The tumblr Mr. Men and Little Miss Game of Thrones has Game of Thrones characters as Mr Men and Little Miss characters. They all feel appropriate. Mr Bitchy is Varys, Mr Freeze is a white walker, Gregor Clegan is Mr Brutal, Daenery Targaryen is Little Miss Stubborn, Samwell Tarly is Mr Coward, Joffrey Baratheon is […]
TED-Ed: A history of vampires in folklore, fantasy and fact
This is an easy to watch, suitable for children — and yet you may well learn something – video lesson about the history of vampires in folklore and fiction. I’m pretty sure this video will act as GM inspiration and throw out a suggestion or two someone looking for some familiar yet different horrors. This […]
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 special editions
There are two special editions for Konami’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. The top of the range special is a Game.co.uk exclusive in the UK. Dracular’s Tomb Premium Edition (with a tomb for a case) has the game, four detailed miniatures, an A4 hardcover art book and the Steelbook. There are only 30,000 of these […]
Super Smash Wars: Star Wars meets Nintendo in this mashup parody
May the triforce be with you. How many Nintendo characters can you spot? There are game references and hidden sections a plenty in James Farr’s clever animated Super Smash Wars. This is Star Wars as it might have been if Nintendo had wanted to throw a bunch of their favourite characters into a space opera. […]
Gandalf the Black
Benjamin Collison’s Gandalf the Black is doing the rounds across the blogs; rightly so. This is a fantastic piece of art that shows what might have happened if Gandalf had taken the One Ring. The insidious power of the Ring is that even someone who took the ring with good intentions will ultimately succumb to […]
The Devil Horse that will kill you unless you eat it
This is cake. Miss Cakehead of Eat Your Heart Out shared this image of a cake made by The Tattooed Bakers. Made for Feed The Beast 2013 the Devil Horse cake is dripping with rum; Kraken Rum. Watch Kraken Rum. This is a savvy company that knows to woo geeks.
47 Ronin trailer
This looks good. I wonder if it’ll encourage gamers to dig out their favourite wuxia RPGs. Staring Keanu Reeves, 47 Ronin is the story of samurai who set out to challenge the overlord who killed their master and banished them. Directed by Carl Rinsch and with a cast that includes Rinko Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Sanda, Tadanobu […]
Marvel: War of Heroes prizes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miF2IQRSHrE Marvel: War of Heroes is a year old. It’s a free-to-play mobile card battle game you can download for iOS at Apple’s store or for Android at Google Play. There’s an easy way to win some Marvel loot (which include Infinity comics, character figures, signed posters and subscriptions) by registering at the site, playing […]
Trolls, the Xbox One Kinect and Gameplay Tour
I know it will not make me popular but I see what Microsoft are doing with the Xbox One. I agree that the device needs to be more than just a games console; it needs to be the tech hub of the living room. Microsoft just have to show people. Jason Sipes posted this tour […]
Dovahkiin daggers and the amour Smith
Anna-Marie Jung‘s comic get it right. If only Skyrim had been this flexible. Sure, it was flexible but when it came to smithing and armour construction… well; you couldn’t do this. Love Anna-Marie’s style? Check out her Rebubble store. Via the ever watchful eye of Amy Ratcliffe.
