ARTIST SUBMISSIONS
Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd is a British based publisher of Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Board and Card games. We currently have a very good team of freelance artists whom we use on a regular basis, but are looking at expanding the pool as we have a number of current and future projects which we could use some additional artists on.
Our games range across a variety of genres from fantasy to science fiction, horror to steampunk, modern day to superheroic and beyond.
Some of our titles include Victoriana, Qin: The Warring States, SLA Industries, Starblazer Adventures, Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space and our forthcoming The One Ring: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, as well as support material for Call of Cthulhu, Pathfinder and Cyberpunk.
We are currently looking for freelance artists who can produce high quality grey scale and/or colour art in a timely and professional manner. Applicants must be over 18 years of age.
Please email a link to your online portfolio or no more than THREE examples of your work if you do not have an online presence. No file should be larger than 1mb in size (Jpegs preferable). We will be in contact if we feel we can work with you on our current project set, or if we need to see more samples.
Please label your email with 'Artist - Insert Full Name'
(We are not looking for Manga/Anime styles of art at this time.)
Cubicle 7 Entertainment pays on completion/approval of commission.
Please send your samples to: submissions@cubicle7.co.uk
Thank you.
Angus Abranson
Cubicle 7 Entertainment
http://www.cubicle7.co.uk
Department 7, Cubicle 7 Entertainment’s official demo team, is recruiting.
We’re looking to strengthen our demo teams with people interested in running, and teaching, our games at conventions, clubs and game stores in their local areas and at regional and national games conventions.
We, along with our publishing partners, now produce a wide variety of games and are adding more all the time. To date we’ve been exclusively publishing Roleplaying Games but we’re also complimenting these with card and board games in the future.
Our games, and supported systems, include:
- 3:16 – Carnage Amongst The Stars
- Barbarians of Lemuria
- Basic Roleplaying (BRP Rome, etc)
- Call of Cthulhu (Cthulhu Britannica)
- Carnage Amongst the Tribes
- De Profundis
- Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space
- Houses of the Blooded
- Humanydyne
- Legends of Anglerre (Fantasy FATE)
- The One Ring: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game
- Pathfinder (TBA)
- Qin: The Warring States
- Reign
- Savage Worlds (Thrilling Tales, Mars, Hellfrost, Suzerain, etc)
- SLA Industries
- Starblazer Adventures (Sci-Fi FATE)
- Victoriana
- Wild Talents
- And more to come…
We’re looking for friendly, outgoing people with a sense of humour and team spirit that love playing games and teaching others.
A Rewards Scheme is in place to thank active Department 7 Agents as well as sneak peeks and playtest opportunities.
We’re currently actively looking for people to run games at GenCon and a whole variety of conventions around the world so if you’re interested in joining the team please email us on department7@cubicle7.co.uk for further information and an Agents Starter Pack!
Better late than never...
Being away over New Year and then coming back to a massive backlog of emails and then making the Lord of the Rings RPG announcement has meant that I’ve been rather busy of late. I was originally intending to post my “Best of...2009” upon my return to the UK, but better late than never I guess.
I’ve run my ‘Top xx’ of the year since 2004 on Live Journal, and this year it will also feed into my Facebook account for friends there to see too. It’s been an interesting look back at the year of film and music for me and something I like checking previous years out to remind me of possibly forgotten gems.
2009 was a strange one because it was my first year not living in London. This caused some rebalancing of things. Gigs went way, way down whilst cinema trips and DVD viewing went pretty much through the roof. I saw less live bands during 2009 than in pretty much any previous year since my mid-teens, hopefully 2010 will be better in that regard...we’ll see...
Anyway, enough chatter and on to my “Tops XX’s of 2009”!
