E3 is the big game expo. It’s Monday and Microsoft have been speaking. Let’s take a look at their announcements and have a go at sorting the games into roleplaying tiers. The theory is this; there are computer roleplaying games which do what they can to recreate the RPG experience with a console or computer, […]
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For a taste of what's inside, Andrew Girdwood published a piece on 8th June 2014 noting: "This short film is an entry by Batwings & Babblegum for Sci-Fi London's 2014 48hr film competition. This means the whole film was made in 48hrs and that includes the special effects such as a 10 foot tall robot.". It also was tagged with Sci-Fi.
The archive of Andrew Girdwood's work continues with the entries below.
Rise of the Tomb Raider announced at E3
Rise of the Tomb Raider was showing during Microsoft’s E3 press conference today. The game is expected out before the holiday season in 2015. Microsoft noted; “In the next chapter of her journey, Lara must use her survival skills and wits, learn to trust new friends, and ultimately accept her destiny as the Tomb Raider,” […]
New Constantine trailer
NBC have released a trailer for the Constantine show. “Released” in the sense that it has been aired but seems to be suffering from YouTube yanking. Watch this while you can. The show will start in Autumn 2014 on NBC. We don’t yet know if any European channel will pick it up but here’s hoping […]
Steampunk science and elemental magic: A Silver Mirrors review
Silver Mirrors is the sequel to A.A. Aguirre’s Bronze Gods. The Apparatus Infernum series blends some steampunk concepts and imagery with fairy concepts and imagery. As a result you have trains powered by elementals that criss-cross a busy city on an island now sealed off by magic. In the first book our two detectives (a […]
Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge’s English-sub trailer
Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge is a movie based on the Hunter X Hunter anime TV series. The film came out in Japan last year and topped the box office on its first weekend. Animax Asia gets the ball rolling with the international showings and the English subtitled version will run in Singapore, Malysia, the […]
Life sized Hatsune Miku created block by block in LEGO
Japan’s favourite digital idol Hatsune Miku took a step out of VR with this LEGO project. Chaosbrick made the first LEGO version of the Vocaloid star and now, years later, is back with this life sized version. To see more details, including some “fan service angles”, pop over to the Brickshelf for a gallery.
Modiphius scores Thunderbirds game license
Kickstarter masters Modiphius have been using their rising profile wisely. The company has announced that they’ve secured the license from ITV Studios to produce a Thunderbirds tabletop game. The designer is Matt Leacock who’s well known for games like Pandemic, Forbidden Desert and Forbidden Island. The game is due out in the Autumn next year. […]
Short film: Machine Stopped Working
This short film is an entry by Batwings & Bubblegum for Sci-Fi London’s 2014 48hr film competition. This means the whole film was made in 48hrs and that includes the special effects such as a 10-foot tall robot. Another twist of the challenge is the line and prop that must be used. They had to […]
Will the GameChanger change tabletop RPGs forever?
I’ve seen some bold attempts to bring game-changing tech to the tabletop roleplaying hobby via Kickstarter before. Some look great. Some, I think, look like dead projects walking. Then there’s the GameChanger from Richard Woodfield and Splendiferous Press. Frankly I’m not sure what to make of this one. So here’s the pitch video, with loud […]
Awesome Studio Ghibli inspired ring set
Geek Native is a fan of the cosplayer Dustbunny and a quick peak at this Totoro dress will remind you why. The cosplayer also has an Esty store where you’ll find this collection of Ghibli inspired goodness. Aren’t they clever?
