James Desborough has some experience with controversy. Geek Native interviewed Grim during a firestorm of protests. A petition had been set up to urge Mongoose Publishing to drop him from their roster for misogynistic views. The claim was denied, passions and tempers rose, arguments flooded into RPG forums and no one will thank me for […]
Hopeful Warhammer 40K alternative Beyond the Gates of Antares scraps launch plans
Beyond the Gates of Antares had raised more than £100,000 on Kickstarter but today the news come the project has been cancelled. The war game was the work of Warlord Studios and Rick Priestley’s Dark Space Corp. Priestley is the co-author of Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Ancient Battles and Warhammer Fantasy Battle. You can never count […]
William Shatner leads social media charge for a second Vulcan
A trending post on Google+ today is a call to arms from William Shatner. The actor, famous for his role as Captain James T. Kirk, is trying to have one of Pluto’s moons officially named “Vulcan”. If successful, Vulcan would orbit Pluto along with a moon called Romulus. Want to vote? You can do so […]
Should authors tinker with Conan Doyle’s vision of Sherlock Holmes?
Should authors extend the legacy of the Sherlock Holmes? If they do; should they pitch the great detective against zombies, Daleks or insidious body snatching aliens? The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes , a new collection of adventures from Titan Books include stories from horror and steampunk authors like James Lovegrove, Paul Magrs, Guy Adams, George […]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise trailer
The first trailer for the new Ghost in the Shell is out – although it falls under the YouTube category of “watch it before it’s yanked”. It’s hard to watch the trailer, consider the name and not conclude that Arise is a prequel. There’s no more debate as to whether Major Kusanagi looks the part […]
Valentines: I don’t hate you
This rather awesome Portal turret is by the deviant artist Syntheticph. I think it catches the character of the friendly little turrets perfectly. They don’t hate you. They just kindly want to work together with you towards the common objective. There’s also a message from Wheatley’s space loving cousin.
Modiphius takes the Kickstarter gamble for Achtung! Cthulhu
There’s no doubt that Modiphius was making an impact with Achtung! Cthulhu. The blend of World War II and the Cthulhu mythos was so horrible that it was right. The multi-system approach was modern and widened the appeal of the game. Geek Native intervied Chris Birch in July 2012 and dug a little deeper into […]
Doctor Who goes 3D
The BBC’s Controller of Drama Commissioning, Ben Stephenson, has announced Doctor Who will broadcast in 3D. ‘As part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations to mark the Doctor turning 50, fans will be able to see the Time Lord and his adventures like never before – in 3D!’ What’s not clear is which episodes will be […]
Gas Powered Games cancel million dollar Wildman RPG Kickstarter
At the start of the year Gas Powered Games wanted $1,100,000 to fund the Wildman RPG. It as going to be a mix of RTS with RPG. The update is brief and worrying; At this point, it makes sense for us to focus our attention on other ways to keep Gas Powered Games running. That’s […]
Game of Thrones season 3 teaser
This teaser for season 3 of Game of Thrones is known as “Chaos”. It’s hardly a preview. It’s just enough to remind us what’s coming. Game of Thrones returns to US TV on March 31st and hopefully won’t be far behind everywhere else. Looking forward to it?
