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Archives for May 2014

Give your bum the 8-bit treatment

May 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There was so many quirky headlines I could have written for this quirky Indiegogo project. It took willpower to avoid them; after all we’re talking about bits and underwear. Slightly NSFW warning; panties fashion shoot video. [Back this Campaign] It was a tweet from @Pixel_Panties that tipped me off to this weird project. My first […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 8-bit, fashion

5 Ways to Make Great NPCs

May 30, 2014 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Elizabeth Strong is part of the Basic Adventuring 101 LARP webseries. In fact, Elizabeth is the writer and script supervisor for the show with the well written and worth a look pilot episode. Geek Native offered the 101 cast and crew a chance to share some game geek goodness and it was Elizabeth who stepped […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rpg ideas

How three teenage thieves and 5 million free comics earned $3 million

May 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you do anything for Free Comic Book Day? 1 million fans did; along with 40 publishers. The 2014 event gave away 4.7 million comics from over 2,100 different locations. We’re told that the #FreeComicBookDay and #FCBD trended in the States and there was more than 108,000 tweets from fans. The Free Comic Book Day […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: free comic book day

Free to Download: Contagion QS 2nd Edition RPG

May 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Contagion is a modern horror RPG that’s only available DriveThru RPG. The game uses the d20 OGL, albeit a highly modified one, and is completely standalone. The quickstart guide is now entirely free to download and includes the overview of the basic system, an improved combat system from the first and the introduction of Contagion […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, horror, Travis Legge

Sponsored Video: Titanfall’s Drop Pod One lands

May 28, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fans are calling the first DLC for Titanfall “Drop Pod One”. The new pack, officially called Titanfall: Expedition, includes three new maps and nudges the story on. The new maps are all multiplayer and called; Runoff, Swampland and War Games. Titanfall: Expedition has three new campaigns to support the mission (and new decals). The missions […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: DLC, ea, mecha, titanfall, Xbox 360, xbox one

Basic Dungeons & Dragons will be free

May 28, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Are you excited by Dungeons & Dragons 5, D&D Next or Tyranny of Dragons? I think they’re all the same thing but Wizards of the Coast keep on surprising me with new facets, twists and updates. Here’s another surprising twist: Basic D&D will be free. You’ll be able to download from the official website in […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, Mike Mearls, wizards of the coast

An early look at the MCM Comic Con London cosplay

May 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_4ZetdyvXM This video is out early and shows lots of the cosplay at this weekend’s London Comic Con. There will be more but in these 8 or so minutes we can see just how close to the working docks the Excel arena is, what a family event MCM Expo is and just how British cosplay […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cosplay, london comic con

The incredible fantasy landscapes of Rene Aigner

May 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rene Aigner is an illustrator based in Germany. You can see more of his work via his professional site, deviant art and new Facebook. I think Aigner’s work shows an attention to realism that isn’t always found in fantasy and sci-fi art. Do you have a favourite?

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: fantasy

Dinosaurs! A review of the Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi

May 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Csotonyi won the Lazendorf PaleoArt prize for his illustrations in 2010 and 2012. He’s both an artist and a scientist. He has a PhD in Microbiology. There’s a lot of reasons to be jealous of his talent but the summary is this – he’s very good. If you’ve Titan Books’ Dinosaur Art: The World’s Greatest […]

Filed Under: Art, Books Tagged With: dinosaurs, Titan Books

Void Star Studios turns to Kickstarter for Nova Praxis – Savage Worlds Edition

May 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[Back this Campaign] Transhuman sci-fi games are hot right now. It’s a good time for Void Star Studios to take their Nova Praxis to Kickstarter and whisk up a Savage Worlds edition. The proof is in the pudding; the Kickstarter finishes on the 13th on June, asks for $6,500 and has already raised $5,500+ from […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, savage worlds, sci-fi

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