In this meeting of the Adventure Party, we talk with our guest, Rollin Kunz, about the role and function of art in games. Not just the art but design and layout of a game can make or break a new release.

We also talk about the new Temple of Elemental Evil board game and the release of Pathfinder Unchained.

Ryan Murphy gets us up to date with the latest Galactic Gaming News segment.

Our Kickstarter Spotlight, this week, is Lord of the Dead.

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On The Alien Invasion #144 – A major world power wants to spill the extraterrestrial beans .  Some photo fakery.   Mulder and Scully set the date.   An awesome TV preview.  A “sighting” from the world of fiction and we discuss our picks for the week.

The News

Russia Orders US: Tell The World About Aliens, Or We Will

https://murderbymedia2.wordpress.com/2015/05/12/russia-orders-us-tell-the-world-about-aliens-or-we-will

‘Roswell Alien’ Slide Revealed as Mummified Boy

http://news.discovery.com/history/roswell-alien-photo-revealed-as-mummified-boy-150514.htm

The X-Files revival officially has a premiere date

http://mashable.com/2015/05/11/the-x-files-reboot-revival-premiere-date/

Childhood’s End: Watch an exclusive trailer for the chilling Syfy series

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/14/childhoods-end-syfy-trailer

Sightings

The Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spacecraft_from_the_Space_Odyssey_series#The_Cosmonaut_Alexei_Leonov

Picks

Tales of Tomorrow “The Search For The Flying Saucer”

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014J7Y32?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B0014J7Y32&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

Twilight Zone “The Invaders”

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I3UJUA?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B000I3UJUA&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

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Ryan Murphy with a look at this week’s video game headlines from out of this world.

Star Wars coming to Disney Infinity

What started with prime characters, and then expanded a year later with Marvel heroes and villains, Disney continues to add to their Infinity platform with Star Wars this Fall.

LEGO Dimensions getting more science fiction goodness!

LEGO just can’t seem to get a hold on these leaks… Thanks to screenshots of LEGO instruction manuals we got a hint and later a confirmation of what other worlds Dimensions will have us visiting.

Celebrity voices announced for the Ratchet & Clank movie

Since a new and proper Ratchet & Clank game doesn’t seem to be on the mind of Sony the only news we have today is movie news. That’s right, if you’re hearing this for the first time, Sony is working on a feature length Ratchet & Clank CG animated movie and today we got news on which celebrity voices we can expect to hear.

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On this, the 54th meeting of The SciFi Geeks Club, Dave, Brad, Matt and  JF discuss our favorite Star Trek villains with guest geek Michael Gaines from This Week in Trek and the D20 Podcast Network.

 

Guest Geek

Michael Gaines

http://www.thed20network.com/

Guest Host

JF Dubeau

http://www.jfdubeau.com/tadbooks

Discussion Topic

Our favorite  Star Trek villains

Ferengi

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Ferengi

Q

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Q

Borg

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Borg

Cardassian

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Cardassian

Khan

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Khan_Noonien_Singh

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A brief collection of gossip, news and rumours transcending space and time

By Darryl Johnston

http://twitter.com/ukgnome

http://www.imperialsteam.com/

Things you may of missed on the run up to this week in world of Doctor Who.

Polling day

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/35274/doctor-whos-take-on-uk-prime-ministers

Rivers not done

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/alex-kingston-i-havent-been-told-rivers-done-73448.htm

Who needs a lift

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-32621595

Who’s not going out

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-05-11/comedian-lee-mack-really-wants-a-role-in-doctor-who

Lego dimensions

http://www.denofgeek.com/games/lego/35257/lego-dimensions-first-look-at-portal-doctor-who-jurassic-world-packs

Who how long

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a646586/doctor-who-will-go-on-indefinitely-says-former-doctor-peter-davison.html#~pcmPGCECxwROyW

Ingrid Oliver

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/dw-ingrid?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=corporate

And here are seven theories on who and why

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-05-08/seven-theories-on-how-osgood-survived-in-doctor-who

Wales online has some great spoilery pictures

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/doctor-who-series-9-osgood-9215847

Filming pictures

http://i3.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article9217016.ece/ALTERNATES/s1227b/JS63001400.jpg

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/doctor-who-series-9-jenna-9236144

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEgLGBRWoAAnGqG.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/08/18/2877A8DA00000578-3073922-image-m-82_1431106073209.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEgYL00WoAAOAH5.jpg:large

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/05/08/18/2877E83600000578-3073922-image-a-78_1431105975345....

On The Alien Invasion #143 – Machinima gets Orci and Orlando. Roswell Slides revealed.   Extraterrestrial “woohooing” making video game babies.  We also have a very unusual craft in the “sightings” segment and discuss our picks for the week.

