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Wishes Can Come True
Good things are happening at Dicebox HQ. It’s been a busy few weeks, but we’re confident that the hard work will be worth it. We recently mentioned that there had been a few changes to the website over the past few months. Well, our web wizards have been continuing to...
The Making of Monsters
A new movie hero just rolled into town, and here at Dice Box, we are already preparing to initiate said champion into the hallowed arena of the coolest canines of all-time hall of fame. We are talking, of course, about Boy. If you are yet to see the Netflix original...
Here be Dragons
Ten years have passed since we first heard the gravel-toned voice of fantasy film favourite Sean Bean uttering the immortal phrase ‘winter is coming’. While Lord Eddard Stark might have lasted about as long as a packet of chocolate biscuits in the Dice Box office, the...
Dicebox’s Totally Triumphant Games (even without Eddie Van Halen)
If there’s one thing that can be guaranteed here at the Dicebox offices, it's that when we’re not talking about games, we’re talking about movies. The only notable exception being - of course - the half-hour we reserve every day around midday to debate what the best...
From Con Scene to On Screen – Taking Your Meets Online
With lock down and travel restrictions being put back into place in many parts of the world, it would seem that, despite us keeping our fingers crossed, a return to ‘regular life’ may still yet be some way off. Although we know how important it is for everyone to keep...
The Times They Are A’Changin’
Welcome to our new look website! You may have noticed that we haven’t been around for a few months - don’t worry; we’ve been keeping ourselves busy (and safe) at Dicebox HQ since the beginning of the year. While we’ve been gone, our web wizards have made some...
With A Little Help from Our Friends
Banjo and Kazooie. Buzz and Woody. Batman and Robin. Whether it’s Shaun and Ed battling zombies to the tune of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ or Wayne and Garth’s synchronised ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ head-banging tour de force – pop culture has provided us with many fine examples of...
The Final Fantasy Countdown
If there is one thing that can be said of this time particular of year that we can all accept as a universal truth, it is that this is the season of counting things down. At no other time do we become so focused on knowing exactly how many days there are until...
Time and Relative Dimensions in Gaming
In a universe full of super-powered crime-fighting ensembles, mutant hybrids with lasers for eyes and immortal, glow-in-the-dark vampires, one character stands alone in the world of popular culture. He (or she, as they are in their current incarnation) has defeated...
Dark Fates, Dystopia, Cyborgs and RPG – why we’re all obsessed with the end of the world
It’s one of the most frequently imitated scenes in movie history. Having taken its place in pop culture notoriety alongside other often-quoted lines such as ‘I am your father’ and ‘you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off’, there are surely few people in...
