TWO SNSO Games in January!

We've got a TWOFER in 2016. That's two Saturday Night Space Opera sessions--one this coming Saturday (the 2nd) and another the following weekend (the 9th).

Study up on the deets below, space cadets. Click the images to learn more and RSVP:

STAR WARS - January 2nd game at Source Comics and Games:

STRANGE STARS - January 9th game at Fantasy Flight Games Center:

You can also RSVP on our Google Plus Community Page. It's SUPER easy!

Save the dates and come join us!

TRAILER: Phasers set to kill the Enterprise for Star Trek Beyond

There won't be a shortage of big space opera franchises next year--the third Star Trek film with the rebooted cast is on it's way with Star Trek Beyond.

The franchise is taking a new direction after receiving mixed reviews from its predecessor, Star Trek Into Darkness. Justin Lin, the mind behind several of the Fast and Furious films has taken over the director's chair from J.J. Abrams. You'll notice the trailer is decidedly bereft of lens flares!

I know some folks aren't fans of the reboots. Personally, I loved the 2009 film, but was lukewarm to the follow-up. This one has something the others didn't though--a man on the inside. Simon Pegg (Scotty) was passionate about wanting the third film to succeed so he signed on as a writer! Pegg is famously a nerd himself (and a bigger fan of Trek than J.J. ever was) so this bodes well.

I think this looks like a solid entry into the series, highlighting a lot of the action the previous two films have become known for. The storyline is supposedly focusing in an all-new, boldly-going direction, which is what Trek--at its heart--is all about.

The studio believes so much in this next one that this summer it collared the cast for a fourth.My wife will be especially pleased to see the return of our own, two-person meme: "Karl Urban's Cranky Face."

One thing that did rub me the wrong way--things don't look good for the Enterprise herself. How many times are we going to that well?


Well, anyway--fingers tightly crossed for this one! Here's the trailer:



Star Trek Beyond opens July 22, 2016.

TRAILER: The end is nigh! First X-Men: Apocalypse preview is here!

The first trailer for the latest part of the rebooted X-men saga is upon us! Seems to give us a good idea of the mood and general storyline (run for your lives!). The cast looks to be the biggest since the X-Men: The Last Stand. Here's a look at the end of the world:



X-Men: Apocalypse opens on May 27, 2016--nearly 10 years to the day that Last Stand debuted.

UPDATE: Check out the new poster just released for the film:

Top image courtesy: Entertainment Weekly

TRAILER: CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR trailer 1 is here, already??!!!

YES...and it looks AMAZING! Finally get to see Cap and Tony finish that tussle in the woods from Avengers 1. And this time--Bucky is in the mix!



No Spidey yet though. I'm guessing he'll pop up in a later trailer. CANNOT. WAIT!

UPDATE: Cool scene-by-scene breakdown by io9, highlighting what you missed.

GALLERY: Feast your eyes on the spaceships of THE EXPANSE

SyFy has released a cargo hold-size cache of white-hot spaceship and space station art for The Expanse TV series. There's some seriously fantastic designs here--plenty to drool over and get excited for the first season, which officially starts Monday, December 14. SyFy already released the first episode though, which you can watch right now!

These also serve as great inspiration for your next hard scifi campaign or interplanetary space opera. Click to enlarge!

 

 

 

Images courtesy: SyFy