This is a music video from MJ Hibbett & The Validators off their new album Dinosaur Planet. It channels the frustration felt by many geeks while watching a certain style of suspense building TV show.
Archives for July 2012
Comixology on the Nexus 7
The Nexus 7 is just out – and the 16GB edition is sold out on Google Play. It’s my first tablet and I was looking forward to using it as a comics in bed device. So, how does Comixology Comics app stand up? There are some problems with it. Technical stuff first – the app […]
9 examples of male cosplay. Men do it too.
I’m so often impressed by cosplay photos. The costumes must have taken months to build in some cases. Some of them require devotion to the cause to wear too. Can you imagine walking around under a ton of latex for a whole day (or more) under the baking lights of one of the large expos […]
Female armour in RPGs
This comic strip from Dorkly tackles the thorny issue (or should that be thongy issue) of armour design for female characters in RPGs. They call it “Lady Armor” which isn’t a title I could quite… bare. The question is; do you think this comic strip also solves the contentious issue?
Incredible Warhammer 40k bolt pistol made entirely from Lego!
Jarek is an incredible lego builder. On his YouTube channel he explains that the reason the bolter doesn’t actually fire the bolts was tht he wanted a realistic way to seperate the bullet from the shell during shooting. He could easily build a gun that launched lego blocks – but didn’t think that would interest […]
Two Superman trailers hit at once
The Superman team is impressive. It’s “We MUST make this a success” impressive. It’s by Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300) but co-written and produced by Batman’s Christopher Nolan. These two alternative trailers are very similar; the same visuals with different fathers. One is the “Pa Kent” trailer which means Kevin Costner’s voice. The other is the […]
The Evolution of PC Games: the musical
This creation from Reverse Enginears only uses sounds, music and video from the games featured. It was made for Polygon.com and is proving to be very popular, picking up steam from its original release date of 4th of June.
Achtung! Cthulhu summons Chaosium licence
Chris Birch’s London imprint for RPGs MODIPHIUS has signed a deal with Chaosium to bring the Achtung! Cthulhu campaign series to Call of Cthulhu. The Achtung! Cthulhu setting, which Geek Native wrote about first in March, is Cthulhu among the horror of the Second World War. Zero Point Part 1 “Three Kings” is available at RPG […]
Infinite X Studio posts Quantum RPG teasers
The Quantum RPG was a successful Kickstarter RPG from Infinite X Studios. Joshua Frost asked for $13,000 to bring his ENnie winning talent to a new RPG series and raised an impressive $42,747 from 580 backers. Since then the timing has slipped a little. The version of the game was due out a few weeks […]
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled trailer
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled is set in Europe in 2017. The show is ia spin-off from Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion TV series. A Knightmare unit made up of pilots from Zone Eleven have the challenge of rescuing an allied unit.
