You are a superhero. Now Firebox have your very own poster to prove it. These personalised posters begin by picking your super letter. If your name was “Superman” then you’d have a large red S on your poster. You know – for example. I’m not suggesting, for legal reasons, that Superman’s costume design has had […]
Archives for July 2012
Steel Battalion launches low-tech mecha Kinect game
This is an interesting idea for a game. Capcom have made Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor look very real and there are a few twists too. This is a world without the semiconductor thanks to a microbe that started eating them all. The knock-on effect is that technology stagnates in some areas but continues in others […]
WizKids release new Portal 2 Turrets
You can collect Portal 2 Sentry Turrets. NECA/WizKids are showing off their new line of Portal 2 collectable figures. They’re 3″ tall and feature Open and Closed versions of 10 unique designs. These designs… there’s camouflage, animal prints and even Hot Rod. Even more “interesting” designs are also possible but fans will have to vote […]
The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror RPG kickstarts
The English translation of The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror will kickstart. The project has three weeks left to colllect funds and has smashed through the humble request of $3,000 to reach, at the time of posting, $12,000. It looks like the book is complete – finally translated into English from French and has […]
Superhero Week: 10 superhero RPGs battle it out
We’re halfway through superhero week for 2012 and it’s about time we dug out the roleplaying games. RPGs have given superhero genre plenty of attention over the years. We’ve had some fantastic games. Which is your all time favourite superhero RPG? Check out the list below. Is your favourite game included? Leave a note in […]
LEGO Cthulhu of blocky doom!
Hats off and souls out to Imagine’s rather fantastic LEGO creation. Imagine has broken the mortal boundaries of time and space, going beyond to channel the dark master and has built LEGO Cthulhu. There’s every reason to be proud of this creation – no wonder that the designer is encouraging people to sign in and […]
Superhero Week: Batman v Dark Knight statues
Geek shop powerhouse Things From Another World report that Batman is their hot collection this month. No surprises for guessing why. TFAW have between 10% and 20% off pre-orders of Batman models and statues. This blogger went looking – and enjoyed comparing The Dark Knight Rises statues to the more traditional Batman models. Batman v […]
The Indie+ bundle: $94 of RPG for $4
Indie+ is rather like an online gamer expo. It’s here to promote indie game publishers, writers, artists, podcasters and even bloggers. If you’re taking part in Indie+ let Geek Native know. A big part of Indie+ will take part in Google+. It’s the ideal venue, albeit rather untested, for this sort of online experience. Google+ […]
Looper trailer
Looper is a sci-fi film staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. It’s a time-travel movie that deals with a grim future where criminal organizations use special assassins called Loopers. The film follows Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Looper called Joseph Simmons, who lives in the 2042 but who works for a criminal company from 2072. […]
Superhero Week: Batman: Knightfall review
Knightfall is the Batman story arc that introduces Bane. Given that the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is nearly here and also introduces Bane it comes as little surprise that DC and partners are putting this collection back on the shelves again. Batman: Knightfall (volume one) is a large collectors collection. It’s over 800, […]