Top 20 Films of 2009
20. Sunshine Cleaning
19. New Moon
18. Surrogates
17. Dorian Gray
16. Valkyrie
15. Pandorum
14. District 9
13. Terminator: Salvation
12. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
11. Zombieland
10. (500) Days of Summer
9. Avatar 3D
8. Star Trek
7. Inglorious Basterds
6. Let The Right One In
5. The Time Traveller’s Wife
4. Red Cliff
3. The Watchmen
2. Frost/Nixon
1. Slumdog Millionaire
2009 saw a massive increase in the number of films I saw on the “Big Screen”. 2008 saw a low of 21 trips (30 in 2007, 25 in 2006, 34 in 2005 and 35 in 2004). 2009 ended with me having been to the cinema 42 times during the course of the year. Apart from having more time on my hands there were a lot of films that I wanted to see that came out in 2009. Indeed many of the films in the 20’s and even low 30’s could have gotten into some of my previous years lists. On the whole I was very lucky with the films I saw, although 2009 also saw some really terrible flicks too.
I think some people will be surprised at some of the films in my Top 20 (I know Terminator: Salvation and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans weren’t to everyone’s tastes for instance) and also be surprised at the lack of some others that I saw that seemed to go down well with friends (Sherlock Holmes was at #26 for instance).
Whereas choosing the order of my top six films of the year was very tricky, choosing the worst four of the year wasn’t hard at all. Transformers 2 probably rates my biggest disappointment of the year as I really loved the first film, but even that was eclipsed by three other films that I liked even less.
Worst films of 2009 in descending order have to be:
4. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
3. Blood: The Last Vampire
2. Observe and Report
1. The Spirit
I saw 42 films at the cinema this year (21 up from 2008!). Out of these trips I actually saw Star Trek and The Time Traveller’s Wife twice each. The above list is only taken from films I actually saw on the 'Big Screen'.
Top 6 Live Bands of 2009
6. Maleficent
5. Lunaloop
4. Kommand + Kontrol
3. Imprint
2. Innerpartsystem
1. The Eden House
2009 was a terrible year for live music for me. I thought 2008 was bad when I only managed to see 26 live acts (which was, in turn down from 34 in 2007 and 88 in 2006). 2009 saw me only see 19 live acts (and I saw one of those – Maleficent – twice!).
On the plus side, I’d never seen any of the bands I saw in 2009 before – so they were all brand new experiences for me. On the downside one of the reasons I’ve cut this section to a Top 6 this year is because I can really only say that these five are the ones I still remember and thought were good. I think The Eden House, Innerpartysystem and (possibly) Imprint would get into most of my previous years Top 10’s – with Eden House certainly pushing for a top 4 spot as they were very good live (and I hope to see them again this year).
I’m not even sure I can list my “Worst Bands of 2009” to be honest. Several of them I can’t remember properly – just a vague recollection that they were ‘ok’. I remember being disappointed by The Men They Couldn’t Hang and also saw a fairly poor covers band called Brimstone. Not sure which way round I’d put them though...
Top 10 Books of 2009
10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
9. Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
8. The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
7. God Emperor of Didcot by Toby Frost
6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
5. Dresden Files: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
3. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
2. Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost
1. Century Rain by Alistair Reynolds
I just managed to beat my 2008 book tally by one. Which is good, if I beat my 2009 tally by one in 2010 I’ll be pleased and certainly heading in the right direction. Also, for the first time in a very long time, every book I read last year was something I’d never read before. I often reread old favourites (which is a bit silly considering how many books I have that I’ve never read once!) so getting through a whole batch of new material was great. Plus 90% of the books I read last year were from authors I’d not tried prior to 2009.
I’m sure some people will start foaming having seen that several of my Top 10 reads are from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer – but I found the series strangely addictive and did enjoy reading all four books. My favourite series of the year is Toby Frost’s “Space Captain Smith” which is a brilliant read and fantastic setting. I was also very pleased to have read the utterly brilliant “Century Rain” by Alastair Reynolds and will certainly be hunting down some more of his books in the coming months.
Top 10 DVDs of 2009
10. Faintheart
9. 30 Days of Night
8. Dead Snow
7. Marley & Me
6. Monsters Vs Aliens
5. Outlander
4. Adventureland
3.Schindlers List
2. American Psycho
1.Almost Famous
(Any film that I had previously seen on DVD or at the cinema was not eligible for the Top 10)
I, like in 2008, did incredibly well on the DVD front last year. I actually watched one less DVD in 2009 – but blame that on the number of TV series I watched seasons of on DVD as opposed to single films. I can’t believe that it’s taken me so long to see Schindlers List, American Psycho or Almost Famous! I’d not actually even heard of Almost Famous until I watched it – which amazes me as it is such a good film! What the above list doesn’t represent are all the films I’d previously seen on dvd or at the cinema before – which I disqualify from the list. The Top 4 films on this list would certainly hold their own and fight for top ten entries but I have a feeling that the others would end up slipping down the charts if I opened the floodgates. I still enjoyed them all though.
