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A notable highlight from 12th April 2015 by Andrew Girdwood is described as "What does humanity do? They go to war over Earth. The Homecoming War is fought to determine who gets to return to Earth and who is fated to be left out on the edges of a dying empire.". It also was tagged with Pirates.

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Short film: Miles

April 13, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a proof-of-concept film. A teenage dirt bike rider finds himself in a strange friendship with an escaped prototype robot. The bot, M.A.X., is the most advanced military creation in history but seems more interested in playing. There’s more information over at Craine Systems.com. Make wise use this random teleport link as a quick […]

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

The Game of Thrones “Dumb Ways to Die” edition

April 13, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here be spoilers. Have you seen the original “Dumb Ways to Die” video? So many folk have. This isn’t our first paraody either; there’s also a Portal version of the famous Aussie safety video. This Game of Thrones version of Dumb Ways to Die comes out in time for the return of the series on […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: game of thrones, humour

Symbaroum turns to crowd-funding for English edition

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Symbaroum is a gorgeous looking RPG. Back in 2014, Geek Native shared the stunning art and design. The RPG, though, was in Swedish. Now the team have turned to Indiegogo, on a flexible funding campaign, to raise funds for an English language edition. You can read about it on the campaign page. [Back this Campaign] […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy, jarnringen, kickstarters, Symbaroum

Visually stunning, plot struggling: A review of Harlock Space Pirate

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s no doubt that Space Pirate Captain Harlock is an anime legend. The character, who has had a few incarnations, is famous. The latest adventure with the icon is a stunning full length feature film. This is a reboot of the franchise; suitable for someone coming to the series for the first time as it […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: pirates, reviews, sci-fi, space pirate captain harlock

Skeleton Candles pitch the melting owl

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last year Geek Native wrote about PyroPets and a cat-shaped candle that melted to reveal a sinister metal skeleton. You can know buy them from Firebox. The story doesn’t end there. Skeleton Candles.com have had similar success with bear shaped candles and now they’re Kickstarting their owl line. There’s more details on the campaign page. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, kickstarters

Impossible POW: A review of Valour’s Trial

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Valour’s Trial (or, I suppose, Valor Trial to go by the spelling used in some parts of the world) is another in Tanya Huff’s Confederation series. I really like how easy Huff makes reading. Her books can be layered, clever and are rarely predictable but she manages to make each one a breeze to read […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Confederation, military, reviews, sci-fi, Tanya Huff

Competition: Speaker and headphone bundle

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Got plans to attend a convention or expo this summer? Perhaps you’re lucky enough to be going away on a summer holiday? This competition’s loot might have exactly what you need if you want to take some music with you. This bundle includes ThumbsUp Touch Boom Box Speaker and Veho headphones. The Boom Box speaker […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: competitions

Short film: Dual

April 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A short computer animation by Blue-Zoo. One explorer on an alien planet needs to reach the other side of the crater in order to re-establish radio contact. Make use of this random teleport link to jump to a different short film.

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

Enjoy this supercut of robots on film

April 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How many of the movies featured in this supercut have you seen? I think Star Wars stands out as a leap forward in robot design but I’m also pretty impressed at how some of the early robot designs worked out. It seems like it was the early 70s and mid-80s that had the strangest robots. […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Interstellar, star wars

Keep your neck dragon warm

April 11, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Etsy retailer TPF Faerie Wear is the mastermind crafter behind this dragon scarf. Not to be done with just a dragon, TPF Faerie Wear has a bunch of related designs that offer up geeky ways to keep warm.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dragons, Etsy, fashion

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