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Dune style sandworm in Star Citizen: the spice must flow!
The latest demo of Star Citizen features a giant sandworm that fans of Frank Herbert’s Dune novels are sure to appreciate. A sandworm is a fictional desert-dwelling creature also known as “Shai-Hulud”, worshipped by…
Can Star Wars: Rogue One achieve the impossible?
Will Star Wars loyalists finally have the opportunity to experience a story that equals or surpasses the first two films? The more Disney promotes Star Wars: Rogue One, the more likely…
Blade Runner 2049 in virtual reality
The sequel to Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner, starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, has been titled Blade Runner 2049 and will be released 6 October 2017. The news comes…
Why science fiction authors can’t win
Science fiction authors have long been outcasts from the literary world, in some cases critics using the worst examples of the genre as ammunition against it. Unfortunately though, at times…
Incorporated from SyFy
Incorporated is a new 13-part dystopian series from executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, created by the US SyFy channel. While producing, there’s no sign either are taking on acting…
Best science fiction novels
If you’re a new (or avid) reader of science fiction and fantasy, the list of novels that have won Hugo and Nebula awards is an essential resource to guide your…
Arrival is great news for Blade Runner sequel
Intelligent science fiction is rare. Big budget, poorly plotted pulp like Transformers, Independence Day: Resurgence and Superman VS Batman are unfortunately the rule rather than the exception. Arrival, fortunately, sounds…
Morgan: a synthetic human evolving rapidly
Morgan is the title of a new science fiction horror, the directorial debut of Luke Scott, Ridley Scott’s son. A corporate troubleshooter (Kate Mara) is sent to a remote, top-secret…
Excellent short SF film created with Unity software
This one is well worth your time. The creators of one of the leading games software packages, Unity, have released a short film called Adam to show off what their…
Independence Day: Resurgence worse than expected
There’s little to like about Independence Day: Resurgence. The sequel to the 20-year-old science fiction blockbuster Independence Day has more plot holes than a sieve. The dialogue is worthy of a…
New Lost in space series by Netflix 2018
Netflix has announced a Lost in Space remake for a ten-episode run in 2018. According to a press release, the show will follow the original version closely, focusing on the Robinson family…
Could West World be the next Game of Thrones?
Now that Game of Thrones potentially only has one or two seasons left, could HBO’s upcoming science fiction miniseries West World take its place? The first full-length trailer does not…
Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR game
While we wait for No Man’s Sky to be released in VR, Ubisoft has shown off a new Star Trek based virtual reality experience at the E3 gaming conference in…
No Man’s Sky: 18 quintillion science fiction worlds ready for VR
If you’re a science fiction reader, the visuals generated by the upcoming computer game No Man’s Sky look hauntingly familiar. The trailers and screenshots released so far are striking reminders of…