The recent popularisation of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has opened the conversation about all sorts of topics that normally remain sealed in the sci-fi vaults. Think-pieces speculate on fears about so-called ‘AI’ apps infiltrating our workplaces, posing as innocent helpers, only to replace human endeavour entirely… These are fears that have been around since the industrial revolution… […]
Here’s my latest round-up of recommended sci-fi games sitting in my library I’ve been able to give some time to in the last few months. Starship Troopers: Terran Command After 10 hours’ worth of play, I can happily recommend this Starcraft-style top-down RTS that adheres faithfully to Verhoeven’s visualisation of Heinlein’s timeless sci-fi world. There’s […]
The world of Warhammer seems a confusing place from the outside. The franchise has amassed a wealth of well-loved lore and literature around its iconic Space Marines that makes it one of the most developed military sci-fi properties out there… but where do you start? I recently delved into the literature and lore-proper of the Warhammer […]
Hot on the heels of last month’s release, Rise Of The Exiles, comes the latest scribbling from my fevered, sci-fi-obsessed mindscape. It’s called Fleet Rats (Dropzone #1) and is a new military sci-fi series of novels, set in the same universe as my previous sci-fi books – Conversations With Droids, The Kassini Division and Rise […]
Some quality sci-fi-themed viewing to while away the evenings… 1] All Of Us Are Dead South Korea is the undead capital of the world – and joining the likes of Train To Busan, Peninsula, #Alive, Seoul Station and Kingdom is All Of Us Are Dead, a series depicting an outbreak from the perspective of a group of high-school kids. Dark, breathless […]
Rise Of The Exiles, my sequel to The Kassini Division, is out now to buy on Amazon. Suffice to say, it’s been through many updates and rewrites. I wanted to ensure the story of Kassini, Krieger, Taro, Vonya, Mak, Rust and co was sufficiently compelling to expand out into a series of books that fuses […]
Hello Ortegamers! Winter is really starting to make itself felt where I am, so I thought I’d write a few words on what I’ve been playing to insulate myself from the blues. Playing now: MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries The MechWarrior games are another of these institutions I admit I didn’t have much insight into because I’ve never been […]
Dystopian gaming this month… New tech arrives in Ortegaland in the form of a Playstation 5 and here are just three of the things I’ve been enjoying checking out, both new and old… Days Gone has seen a renaissance, thanks to the immediately noticeable increase in frame rate going from a PS4 standard to a […]
Soooooo much music, so little time. Some sci-fi sounds for you… 1] Max Cooper Everything With Everything, electronic musician and AV artist Max Cooper has created a euphoric epic with a beautiful video to match. It’s the kind of tune that could soundtrack a journey through a black hole, a mysterious stargate… or you could just […]
A thought-provoking dystopian SF film and a couple of contrasting documentaries in my latest science-fiction-themed viewing recommendations… 1] I Am Mother A child grows up in a secluded high-tech bunker, tended to by a fussy, slightly sinister mechanical matriarch – a scenario familiar to many who grew up in the UK in the 70s. The premise […]
