In the ecommerce world there is a tactic called dynamic pricing. If a large bookseller, for example, has a clever algorithm that knows you’ll rush to buy the next Game of Thrones book when it comes out then it’ll edge up the price of the hardback and let you know it’s there. Equally, if the […]
Archives for March 2014
Who would win in a fight? Penguin Random House set up a Cage Match
Comic book fans do this. Who would win in a fight? Hawkeye or Green Arrow? Roleplayers do this. Who would win in a fight? A stone golem or hydra? Anime fans do it too. Who would win? Naruto or Natsu? Now Penguin Random House’s Suvudu is doing it too. Actually, it looks like they’ve been […]
Should LARPs ever be sexy?
The debate around sex in LARPs or sexiness at LARPs is an established one. There are passionate voices on both sides of the argument and underlying questions of just how women are treated by or seen as by the gaming community. Following a drama elseblog around the objectification and cruel comments towards female LARPers Geek […]
Short film: ROSA
This is an action-packed sci-fi with plenty of blood. It’s the work of Jesús Orellana, a Spanish comic book artist, and was made without any budget. Don’t let “no budget” be a red flag. This is impressive CG. We follow ROSA as she awakes in a post-apocalytpic world and quickly discovers she’ll have to fight. […]
We are from Tatooine – Happy
This is the sort of video you can make if you’re the Tunisian branch of the Star Wars fan club. You’ve access to certain locations. It is true that Star Wars’s Tatoonie is named after a town near the desert in southern Tunisia. As it happens, none of the actual filming happened on Tataouine (French […]
Rockabilly Batman custom action figure
We’ve had some Rockabilly Batman designs on Geek Native before but this is the first time that I’m aware of that anyone’s pushed on to make a custom model. There’s a DCUS Starman model in here with DCUC Batman head. Modder Matt Handcock made the jacket, sculpted the chest symbol, gloves, goggles, boots and even […]
Hussar: blade first fantasy
This piece from David Levy has a different point of view from most fantasy artworks. We’re blade edge first into a charge! Levy’s worked on projects like Tron Legacy, Assassin’s Creed and Prometheus and is a master at finding an interesting angle. The title “Hussar” probably comes from the light cavalry unit that originated in […]
Rainbow Dash jousting cosplay
There was that time Rainbow Dash went jousting. Really. Check out the video below but first admire this excellent cosplay adaptation from Lady Mella. The photo by Toshiyasu Morita shows a proud and bold human Rainbow Dash. A suit of armour fit for the regal jousts of courtly entertainment.
Star Wars: Sandtrooper on Dewback animated maquette statue
This is a limited edition and looks all types of cools. Based on Genndy Tartakovsky’s style and Star Wars: Clone Wars this is a high-quality, hand painted and individually numbered model. There’s only 375 of these available. Product details: Entertainment Earth.
350 free dungeons and winning tips
The One Page Dungeon Contest is a chance to put your ideas and designs in front of the roleplaying community. This year Gary Gygax’s son Ernie Gygax will be a judge along with the famous Steve Winter of TSR and Wizards of the Coast fame. The contest has created more than 300 one page dungeons […]