Anyway, that's my "Best Of's" from 2009. I wonder what the next 12 months will bring?
2008 Top 10 - http://angusabranson.livejournal.com/924
2007 Top 15 - http://angusabranson.livejournal.com/804
2006 Top 15 - http://angusabranson.livejournal.com/665
2005 Top 15 - http://angusabranson.livejournal.com/447
2004 Top 10 - http://angusabranson.livejournal.com/186
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For immediate release.
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and Sophisticated Games announce that they are developing The One Ring: The Lord of the Rings® Role-playing Game.
Cubicle 7 Entertainment and Sophisticated Games are proud to announce that they are jointly developing The One Ring: The Lord of the Rings® Role-playing Game.
“We’re tremendously excited about The One Ring,” said Dominic McDowall-Thomas, Cubicle 7 Director. “Our aim is to give our audience an authentic Middle-earth gaming experience, one that really captures the feel of Tolkien’s world.”
The designer and lead writer of this project, Francesco Nepitello, is a games industry veteran, best known for the hugely successful and critically acclaimed War of the Ring strategy board game, which he designed with The One Ring co-designer Marco Maggi and Roberto di Meglio. A recipient of the International Gamers Award, War of the Ring is recognised by many ‘Lord of the Rings’ enthusiasts and hobby gamers alike as one of the most engaging recreations of the world-renowned fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien. Francesco and Marco are the designers of other immersive board game titles like Marvel Super Heroes and Age of Conan, but started their game-designing careers creating Lex Arcana, the most successful and popular fantasy role-playing game published in Italy.
Francesco has designed the new LOTR RPG game system to make sure that players are completely immersed in Middle-earth from the moment they begin creating their characters. As an experienced designer of games based on JRR Tolkien, as well as being a lifelong devotee of the Tolkien works, Francesco brings a dimension -and a depth- to this RPG which has probably never been seen before in a LOTR game.
Robert Hyde, head of Cambridge (UK) based Sophisticated Games said, “When we first acquired the rights from Tolkien Enterprises to publish this RPG - as part of our wider LOTR book based board game license- we had no hesitation in approaching Francesco to conceive a completely fresh LOTR and The Hobbit RPG, and for him to be the writer. We knew that he possessed both these skills and that the game would be in very safe hands. His presentation of Middle-earth, along with stunning artwork from John Howe and others, brings this incredibly evocative and exciting world to life.”
“We also approached Cubicle 7 to be our publishing partners on the new The One Ring RPG because we loved the quality of their previous publications and felt that Dominic and Angus (Abranson) had both the experience, and with the creation of Cubicle 7, the role playing game resources, to bring LOTR and The Hobbit to a very wide audience.”
For more information on The One Ring: The Lord of the Rings® Role-playing Game please contact Cubicle 7 on info@cubicle7.co.uk
The One Ring: The Lord of the Rings® Role-playing Game will be published in the second half of 2010.
About Cubicle 7 Entertainment Limited
Cubicle 7 Entertainment is a British-based publisher and events company, specialising in the games industry. Founded in 2006, by Angus Abranson and Dominic McDowall-Thomas, the company has published role-playing games from a list of licensed and home-grown properties including Victoriana, Starblazer Adventure (based on DC Thomson’s 80’s Starblazer comic series), SLA Industries, Qin: The Warring States and the recent Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space (licensed from the BBC). In June 2009 Cubicle 7 announced it had joined the Rebellion Group.
Cubicle 7 Entertainment: http://www.cubicle7.co.uk
About Sophisticated Games
Sophisticated Games is an international board game publisher, specialising in book based Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit games. It is also the publisher of Reiner Knizia’s Ingenious and Callisto, and has recently done Ken Follett’s Pillars of the Earth, Shakespeare and a Horrible Histories game. Sophisticated Games is based in Cambridge UK.
Sophisticated Games: http://www.sophisticated-games.com
The One Ring, Middle-earth, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises f/k/a Tolkien Enterprises and are used under license by Sophisticated Games Ltd and their licensees.
Cubicle 7's Doctor Who RPG was the highest place RPG in Previews Top 25 Games for December! We got to #10 with Warhammer FRP 3rd in at #12. Only five RPG books appear in the Top 25 so great news for us :) http://tinyurl.com/ybu4ol3
I've always been a fan of the BBC's "Sound of 20xx" each year and they have often predicted the rise of some of the years biggest stars and best sounds. But this year the Top 15 just isn't grabbing me beyond 'Hurts', 'Marina and the Diamonds' (whom I'd already heard), 'Owl City' and maybe 'Two Door Cinema Club'.
Last year saw acts such as Little Boots, Passion Pit, Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine, White Lies, Empire of the Sun and La Roux all in the mix (although admittedly I tired of La Roux incredibly quickly), whilst other years have given us the likes of The Ting Tings (2008), Enter Shikari, Klaxons (both 2007), Bloc Party & The Kaiser Chiefs (both 2005), The Scissor Sisters,. Franz Ferdinand, Keane and Razorlight (all 2004), Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and 50 Cent (all 2003). Admittedly 2006 was a bit of a duff year as far as the list went, but even that spawned The Automatic!
So, the 2010 list has left me unimpressed. Whilst 2009 gave a launchpad for a host of very good artists I just can't see the same amount hitting the heights this year (seven in 2009 - maybe two or three from this years batch).
The BBC has a page for each nominated act with a video or live performance from each. If music is your thing have a look and let me know which ones you tip for the top this coming year. My top two tips definitely lay with Hurts and Marina and the Diamonds (who I think will be massive).
Link: BBC News - BBC Sound of 2010: The Long List (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainme
Most recent NYE's have been a vague rotation of at home with friends or out clubbing. Haven't been out clubbing for NYE since B-Movie a few years ago though - generally I find clubs on NYE not as good as the rest of the year. Half the people you'd normally see most other weeks are off doing something else because of the occasion, the clubs charge a lot more, their is more *pressure and expectation* for people to enjoy themselves, cabs are atleast double the price *if* you can find an available one in the first place, and the streets/public transport are filled with really drunk people. Hardly an inviting prospect for an evening out :p
Anyway, I'm not at home this year which also means that I can't post up my Top 10's (or whatever) of the year like I usually do, nor can I give a rundown of the last decade and all the changes that this new century has brought. I'm back home on Friday 8th January so will no doubt get round to doing that post around then.
Until then I hope everyone has a really great New Years Eve, whatever you're up to this evening, and wish you all the best for 2010!
Angus xx
(in sunny Belgrade with temperatures of close to 20C; sorry my wintry UK friends! :p)
DRINKS TONIGHT! - Catcher on the Rye in Finchley Central from 7pm! Hope to see a few people there :)
Monday 28th December
CINEMA TOMORROW! - Holmes @ North Finchley VUE at 11am (Monday 28th December) - Come along if you'd like to!
Hope you've all had a good one and also have a great New Years Eve next week!!!!!!!!!!!
Heading off to Serbia at 6am Tuesday morning (which means being at Heathrow at 4am....eeeek!) but am in the big smoke until then :)
I'm going to be in London from 24th December through to the early hours of the 29th December. Most of this is over the bank holiday period so will probably largely consist of family stuff but hopefully a cinema trip or two as well.
Then at 6am (way too early) I fly from Heathrow to Belgrade over in Serbia (via Zurich) to spend just over a week (and News Year Eve!) with Jasmina and her family and friends. Haven't seen Jasmina for over a year now so really looking forward to catching up - and also spending another New Year out of the country as I've not done that for a while!
I return to the UK on the evening of Thursday 7th January and will probably be back in the office on the Friday :p
Yay for Festive Holidays!
We've just released the electronic PDF version of the new Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space. The PDF is available to buy now @ http://tinyurl.com/yc4a3kw
If Twilight was 10 Times Shorter and 100 Times More Honest (Cracked.com)
I can just see a bank robber donning that one!
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