Not the usual mashup, I think, despite both steampunk and Disney princesses being popular choices. The cosplayer is Marta / Enjoy This and she’s wearing a design based on NoFlutter’s design for the Steampunk Fairy Tale Group Art project. The photographer is Alexander Nikolis.
Archives for April 2014
The Inochi Project
It’s tough on Kickstarter these days; especially in the computer game sector. Good ideas don’t always have an easy time. The Inochi Project will be feeling the pain. It looks like a quirky, funny, customise and play robot game. [Back this Campaign] Forward For, a West Midlands based company, need £30,000 for the game to […]
Steve Jackson Games puts Scott Haring at the wheel of the next Car Wars
Car Wars is coming back and Scott Haring will be in the driver’s seat. Steve Jackson Games first released Car Wars back in 1981. The vehicle combat simulation was set in a post-apocalyptic future with players driving everything from motorcycles to tanks, heavy with weapons and with the simple goal of survival. The original game […]
Short film: Remnant
A short film from 2012 and Underworld that was written and directed by Thanos Kemitsis. Remnant has featured in the Swansea Bay International Film Festival, the Heart of England International Fi;mFestival and the Canada International Film Festival and was shot on a Canon HV40. It’s the story of a man in search of water in […]
Gently killing the Star Wars Expanded Universe
At a glance this video is a lovefest for the old Star Wars Expanded Universe (the EU). We’ve the new Star Wars team raving about how much they’ve enjoyed it. Read between the lines, though. This video is gently letting us know that the EU is there to fuel and inspire the next set of […]
Who would win: Harry Potter or a Jedi?
Who do you think would win in a fight? Harry Potter or a Jedi Knight? In this video the Racka Racka team take a punt and layer on some impressive special effects. Do you agree with their take?
Cute, clever but anger prone robot dinosaur pet
As someone who shares a flat with a Pleo I’m interested in Boomer. This robot dinosaur looks to be rather quicker and a little more fierce. In particular, Boomer has an angry “chase” mode in which he goes after whoever annoyed it. The best way to annoy the little T-Rex bot? Pull his tail.
Godzilla trailer layers on the plot
The latest Godzilla trailer might be considered a spoiler if you’ve really no idea about any of the original Godzilla lore. Geek Native readers probably don’t fit into that camp and probably have seen the earlier trailers for the 2014 film which hint at a lot of this. There’s no surprise that this is the […]
Destiny game play video
Bungie is the studio that invented Halo. Since leaving their famous title in Microsoft’s hands they’ve been off working on their next project. That next project is Destiny is this is a game play trailer from it. Pay attention to the soundtrack, too. Destiny layers on some RPG elements on top of Halo style action. […]
DuckTales the Soul version
Scott Bradlee’s time turns to the old classic – DuckTales and presents this soulful cover version. As far as remakes go this manages to be both out of the box and dead centre to common sense. That’s a good trick. Love the cover? You can grab it on iTunes.