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Recently, Andrew Girdwood has been covering topics like Geek Stuff, Movies, and Tabletop & RPGs for Geek Native.

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Here’s how you can make a bow and set of arrows using natural tools

March 24, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you been following Primitive Technology? The one man series shows how you can start off with nothing except the woods you are sitting in and build shelter and weapons. We already have some tools at the start of this video. We’ve got fire and plenty of sharp stones to use for axes and knives. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: weapons

Short film: Code 8

March 24, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is more than a short film. This in an Indiegogo pitch from Arrow actor Stephen Amell, who was ex-producer for this and will be in the feature film in the role of the electrician once made. It’s funded already; in just two days. You can follow progress here. [Back this Campaign] In the short […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Arrow, Indiegogo, kickstarters, short film, superheroes

Cthulhu cologne, voodoo perfume, samurai and more!

March 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Check it out Etsy boutique Fabled Fragrances has an interesting collection of handmade perfumes. They’ve had hundreds, thousands, of reviews are doing well. What’s in it? Grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, absolutes, high quality fragrance oils, vitamin e oil, essential oils, co2s, candelilla wax and mango butter. Not only is this […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, Etsy, Samurai

Humanity dies under the sea: Polaris floats on Kickstarter

March 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Black Book Editions is the publisher that handles the French editions of Pathfinder. They’ve taken their underwater RPG Polaris to Kickstarter and it’s doing well. At the time of writing, there’s still 13-day still on the clock and they’re approaching 300% funding. You can follow the progress here. [Back this Campaign] Underwater kingdoms bled dry. […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, monsters

English subtitled The Asterisk War season 2 trailer

March 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ll be looking at episodes of The Asterisk War in forthcoming Irregular Reconnaissance issues. For now; we’ve got the season 2 trailer which is pretty much a full season spoiler for part 1 and some teasers for part 2. Watch at your own risk. I’m glad there’s a second season. I don’t mind that it’s […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, The Asterisk War, trailers

Short film: Jiminy

March 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native doens’t post many non-English short films – only the best. That’s what we have here with this bleak near future sci-fi. “Jiminy” comes from the name Jiminy Cricket. In the movie the crickets are little controlling chips that take control of human bodies and apply their knowledge. Everyone has one; it’s the best […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: sci-fi, short film

Creatures and characters by Markus Lovadina

March 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Markus Lovadina, aka malo, is a senior concept artist at Rocksteady Studios in London. His concept art is used by both movie and game studios and is out of this world. You can check out a larger sample of his portfolio over at his public Behance page as well as his blog which he updates […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: concept art, fantasy, horror, monsters

73 years of the evolution of Batman

March 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Burger Fiction put together this 10 minute collection of the evolution of Batman on television and film. There’s animated movies and cartoons here but not every single Batman. There’s enough, though. You can see how the costume and the character has evolved, where it’s stayed the same and how often he gets into fights with […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: batman, batman v superman: dawn of justice, Robin, Superman

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #21

March 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In Geek Native’s Irregular Reconnaissance column we whisk up a batch of mini-reviews for a whole bunch of anime. What’s worth watching? What should be avoided? What needs a beer or two to be best enjoyed? Join in. If you’ve watched a couple of anime episodes lately which warrant a mention then use the comment […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Irregular Reconnaissance, Knights of Sidonia, Naruto Shippuden, reviews, The Irregular at Magic High School, The Seven Deadly Sins

Ember rekindles on Kickstarter

March 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

I liked the look of the monster making Ember when it first appeared on Kickstarter. That promising campaign was pulled but the good news is that Ember has relaunched and is back on Kickstarter. Geek Native reached out to District 31 to ask why. You can see the current progress here. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1118172895/ember-the-magical-card-game [Back this Campaign] […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: card games, kickstarters

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