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Contributor: Andrew Girdwood

Continuing the archive of independent Andrew Girdwood reporting (Archive Page 1681).

New Year, New Game: Cold & Dark

January 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here’s how to make a good gaming start to the year – try a new RPG. One of the most significant sales of the year is on at DriveThru RPG today and runs up until the 14th. The “New Year, New Game” sale is designed to encourage gamers to try something new. There are over […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Cold & Dark, drivethrurpg, horror, sales, sci-fi, Wicked World Games

Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows’s Neonomicon banned from library

January 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Neonomicon, published by Avatar Press in 2010, was the first ever winner in the “Graphic Novel” category at the Bram Stoker Awards. The graphic novel has now been banned from one American library after a complaint from a parent. Their 14 year old daughter had managed to use an adult library card to get access […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Alan moore, Avatar Press, legal, occult

Zombie shoes

January 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Yours from Amazon for $40.00 and 3 sanity points. Grab from Amazon for only $40.00 and 4 sanity points. The heels cost more in terms of sanity points because heels are a scary thing. They’re hard to walk in and probably bad for your feet. If you’re going to wear zombie heels then they’ll take […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fashion, zombies

Batman chess set

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a chess set for the dedicated fan – ideally, a Batman and chess fan. Sold by Noble Collection for $795.00 the set uses 50 LED lights, around the Gotham City cityscape underneath the surface. Figures include Batman, Robin, commissioner Gordon, Batgirl, The Joker, Catwoman and Riddler. The board itself measures 20 inches in […]

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: batman, chess

New Year, New Game: Corporation

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

It’s a new year so perhaps it is time to try a new RPG? One of the biggest sales at DriveThru RPG is designed to encourage you to do just that – to start a new game. The sale, New Year, New Game offers up to 40% on a whole range of core rules. Geek […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: brutal games, corporation, drivethrurpg, sales, sci-fi

Giant map of roleplaying games

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This poster from Inkwell Ideas is a large map of roleplaying games. The RPG poster comes complete with a small set of monster stickers. The idea is to use to stickers to mark the games you’ve played and, therefore, your progress through the RPG dungeon. The games are divided by genre, so you pick an […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cartography, Inkwell Ideas, maps, rpgs

New Year, New Game: Primeval

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

DriveThru RPG kicked off one of their biggest sales of the year today. “New Year, New Game” can offer discounts up to 40% and you can score another 15% if you use Geek Native’s extra code of happynyng2013. One of the new core rulebooks in the sale is Cubicle 7’s Primeval RPG Core Rulebook. Tempted? […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, dinosaurs, drivethrurpg, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Primeval, sales

The newest of the new games at the DriveThru RPG New Year, New Game sale

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“New Year, New Game” is one of the biggest RPG sales at DriveThru RPG. The goal is simple; encourage gamers to start a new game, a new core system, this year. The sale only lasts a week and many of the games are 40% off. The goal of this blog post is to help you […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: drivethrurpg, sales

Nvidia unveils Project Shield handheld Android gaming console

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This might be the first surprise of CES. The chip maker Nvidia is stepping into gaming in a huge way. They’ll be making their own handheld gaming console – Project Shield. Project Shield is a combination of a 5 inch touch-screen, joy sticks and buttons in a clamshell design. The handheld is designed to link […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: android, ces, nvidia

Steven Moffat interviewed by his son

January 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Steven Moffat’s son is on YouTube and – quite wisely – has dragged his dad in for some video interviews. Got to wonder how large this YouTube channel will grow. The good news is that you can leave your own questions for father Moffat below the video and have a chance of getting them asked […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: doctor who, interview, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, steven moffat

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