I'm at the Black Library Weekender II this...um...weekend.

So, November is about to kick off and I'm starting it with an appearance at the 2nd Black Library Weekender event from Friday 1st to Saturday 3rd, a gathering at the Belfry Hotel in Nottingham celebrating the fiction of the worlds of Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and the Horus Heresy.

I'll be along talking about stuff and signing things, joined by a bunch of other BL author and editor types; Weekender II promises "a packed schedule of author signings, seminars and Q&A sessions with a host of Black Library guests" and "exclusive products on sale, including the Black Library Anthology, the first edition of Macragge's Honour and advance copies of the limited edition Visions of Heresy", which is pretty cool stuff.

For more information about the seminars, check out this post at the Black Library blog. The full timetable is Here.

Silver tickets are still available for the event, and you can pick up one Here.

I'm at MCM London Comic Con & London Screenwriters' Festival 2013 this weekend

Some updates on new events in London for this weekend...

If you're around in London on Saturday and Sunday, you can catch me appearing at a couple of events where I'll be signing books and talking about writing for videogames.

First, on Saturday I will be appearing at the MCM London Comic Con, which takes place at the Excel centre at Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands.

 

Black Library, the publishers of my Warhammer 40,000 and Horus Heresy novels, have a booth at the event and I will there to sign books and talk about grimdark stuff. Black Library's booth number is 1102 and I'll be signing there at 11:00am to Midday and again at 3:00pm until 4:00pm.

And for any fans of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, actor Elias Toufexis (who plays Adam Jensen, along with loads of other cool characters) is also appearing at the event that weekend, so you'll have the ideal opportunity to get me and him to sign your copies of the game - or any other stuff for that matter, I'm not picky...so come along and say hello.

Then, on Sunday I'm taking part in a panel about writing for videogames at the London Screenwriters' Festival 2013 at Regent’s School of Drama, Film & Media in Regent's University.

The panel is called "Writing For Games: The Future Of Entertainment" and I'll be there with game journalist Guy Cocker, Sarah Wellock from Sony Entertainment Europe and Tameem Antoniades of Ninja Theory. The panel will be in the Room Tuke Cinema from 5.00pm; click Here for further details.

For more information about the MCM London Comic Con event, you can visit the event website Here.

For more about London Screenwriters' Festival 2013, check out the LSF website Here.

Incoming! [October 2013]

So here's October's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:

Deus Ex: Fallen Angel - an original eBook novelette featuring the fan-favourite character of Faridah Malik from Deus Ex: Human Revolution, available with pre-orders of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut from the Square Enix Online Store. October 22nd/25th.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - re-release of new uprated edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, including The Missing Link DLC and much more, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. October 22nd/25th.

London Screenwriters Festival - I'll be appearing on a panel at this event at the Regent's University, to discuss writing for videogames. October 27th.

The Black Library Weekender II - An event for fans of Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and Horus Heresy fiction in Nottingham; I'll be along to talk, sign autographs and take part in panels. November 2nd-3rd.

Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Kindle eBook edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. November 26th.

Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. November (TBC).

Star Trek Marathon Weekend - I'll be doing a talk, Q&A and signing at The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln during their weekend-long screening of all 12 Star Trek movies, from The Motion Picture to Into Darkness. November 30th - December 1st.

The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.

Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Paperback edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. December 26th.

"The Turn of The Card" - eBook edition of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring an original short story by me based on the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. December.

Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 Blood Angels novel Black Tide. March 6th 2014.

"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March 2014.

Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.

'Deus Ex 4' - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs. TBC.

Deus Ex: Fallen Angel & the future of the Deus Ex Universe

Over the past few months I've been working on some top secret videogames projects that iron-clad non-disclosure agreements have forbidden me from talking about...

But now, official word has been given and I'm able to reveal some news about my current involvement with the Deus Ex saga.

My boss David Anfossi (studio head over at Eidos Montreal) put out a blog over at the EM site (click Here to read it in full) where he talks about Deus Ex Universe, an ongoing plan for future games across multiple platforms and spin-off projects in other media.

I've seen a few of the ideas that are circulating inside EM right now for DXU and there's some very cool stuff being discussed...

Where this all kicks off is with the release of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Directors Cut, now officially confirmed for the 22nd of this month for all NTSC regions and the 25th for PAL regions.

The DXHR:DC is an uprated and improved edition of the original game, with new graphic fidelity, retooled boss fights and a developer's commentary option. It'll also include The Missing Link DLC and retailer-exclusive 'Tong's Rescue' missions seamlessly integrated into the narrative.

It's great to see this "utimate" edition of DXHR out in the wild, and I can now also announce there will be an exclusive to the Square Enix Online Store in the form of Deus Ex: Fallen Angel, an original eBook novelette written by me.

Fallen Angel is a prequel tale set before the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and tells the story of fan-favourite character Faridah Malik in the days before her recruitment as Adam Jensen's pilot for Sarif Industries.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Directors Cut will be available on Wii U, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Windows PC platforms, with support for Wii U Gamepad, Smartglass and PS Vita; a Mac edition will follow in the months ahead.

But Fallen Angel and the Director's Cut are only part of the ongoing plans for Deus Ex; the DXU announcement also officially reveals that an all-new game for next-generation consoles and PC is currently in development at EM, and I'm pleased to be involved with the script and story for this forthcoming interation of the series.

For an exclusive first look at some production art from the new project, click Here (warning - big image!)

Target Achieved! Colossal Kaiju Combat comes to Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters

Last month I mentioned that I'd joined the gang at Ragnarok Publications for their giant monster anthology KickStarter campaign, and now I'm pleased to announce that Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters has crushed the $14,000 dollar barrier!

This means that I've officially been "unlocked" as a stretch goal author for the project, and I will be writing a new original story for the collection based on beasts from the Colossal Kaiju Combat card game produced by the good folks at Sunstone Games, with new art by the talented Matt Frank.

You can visit Sunstone's forums and take part in a vote on which mega-monsters you want to see appear in the tale - or swing by the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters KickStarter page Here and help it make the final push to the final $15,500 goal before Sunday October 6th (which will unlock some amazing art by legendary Godzilla artist Bob Eggleton).