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Andrew Girdwood Articles

Continuing the Andrew Girdwood archive (Page 1608). This section features historical reporting and reviews.

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Wizards without Coats: Rainman

May 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You might be too young to get this reference.   < PreviousWizards without Coats Next >  Wow, this new Rainman skill is really handy Wizards without Coats have already featured the powerful weatherman, and now it’s the turn of the intelligent Rainman. Every adventuring party needs one. Reference: Rain Man is a groundbreaking comedy featuring […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, v shane, wizards without coats

A first look at Star Trek – Countdown To Darkness

May 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looking forward to Star Trek into Darkness? Star Trek – Countdown to Darkness is a prequel that’s out on the 10th of May. The comic book is written by Mike Johnson and illustrated by comic artist David Messina. Star Trek Into Darkness producer Roberto Orci oversaw the story in Countdown so there relationship between movie […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Mike Johnson, previews, star trek, star trek into darkness

The World’s End trailer

May 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This is the UK trailer for Edgar Wright’s The World’s End. What a cast! Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike (Wrath of the Titans, Jack Reacher), Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz), Eddie Marsan (Jack the Giant Slayer, Sherlock Holmes), Rafe Spall (Pete Versus Life, Prometheus), Michael Smiley (Tyres from Spaced, who appeared as an […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: david bradley, Edgar Wright, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, simon pegg, trailers

Warner Bros buy the rights to Dungeons & Dragons movie

May 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s the Neverwinter MMO just opening, there’s DnD Next in the works, Pathfinder going from strength to strength, the Old School Renaissance and blockbuster movies being made on the back of comic book franchises. The Hobbit and Middle Earth are in the cinemas. Will the movie makers turn some of their attention to Dungeons and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, dungeons & dragons movie

The Calamus is an ambitious pitch for the future of roleplaying

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Calamus would like be a hugely valuable companion app for your tabletop experience. It’s being designed for smartphones and desktop. The goal is to take some of the mess out of the tabletop experience and therefore to make it more convenient and easy to do. Whether it’s creating hundreds of different maps, designing PCs […]

Filed Under: Mobile, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: android, ios, kickstarters

Maker vs Marker: an animator takes on his animation

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This stop motion animation from Jonny Lawrence makes me wonder how hard artists find it to kill off their creations once they’re no longer needed. Mind you. There’s nothing to say characters created by artists have any intention of being killed off quickly or easily. Inspired by Street Fighter and with a great soundtrack, this […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, stop motion

GMOD offers a client to manage your mods

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Are you a fan of modding? That’s either the creation of new bits of software for your favourite game or simply grabbing someone else’s published creation and adding it to your game. One of the first mods I saw that caught my attention was one that changed zombies to Teletubbies in Left4Dead. I’ve never applied […]

Filed Under: PC, Sites Tagged With: fallout, kickstarters, Minecraft, Skyrim

Female friendly Crone RPG launches open beta

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Seeking to put women at the forefront of the game, Crone RPG has launched in open beta. Characters in the game are powerful elder witches during the Dark Ages and shortly after the fall of a mighty empire. The RPG takes a card-based approach to combat and encounter building. Tempted? You can join the beta […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs

How to get the exclusive Gaming in the ‘Verse: a Firefly RPG Preview

May 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Update: There’s been a price drop on this preorder. If you’ve bought already; you’ll get credit. Margaret Weis Productions announced an exclusive Gen Con product for their new Firefire license. You can pre-order and pick up at Gen Con or get it delivered to your door. Gen Con will be held some 6,043 klicks from […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, firefly, firefly rpg, gen con, Margaret Weis, Margaret Weis Productions, Monica Valentinelli

Short film: Hybrids

May 6, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

You can find out more about this project at the Hybrids film website. Written and directed by Patrick Kalyn, Hybrids stars Daniella Evangelista has an ex-special forces soldier who loses her daughter during an alien attack. She seeks revenge but discovers the government are behind the strange hybrids. Not only must she expose the scandal […]

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

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