The News

Area 51 aliens have their own school in High School 51

http://www.openminds.tv/area-51-aliens-have-their-own-school-in-high-school-51/33376

UFO conference shows off alien photos discovered in attic

http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/06/ufo-conference-shows-off-new-roswell-alien-photos-discovered-in-attic-5183882/

Alien Abduction Bug Caused Male Pregnancies Among Men Who WooHoo-ed With Aliens In The Sims 4

http://www.themarysue.com/male-pregnancies-sims-4/

Sightings

“Hammerhead” shaped UFO

http://altereddimensions.net/2013/expert-witness-odd-hmmaerhead-shaped-ufo-jefferson-georgia

Picks

The Twilight Zone “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HQU1KQ?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B005HQU1KQ&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

War of the Worlds: Goliath

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JE5O80U?ie=UTF8&creativeASIN=B00JE5O80U&linkCode=xm2&tag=galacnetca-20

Feedback

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A look back at all the big comic book related news with Gregor Sprague, co-creator/host/producer of the Elsenerds Network Elsenerds.com and you can follow him on Twitter @ThatGregor

MacAvoy Goes Full Xavier

http://comicbook.com/2015/05/09/macavoy-goes-full-xavier-/

Updated A.K.A. Jessica Jones Synopsis Released:

http://comicbook.com/2015/05/08/updated-a-k-a-jessica-jones-synopsis-released/

Constantine Trending On Social Media, As Celebrities Pledge Support:

http://comicbook.com/2015/05/09/constantine-trending-on-social-media-as-celebrities-pledge-suppo/

Ciara Renee Confirms Hawkgirl and Other Spinoff Characters on The Flash Season Finale:

http://comicbook.com/2015/05/07/ciara-renee-confirms-hawkgirl-and-other-spinoff-characters-on-th/

 

Comics for next week:

http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/954

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On this, the 53rd meeting of The SciFi Geeks Club, Dave, Brad, Matt and  JF run down the biggest sci-fi news of the week with guest geek Michael Gaines from This Week in Trek and the D20 Podcast Network.

Guest Geek

Michael Gaines

http://www.thed20network.com/

Guest Host

JF Dubeau

http://www.jfdubeau.com/tadbooks

News

Avengers: Age of Ultron

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395427/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Martin FreemanSteven Spielberg developing Brave New World as scripted series at Syfy

http://www.blastr.com/2015-5-5/steven-spielberg-developing-brave-new-world-scripted-series-syfy

Star Wars 2nd Anthology Film Will Be Boba Fett’s Origin Story

http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-2nd-anthology-film-will-be-boba-fetts-origin-story/Martin Freeman

New Test Suggests EM Drive Will Work In Space

http://io9.com/new-test-suggests-nasas-impossible-em-drive-will-work-1701188933

Actress Grace Lee Whitney, Yeoman Janice Rand On Original Star Trek Series, Is Dead At 85

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/03/grace-lee-whitney-dead-star-trek_n_7201814.html

Martin Freeman Enters Marvel Cinematic Universe

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/05/martin-freeman-captain-america-civil-war

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In this, longer that usual meeting of the Adventure Party, we converse with our guest Ian Benton. Our topic this meeting is a complex one. Morals, the nature of heroism and topic comfort are things we can take for granted. We talk about the moral mechanics that some games incorporate and if a system does not have one, will a group will create their own. Does this define the nature of heroism in a game and are the topics and morals explored going to make members of your RPG group uncomfortable.

We also talk about the new Dungeons & Dragons Steam app and the Rise of the Runelords Soundpack from Syrinscape.

Ryan Murphy’s Galactic Gaming News covers the digital side of gaming.

Our Kickstarter Spotlight this week was The Titan Series.

Dungeons & Dragons Steam app

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2483015,00.asp

The Rise of the Runelords Soundpack from Syrinscape

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/complete-pathfinder-rise-of-the-runelords-soundpack-now-available-from-syrinscape/

Kickstarter Spotlight The Titan Series

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/781219801/the-titan-series?ref=nav_search

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A brief collection of gossip, news and rumours transcending space and time

By Darryl Johnston

http://twitter.com/ukgnome

http://www.imperialsteam.com/

Things you may of missed on the run up to this week in world of Doctor Who.

Brian Minchin interview in SFX 261

http://www.gamesradar.com/doctor-who-producer-talks-series-nine/

Moffat on Caecilius and the Doctors appearance

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/series-9-to.html

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/33581/doctor-who-series-9-peter-capaldis-face-will-be-explained-says-moffat#ixzz3YnbKIQhY

Symphony in New York

http://www.doctorwho.tv/events/doctor-who-symphonic-spectacular/nyc-2015/

Series 2 in jokes

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/35209/doctor-who-the-nerdy-in-jokes-from-series-2#ixzz3YnUo5BOj

Who is the best Who

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/best-doctor-who-patrick-troughton-9127197

Filming News

How many?

http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/doctor-who-series-9-to-have-12-eps.html

UNIT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02qbncb

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/recurring-doctor-who-character-confirmed-for-2-more-episodes

Filming in Forrest Fawr

http://matt-horwood.com/blog/press-photography-doctor-who-filming-with-maisie-williams-and-peter-capaldi

http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/clara-capaldi-series-9-opener.jpg

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/watch-first-video-game-thrones-9176839

time travelling robot in space

https://instagram.com/p/2S3MXIjqZq/

Tom Baker, Big Finnish

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a645313/tom-baker-is-returning-to-doctor-who-for-a-bbc-radio-4-extra-series.html#~pbO1QmUm3S7oLX

And Everything we know

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/guides/doctor-who-news-summary-everything-we-know-so-far-about-series-9

Cheers

Darryl