Vamp Bites: On The band, ‘nolongerhuman’ [MUSIC EDITORIAL]

Posted By Izcentric on Apr 30, 2014 in Article, Article: Current Events/Awareness, Article: Music/Dance, Editorials, Editorials: Music, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff

This band has not only hit the major targets to position itself in a person’s favorite band list- it sure is in my top 10, but has continued to create thought provoking lyrics, harsh beats and wicked music that has you begging for more! Though not an innovator to EBM/Industrial music, nolongerhuman has and is blowing the minds of many as well as their expectations; from raging shows that leave you pumped fool of energy and crazy screaming fans tugging at their hair.

Beauty in Scars [ESSAY]

Posted By Goth Thom on Apr 29, 2014 in Article, Article: Personal Narratives/Life Accounts, Creative Arts, Creative Arts: Poetry, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (Text Only)

We hide our scars, both physical and mental as if they were shameful things to be buried in the darkest part of our hearts and minds.

Somehow these things become marks of shame; they separate us from others.

But really think about it. We live in a world that has teeth and it has sharp edges. Tragic and painful things rain down

In-Depth Spotlight with DarkestGoth Girl Italy: Mariarita Cupersito [INTERVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Apr 8, 2014 in Article, Article: Fashion/Style, Article: Interview, Interview: Mariarita Cupersito, Interview: Spotlight, Model: Mariarita Cupersito, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

We interview 2014 DarkestGoth Girl Mariarita Cupersito of Italy and find out what led her to merge her law career with Gothic modeling. Now with added photos.

Oculus: The New Face of Horror [FILM EDITORIAL]

Posted By JT Hanke on Apr 2, 2014 in Editorials, Editorials: Film, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff

Although it makes it’s big screen debut in 2014, I discovered the world of the deadly mirror through Mike Flanagan’s short film, Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan, when he submitted it to our sister filmmaking site, MicroFilmmaker Magazine, in 2006. A 30 minute film created in a single room with a single actor for $2,000 swept you into a mystical embrace of powerful storytelling and seriously thrilling scares. The short film got a 9.5 from the critic that saw it, while…

Robert Ludlum’s: The Janson Option [BOOK REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Mar 14, 2014 in Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Books, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

In the newest chapter in this surprisingly gothic saga, former assassin, Paul Janson, and his sniper protégé, Jessica Kincaid, are presented with a plea to help one of their enemies from the past when his noble-blood wife is kidnapped. Against their better judgment, they take the case and head back to war torn Africa to deal with Somali pirates, knowing that there are games afoot that they can’t even begin to process…

Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! 2: Kharé, Cityport of Traps [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Mar 3, 2014 in Origin, Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Games, Review: Video Games, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

For those of you new to the brilliant iOS re-imagining of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, Sorcery! from Steve Jackson, you’re in for a treat. For the briefest of recaps, you are a magical warrior who has been entrusted with finding a stolen mystical crown and defeating an evil sorcerer in the process. In the first game, you survived the surrounding Shamutanti Hills and found your way to the gates of Kharé: Cityport of Traps!

The Elder Scrolls Online, Part 2: Cyrodiil PvP [VIDEO GAME BETA PREVIEW]

Posted By Chris "Synct" Young on Feb 14, 2014 in Article, Article: Games/Media, Editorials, Editorials: Gaming, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Preview: Games, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Cyrodiil is the place to go for PvP action in The Elder Scrolls Online. Referred to as AvA or Alliance vs. Alliance, game play pits the three factions against one another, vying for control of the Imperial Capital. Players will attempt to conquer objectives all across the map, each one providing additional resources for your faction. The final goal, to unlock the city gates and claim the Ruby Throne…

“MINDJAMMER” represents new level of paper RPG [GAME PRESS RELEASE]

Posted By DarkestGoth Industry News on Feb 12, 2014 in Game Press Release, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

Have you always wanted to play a modern science-fiction roleplaying game – with consistent yet futuristic science, virtual realities, sentient starships, realistic aliens, and mysterious worlds, yet action-packed and filled with adventure? Mindjammer is your answer. It’s a tabletop roleplaying game about heroic adventurers in the galaxy of the far future. With its hyper advanced technology…

The Elder Scrolls Online BETA: First Impressions [VIDEO GAME PREVIEW]

Posted By Chris "Synct" Young on Feb 7, 2014 in Article, Article: Games/Media, Editorials, Editorials: Gaming, News & Updates, Origin: DGM Staff, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Article (w/ Videos)

The most hotly anticipated MMOG of the year is nearly upon us. Just 2 months until launch and we have been granted early access to check out all the amazing things ZeniMax and Bethesda have created. The best news of all, The Elder Scrolls Online truly feels like the epic first person RPG that inspired it. Sprinkle that game play with some new mechanics, active abilities, and multiplayer and it makes ESO easily my favorite of the series…

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft BETA [VIDEO GAME PRE-REVIEW]

Posted By Chris "Synct" Young on Jan 30, 2014 in Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Games, Review: Multimedia, Review: Video Games, Reviews, Type: Article (w/ Photos)

It’s the Warcraft game no one expected. Hearthstone just started open beta, but even in the closed betas I was able to participate in, it has already taken the gaming world by storm, with well over 1 million gamers participating. And unlike many games that are free in beta…

SolForge [VIDEO GAME REVIEW]

Posted By JT Hanke on Jan 16, 2014 in Origin: DGM Staff, Review: Video Games, Type: Article (w/ Photos), Type: Article (w/ Videos)

SolForge is an amazing digital card collecting game springing from the collaboration of StoneBlade Entertainment–formerly Gary Games, the creators of the Ascension Deck Building Game–and Richard Garfield–the original designer of Magic the Gathering (MtG) –that was funded in 2012 through an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign…