This Groot variant is great. Created and shared by Sean and Steph Mayo the LEGO used here reminds us that we’re well away from square bricks all the time. Baby Groot is all curves and cuteness. (Via Brothers Brick)
Articles by Andrew Girdwood
Andrew Girdwood has also written on Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs, and Books for our geeky readers.
5 tips for building good RPG rules from Synthicide’s DePenning
Dustin DePenning is the creator of the Synthicide RPG. The tabletop RPG supports planned sessions, improvised storytelling and tactical combat. The game is currently at Kickstarter and you can read more about it at the project page. [Back this Campaign] The campaign has just launched, with a target of $35,000 and a month to reach […]
The Force Awakens trailer: Spaceballs Version!
Let’s just mashup Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens with Spaceballs and see what we get. This is the work of Film Geekery. Their official site hasn’t had an update in a while but clearly there’s life there yet. Do you think we’re going to see very many more The Force Awakens jokes […]
$1000 for 13 AD&D books?
How much would you pay for some collector edition AD&D books? This set of 13 miniature Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books are under the hammer at eBay for nearly $1000. You can check the auction out on eBay proper if you’re tempted to bid. The books are; Fiend Folio Dungeon Masters Guide Monster Manual #2009 […]
Overwatch Widowmaker cosplay
We can expect to see plenty of Overwatch cosplay when Blizzard’s new game comes out. Until then we’ll still gets the occassional example such as those staff cosplays that appeared at Blizzcon. Photographer Beethy took this while at Blizzcon. It’s worth checking out Beethy’s Facebook and the store too. No prizes for suggesting that Widowmaker […]
Short film: Modern Times
Scottish director Ben Craig made this sci-fi short for “no money”. What we get is a effects rich, realistic, look into what “modern life” might be like in the future. As we look forward others look back. It took only a weekend to film but, of course, lots more time after that given all the […]
Drugs and the divine: A review of Mythbreaker
Gods are around and most of them aren’t very happy with humanity. It would be a bad idea to suddenly find yourself caught in the middle of their squabbles. That’s exactly what happens to the embezzler Louie Fitzsimmons. Fitz introduces Mythbreaker as drugs for sex post-coital favour goes badly wrong and the voices in his […]
Light and darkness in the art of Jan Ditlev Christensen
Jan Ditlev Christensen is an artist based in Denmark working for Io Interactive in Copenhagen. You can enjoy his official portfolio over on his website Janditlev.com as well as the work he shares to his Deviant Art page. Christensen seems to have a broad range; going deep into fantasy or sci-fi as required. What strikes […]
11 clever items fantasy adventurers always forget to pack
There’s a scene in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire when the heroes are stuck on a tropical island and really need water to survive. They’re saved by a “spigot”; a device that can be hammered into a tree, so that the water from behind the bark and flow out. It’s usually called a tap and […]
Competition: Win a copy of the amazing Patema Inverted
I really enjoyed Patema Inverted. It stirs my vertigo but is an incredible anime. We follow a brave young woman as she explores her underground home and discovers a whole new world. This is a world with blue skies, green grass and the strangest thing of all — the grass is her sky and the […]
