Today is World Star Wars day in celebration to George Lucas’ most famous creation of space faring heroes and Jedi knights. The first film came out in 1977 and instantly became one of the highest grossing films ever. Fast forward again to 2012 and the fanbase is just as big and far-reaching but tapered by the the ongoing issue of Lucas’ revisionist changes to the original three films and weaker prequel films. But at it’s core, the characters, concepts and scenes still endure and Star Wars is still very much part of the mainstream.
Make sure you check out the new Fantasy Flight games coming out this year
Some more footage added to the rather grim looking third instalment to Chris Nolan’s re-imagining of Batman. After two successful outings, Nolan’s got a job on his hands to outdo Heath Ledger’s Joker and make the best Batman movie yet! The villians of the piece is of course Bane but the trailer makes it unclear as to Catwoman’s alligences although most of the time she’s fighting along side Bats. Subtle hints to the plot show a romance subplot for Bruce and was that Bane invading the Batcave?
Dark Knight Rises goes on release on July 20th in the UK
Fantasy Flight Games previewed some of their excellent miniatures included in their new Star Wars Miniatures Space combat game. These detailed versions of classic ships from the first Star Wars Trilogy are must haves for 2012.
Here’s some of the exciting images posted…
The core ruleset box is scheduled for release around May and we’ve got the game for pre-order here
Fantasy Flight have released a new preview video of the highly anticipated Dust Warfare. It discusses the rule set and looks at some of the amazing miniatures to make this skirmish game come alive. Enjoy!
Ever wondered what the board game Small World was all about? Well I think I have found the greatest “Let’s Play” video of all time. Featuring the likes of Will Wheaton (Star Trek, Stand By Me, Big Bang Theory), Sean Plott (aka Day9 of Starcraft fame), Grant Imahara (host on Mythbusters), and Jenna Busch (geek blogger & host). It is a genuinely fun, charming and accessible look at the risk-like board game with a fantasy twist from designer Philippe Keyaerts. Check it out, its a solid 30 minute feature so get comfortable:
What I found interesting, whilst admiring the quality of this video, is that it also pricked the ears of a few of my non-gaming friends in passing, and held their interest. Perhaps it was the witty tones of Wheaton, or the accessible approach taken with the production to help explain the games rules in simple terms. Either way, I’ve made it my goal to get them over this Easter break for a few games of Small World ourselves to see how a group of dewy-eyed board game ‘newbies’ fair up.
I will detail my success, or failure, as and when it happens…Now to make sure I get to play as the trusty Dwarves.
You can buy Small World here from Spinning Dice Games and its expansions.
