This is a great example of a cosplayer shaming all our attempts at putting together a Halloween costume this year. I also wonder, as Assassin’s Creed edges towards its final chapter, whether Ubisoft might be pondering a new series with a female assassin as the central character. Check out this photo of Lauren Bang as […]
Level 1 characters attempt to duel
Have you ever played in a RPG that featured game mechanics that hated level 1 characters? It’s the sort of game that newly created heroes have very little chance of hitting anything but the lowest level enemies and no chance of hitting – say – another level 1 character? Games like that spring to mind […]
Sugar Skulls: Halloween tea?
These sugar skulls might be too good just to save for Halloween. I think if your gaming group has moved on from huge amounts of soft drinks and enjoys a cup of tea or three throughout the scenario then I’d recommend these haunting sweeties. Does it come as that much of a surprise to discover […]
Error 3200
Are you suffering from error 3200? This will be down to two things. The first possiblity is that War Rocket Ajax is trying to flush out Flash Gordon from the cloud. The second is that you’re trying to get hold of iOS 5. Sadly, it seems Apple’s servers are struggling with the worldwide demand for […]
The Gadget Show Live site opens for 2012 tickets
The tickets for The Gadget Show Live sold out in just six weeks. That’s nearly 105,000 attendees and this blogger was one of them. There will be additional tickets made available for the 2012 and the virtual ticket booth opened this week. You can now buy tickets from the Gadget Show Live website. It’s expected […]
Guest post from Guy Adams: When You Have Eliminated The Impossible
Guy Adams is an actor who appeared on Emmerdale as a mugger. Guy Adams is a comedian who managed an 18 month tour. Guy Adams is an author who has written a Torchwood novel for the BBC. Impressed? There’s more: Guy Adams is also a Geek Native guest blogger. We’re very lucky to have Guy […]
Star Wars meets the Labyrinth
James Hance has a talent for finding ways to look at Star Wars. You may already know him from Wookiee the Chew. Now we’ve got the mashup of Star Wars and the Labyrinth. Geek fest, much? This image – Smuffers of the Labyrinth – is also available as a t-shirt and is a very tempting […]
The amazing art of Per Haagensen
I keep an eye on some LiveJournal communities via RSS. Remember LiveJournal? It’s all Russian now but there are some communities good at surfacing interesting pictures. Okay, the LJ communities are good at finding stuff… not so good at naming the artist. The rather excellent dinosaur picture below is a good example. It was shared. […]
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games ‘Shadows of the Vashta Nerada’ up for a BIMA Award
The BIMAs are UK awards that celebrate digital and interactive work. They really mean advertising but geeks will be pleased to know there’s a games section. So, what are the candidates for the best British games of the year? With the advertising and marketing filter on the BIMAs should suggest; Doctor Who: The Adventure Games […]
The 600 sticks stick bomb
Have you made a stick bomb before? It’s physics being cool. You can build a rain reaction stick bomb where it circles around corners – but how far can you take it? Seen below is “experiment 42”. This represent some 600 sticks all nicely stacked together. Update! Found this. More = bettah!