupied France. These women made up the Special Operations Executive. They accomplished many great things, only to be by and large captured by Nazi forces. Their stories were classified… until now. Continue reading →
Join Jeff Stormer, Ben & Mel from Pod Of Love, Zack & Diana from Heart Points, and Russell Collins, designer of Project: WINGSPAN, for a rousing discussion of what makes two-player games so awesome. Special thanks to Kevin Gallagher of Everything Is Awesome! for running audio!
DATELINE: 1940. WAR IN THE SKIES. An army of British fighter pilots hold off an aerial Nazi invasion. This is one of their stories. Continue reading →
The rituals are only doing so much. The shadowshards approach daily. The ocean is long gone. Drastic action must be taken if we are to survive in the new world that presents itself to us. Continue reading →
There once was a seaside community, where life was simple and everything was good. But then, the storm came, and sea became sand, and that which resided under the waves came to stand on land, and stared the community in the face. Many fled, and those who stayed behind did so knowingly, taking on a life of quiet stewardship to ensure those long gone could live peacefully.
This is their story. It is not a happy tale. Continue reading →
In the wake of a global catastrophe, opportunities–and heroes–are few and far between. And so, when Oskar Castagnoli gets a chance at greatness, he does the only thing that comes natural–take hold of the flightstick and take off in The Dancer in the Skies. But what terrors await in the clouds, and can his scavenged, salvage plane survive? Continue reading →