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Continuing the Andrew Girdwood archive (Page 1607). This section features historical reporting and reviews.

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Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver videos and pictures

May 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tonight’s Doctor Who is Nightmare in Silver and the penultimate episode in series 7. The episode was written by the ever-popular Neil Gaiman. The British Next Time trailer The American Next Time trailer Pictures via Blogtor Who.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: clara oswald, cybermen, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, Neil Gaiman, pictures, trailers, warwick davis

How to promote your RPG blog in Google+ communities

May 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Google+ is popular among gamers; console, PC and tabletop. In particular there is a healthy amount of tabletop RPG communities with everything from general RPG interest to specialist ones. Looking for RPG communities to join on Google+? This post for International TableTop Day recommended 10 different ones. A community that Geek Native recommends and co-moderates […]

Filed Under: Sites, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: blogging, google

Blogfest: In honour of Ray Harryhausen

May 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sadly, this week the special effects titan Ray Harryhausen died. At the suggestion of R.J. Thompson over at Gamers and Grognards, to honour the legend, Geek Native will be taking part in a “blogfest” dedicated to the man. The animated gif at the top of this post shows the amazing work he pioneered. It was […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: clash of the titans, Ray Harryhausen, skeletons, stop motion

The Nightmare Before Christmas Birthday Cake

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This rather impressive The Nightmare Before Christmas Birthday Cake was created by the deviant artist The-Nonexistent. A Nightmare Before Birthday? A Birthday After Christmas cake?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cake, food, Nightmare Before Christmas

Evil Dead posters… and a mysterious book

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You’re familiar with t-shirt sites like Teefury who sell one design a day (sometimes two head-to-head designs). Mondo is similar except it sells exclusive poster prints and as we see today; sometimes mysterious books. Mondo are all Evil Dead this week. Their $250 book, the Mondonomicon, has already sold out. However these two charming posters […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: evil dead, posters, zombies

Review: Better Angels – a supervillain roleplaying game

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Better Angels is a RPG in which you get to a play a demon and a superhero. Okay; there are a few twists to consider. Firstly, you’re really playing a super villain rather than a superhero although you really are heroic. It’s the demon who is providing the power to super villain but it also […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arc Dream Publishing, Better Angels, demon, Greg Stolze, superheroes

Deluxe Exalted 3rd edition races through Kickstarter

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deluxe-exalted-3rd-edition [Back this Campaign] Raise your total funding request on the day of your launch? Yes, Exalted 3 has just done that. Not at $20,000, $40,000 or even $50,000 asking price either? The Deluxe Exalted 3rd Ed stepped up to ask for a whopping $60,000 and has already sailed by. The pitch has been up […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: exalted, kickstarters, onyx path publishing, white wolf

The Periodic Table of Middle Earth

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This particular table of “elements” includes characters from the Lord of the Rings as well as the Hobbit. Other geeky Periodic Tables? Sure, we can do that. What about Syfy’s Periodic Table of the Empire Strikes Back or this one of Imaginary Elements? What about an actual periodic table? Via LOTRProject.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lord of the rings, Middle-earth, science

An up close review of the Sony Xperia L

May 9, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

The Sony Xperia L shapes up well. The phone feels good in the hand, solid and yet responsive to touch and with a graceful design. It enjoys the integrated suite of Sony goodies as well as features like the Sony Fitbit app. The phone itself probably will not wow you. The thing is; the Xperia […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, reviews, smartphones, sony, Xperia

OVA: The Anime Role-Playing game shatters Kickstarter targets

May 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[Back this Campaign] What anime RPG comes to mind? Big Eyes, Small Mouth from Guardians of Order? A superhero RPG? HeartQuest? I think there’s room for more. There is OVA and in fairness it hadn’t hit my radar until their successful Kickstarter. Perhaps I’m not the only one in the same boat because as of […]

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

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