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Sci-fi and Traveller history available today: It’s Gamelords Market share stats: The global state of streaming video on demand Possessed by music: Phantom of the Idol trailer Audio EXP: #150 – A week of good RPG free downloads The impressive SceneGrinder will enter the competitive virtual tabletop market

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Sci-fi and Traveller history available today: It’s Gamelords

May 30, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re going back to the 80s for this and two some of the earliest third-party studios for Traveller; Gamelords and Marischal Adventures.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, traveller

Market share stats: The global state of streaming video on demand

May 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

HBO and Hulu came to nought here in the UK, and we have no Paramount+, despite having all the Star Trek.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: disney+, justwatch, netflix, prime video, stats

Possessed by music: Phantom of the Idol trailer

May 29, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Phantom of the Idol is an anime about a boy band/duo in which one half is a lazy git. Yuya doesn’t care about the art, the audience or the profession.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: trailers

Audio EXP: #150 – A week of good RPG free downloads

May 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s big bundle deals this week, some high profile freebies and some mysteriously low profile big news such as the official Batman RPG. There’s also great news for fans of one particular 80s fantasy movie featuring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

The impressive SceneGrinder will enter the competitive virtual tabletop market

May 28, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

SceneGrinder is browser-based, so you don’t need to download software. It’s 3d, mobile-friendly and system neutral.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: kickstarters, virtual tabletop

Obi-Wan Kenobi fashion range shamelessly omits dusty robes

May 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve not caught any of it yet but I’m hearing the new Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series on Disney+ is worth the time. No surprise that long-time Geek Native friend and Disney merch partner Zavvi has an Obi-Wan range.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: disney+, fashion, Obi-Wan Kenobi, shopping, star wars, zavvi

Willow and new Disney+ series gets a trailer

May 27, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

TV adaptation of the fantasy film ‘Willow’, which centered on a dwarf farmer who does magic.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: disney+, trailers, warwick davis

More than half of gamers have changed their identity to dodge abuse from others

May 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a horrible and compelling study on Preply about gamers, racism and hate speech.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: stats

A mind flayer vomiting a rainbow cake generator

May 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you need a cake? In this article, you’ll find out how I celebrated Geek Native’s greatest ever commercial failure (so far) with cake and get my cake generator.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: food, geek native, snaps from mind flayer

A salt of the earth review of GrowCube

May 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The idiom “salt of the earth” refers to people of worth and reliability and so let me be upfront about the worth and reliability of this review of GrowCube.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: household, kickstarters, reviews

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