Wings of Steam

Readers!

I drag myself from the unspeakable, horrific depths of term papers and finals to share something with you. I was meandering around a certain corner of the internet when I happened upon an article about a video game. You’ll never guess what it’s about.

In September of this year, North America will be exposed to the wonderful world of Nostalgia. That’s right, we’re getting a steampunk video game for the Nintendo DS. From the creators of Fatal Frame, Dragon Quest V, Final Fantasy III and IV, Grandia, and Thousand arms, the creation of an original steampunk RPG for your favorite hand-held system has occured. Nostalgia will take place in an alternate, 19th-century setting, where you will play as a character named Eddie and gather a group of eccentric companions, flying about the world in a zeppelin.

I do believe there's a sword on that airship...

I would greatly enjoy enlightening you more, but my duties call. However, you can gather more information for your own entertainment here and here.

The game has already been released in Japan, of course. I look forward to playing this game- there are airship battles.
Always Passing Strange,

Oddessa Gooding

Further developments on the aforementioned October 31st airship ride that Abney Park is taking fans on:

The band put tickets on sale today at 12 pm, pst. Tickets will be on sale for two weeks or until all are sold. There are “very few” available, but ticket prices are $785 dollars each. Tickets can be found on the Abney Park’s website.

The band also reported that they will perform acoustic renditions of music from their albums in mid-flight, as well as vintage airship music from the early 1900s.

Other steampunk celebrities who will be aboard this historic flight will include Phil and Kaja Foglio, authors and artists of the Gaslamp Fantasy comic Girl Genius.

The following day on November first, and not coincidentally the second day of the California Steampunk Convention, Abney Park and Platform One will be playing an all-ages show at a stadium-sized venue. Admission is included with a ticket to the con, or can be bought separatley for$22.50.

On October 31st, Airship Ventures will be launching the first commercial airship flight in the US in over 70 years. Abney Park will be along for the ride and is planning a historic mid-flight performance over the San Fransisco Bay. At the time of this posting, Abney Park’s website states that eight seats are still available, but doubtless, they’ve been snatched up pretty quickly. There’s bound to be a YouTube video of the performance and when it’s posted, it will show up here.

October 31st also happens to be the first day of the California Steampunk Convention, also taking place in San Fransisco.

Original article.