Welcome to new followers 🖖

The Wachowskis' Jupiter Ascending is 11 today.

Legendary British movie production designer Ken Adam (1921-2016) was born 105 years ago. Here are some of his works on Star Trek: Planet of the Titans (canceled in 1977), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

TIMELINE CLEANSER! You may never have heard C-3PO rap in an official Star Wars video, so it's time to remedy that. 🎵

Haven't watched For All Mankind yet? Then watch For All Mankind. ☝️ You have 52 days left to watch 40 episodes before season 5. And the rather optimistic vibe of this alternative universe, though obviously imperfect, may be just what you need right now. 👍

Dead Space 3 was released 13 years ago today. I never played this game BUT now I know everything about its story, lore, and development thanks to @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social and Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space (2025). 😁

Fun fact: The High Republic's Longbeam-class corvette was originally an unused ship design by James Clyne for the Resistance bomber* for The Last Jedi (2018). (*MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 heavy bomber)

"Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe that keeps growing, keeps surprising, and keeps bringing players together from around the world." It sounds like the kind of newspeak companies use to explain how great the latest layoffs are. Companies, maybe you still need writers ☝️

Many people have imagined what 2026 would be like: Ray Bradbury, Kim Stanley Robinson, Stephen King, Fritz Lang, Octavia E. Butler... But there are also Guardians of the Galaxy, Doom, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, The Last of Us, Snowpiercer, several anime and video games... 👀

"This September 1st, Titan Books is bringing back a classic artbook originally released alongside Alien in 1979: “Giger’s Alien.” The book chronicles the journey of the famed Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger through his involvement in the original film, from development to production."

Dune: Awakening — Chapter 3 Free Update Trailer "This free update brings more story, revamped endgame progression, specialization to your character, new locations, new repeatable Testing Stations and much more."

Project Hail Mary (March 20, 2026): A LEGO Icons Project Hail Mary (11389) spaceship model kit is expected for March 1! "Enjoy a creative journey as you craft each detail of this microscale replica that captures the design of the [soon] iconic interstellar spacecraft." $99.99 / 830 pieces

Orbitals is now planned for Summer 2026! "Blast off for an intergalactic co-op adventure! Work together amid the cosmic storm in Orbitals, coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 this summer." This game looks so cute!

Planet of Lana II is coming on March 5, 2026! "As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her loyal companion Mui must stand together against the forces reshaping their world - struggling not just for survival, but for the very soul of their home." Loved the first game. 👀

Here comes February update for the sci-fi calendar. April is going to be great on TV, with For All Mankind and Maul, (and The Boys).

Hans Ruedi Giger at work.

Hans Ruedi Giger (1940-2014) was born 86 years ago today.

XCOM 2, one of my favorite games ever, was released TEN years ago today. Bring me XCOM 3, you cowards! 🙏

Visit to a Small Planet was released 66 years ago today. "Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will, leaves his planet to visit the Earth and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in U.F.O's and aliens."

"Rex" RX-24 and "Beardless" George Lucas

I love maps. Please make star wars maps for me 🖖 More than three decades ago, I knew Dark Forces maps by heart. I still know. 🫡 (it was such an immersive experience back then)

I played the Steam demo of Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, and it made me want to play the game. But above all, the Voyager is still happy, and that's what matters most 🥰

Sweet!

Nightflyers (2018): The Nightflyer, art by Andrew Kim

"Nightflyers isn't one of the best horror shows ever made, but it's a gosh darn good one. Game of Thrones has enough scary moments that prove [George R.R.] Martin's horror bona fides, but Nightflyers leans fully into his scarier sensibilities." I didn't get into Nightflyers (2018). How about you?

"The closure of SW Galactic Starcruiser in Florida, which was criticized for high costs and low return value. The project, which opened in 2022 and closed in 2023, was a massive flop that D’Amaro described as “difficult to even explain to the public.” Easy: it had high costs and low return value.

Visit to a Small Planet was released 66 years ago today. "Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will, leaves his planet to visit the Earth and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in U.F.O's and aliens."

Blade Runner 2049 (2017): Spinner, art by George Hull

Roland Emmerich's Moonfall was released 4 years ago today. I lost brain cells watching this movie.

Red alert 🤫

Andrew Stanton's In the Blink of an Eye (February 27, Hulu): Official trailer "Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life." It looks like a Terrence Malick movie with a spaceship and a bit of Cloud Atlas.

Stargate (1994): Ra's Pyramid/Palace ship, concept by production designer Holger Gross, art by concept designer Oliver Scholl

Fascinating answer about fascism by a Disco Elysium dev 👌

"Formerly the Art Director for Star Trek Online, Thomas Marrone will be leading its current and future development. His career has helped define the visual identity and creative direction of Star Trek Online, while his starship models have been featured in Star Trek: Picard." STO is in good hands🖖

New piece on my Patreon: 2026 as told by sci-fi. Space travel, colonization of Mars, robots, AI, pandemic, World War III, asteroid crash, infected & mutants, augmented reality, climate disaster... It's not necessarily better in parallel universes! 😁

The Art of The Acolyte (Abrams Books) is now available! Concept artist Nick Tyrrell: "The feeling we wanted this mask to give off is that the Stranger is basically a Sith on a budget—he has had to make this mask himself from cortosis metal and then welded it into..."

Here comes February update for the sci-fi calendar. April is going to be great on TV, with For All Mankind and Maul, (and The Boys).

Interstellar (2014): Lander SSTO, art by Romek Delimata

"Though he ultimately isn't seen in 'Avatar,' [the founder of the Avatar Program, Brantley Giess] becomes an important part of the ongoing story, which will be revealed in 'Avatar 4' and '5.'"

I came across this picture of a LAN party in September 1998, in my grandfather's basement, where we played StarCraft in the middle of the night. 👌 It wasn't practical, but they are fond memories of a bygone era.

For All Mankind (Season 4, 2023): Development of the Mars Hopper, Mars transfer shuttle craft

Titan A.E. (2000): Captain Joseph Korso, art by Don Bluth "It is difficult enough to capture one personality, but even more of a challenge when the character has two."

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (Feb. 13) Gore Verbinski : "And also, for me personally, thinking about the villain not as some Skynet killing machine, but this idea that it’s much worse. It wants us to like it. It wants to keep us engaged. I think that was a big change."

Stargate (1994): Ra's Pyramid/Palace ship, concept by production designer Holger Gross, art by concept designer Oliver Scholl

Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century (1995) "I spent the last few weeks updating it for a 30th Anniversary Edition so it runs on Windows without the need to install and configure a DOS emulator yourself. I also modified the code to support game controllers and joystick with HOTAS setup." 🙏

4 recommended games set in space.

An AI company merging with a space company obviously reminds me of something. 🙃 So many stories. Masterful Torment Nexus.

I love the ships of the New Republic. They're just what I imagined when I was 15 and reading the novels of the expanded universe.

[Upcoming game] Menace (2026) Introducing the TCRN Impetus: