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Game of Thrones pennant banners

March 10, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This set of Game of Thrones banners were designed by Ponferrada based Sergio Fernadez. There are four in the set; Baratheon, Stark, Lannister and Targaryen. I think they all look exceptionally fierce. Which is your favourite?

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: game of thrones

Steps forward: A review of Bigfootloose and Finn Fancy Free

March 10, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I enjoyed Finn Fancy Necromancy. The adventure followed a necromancer returned to our world after being imprisoned in the fae world for a crime he didn’t commit. It was largely humorous, sometimes a bit too zany for me and rather nicely flirted with a touch of darkness now and then. The hero, after all, is […]

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Cthulhu as Pathfinder high fantasy

March 9, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Sandy Petersen and son are back with more Cthulhu RPG material. This time the Kickstarter is in search of $10,000 to convert the mythos into something suitable for high fantasy and the Pathfinder RPG. Yup; this means playable races. The project has easily beaten that $10,000 goal and, at the time of writing, is well […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cthulhu, kickstarters, models, pathfinder, petersen games, Sandy Petersen

The bestselling RPGs of Autumn 2015

March 9, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

ICv2 study of what associated retailers and manufacturers are selling in the US between September through to December is out. Dungeons and Dragons – Wizards of the Coast Pathfinder – Paizo Inc Star Wars – Fantasy Flight Games Dragon Age – Green Ronin Fantasy Age – Green Ronin Dungeons & Dragons 5 is still going […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dragon age, Dungeons & Dragons, fantasy age, green ronin, icv2, paizo, pathfinder, wizards of the coast

Here’s how you can make your own origami Darth Vader

March 9, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is an impressive origami creation and you can do it in less than an hour. The video is a step-by-step walkthrough, easy to follow but it helps if you’ve some paper folding experience already. If you want to speed watch to follow the process but don’t intend to follow along you can use the […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: darth vader, Origami, star wars

Funimation’s streaming service, FunimationNow, edges closer to UK launch

March 9, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of the most significant license buyer of anime in the states is Funimation. They’ve an online streaming service in FunimationNow which just released a mobile version to support smartphones and tablets; iOS, Android, Kindle and even Windows 10 devices. There’s a three tier model; Free – limited library with ads Subpass ($4.99 a month) […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: android, funimation, ios, kindle

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #19

March 8, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Irregular Reconnaissance is a catch-up of anime mini-reviews. In the column we take a look at some of the anime series we’ve been streaming or spinning and share thoughts. What’s worth watching? What needs to get dropped from the schedule and replaced by something better? Use the comment box below to join in and share […]

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

KULT reboot tears through the veil of Kickstarter

March 8, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

KULT lives up to its name and has become quite a cult classic. It seems to fall out of print quickly. The latest, KULT: Divinity Lost, looks to be getting a successful awakening thanks to a Kickstarter campaign. You can watch the Swedish krona tally up at the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1037361623/kult-divinity-lost-horror-roleplaying-game-rpg [Back this Campaign] This […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Helmgast, kickstarters, kult, kult: divinty lost

Competition: Win Fable – Blood of Heroes

March 8, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 9 Comments

The bad news is that Microsoft has cancelled their plans to release Fable Legends. Worse than that the whole studio, Lionhead, is to close and jobs are at risk. It’s not too late for you to have a piece of Fable Legends, though. Last year Titan Books and author Jim C Hines teamed up to […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: competitions, Titan Books

Garm Wars coming to the UK

March 8, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Garm Wars is the first English language film from Mamoru Oshii. Oshii is best known for his work on Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor and The Sky Crawlers. Garm Wars: The Last Druid merges live-action with CG to tell the story of a world in which three tribes of clone warriors are locked in a […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Animatsu, live action, trailers

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