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Incredible or horrendous? The Eye of Fate dice? Vader’s on-screen lightsaber surfaces for auction with a $3m high-end estimate Critical Role announces “Echoes of Exandria” global tour, including Edinburgh Castle All Aboard the Smurf-Express: Paramount movie promotion hits the UK rails The sinisterly cute Alastor from Hazbin Hotel can now be pre-ordered

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Incredible or horrendous? The Eye of Fate dice?

July 18, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Crafted from eco-friendly resin and soft polymer clay, the die has a substantial, weighty feel.

Filed Under: Art, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dice

Vader’s on-screen lightsaber surfaces for auction with a $3m high-end estimate

July 16, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A piece of cinematic history, Darth Vader’s primary duelling lightsaber from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, is heading to public auction for the first time.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: darth vader, lightsaber, props, star wars

Critical Role announces “Echoes of Exandria” global tour, including Edinburgh Castle

July 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Echoes of Exandria tour, produced in partnership with AEG, will visit Atlanta, Berlin, London, and Fort Worth, with the Edinburgh show scheduled for July 12, 2026.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Ashley Johnson, critical role, laura bailey, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Matthew Mercer, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham

All Aboard the Smurf-Express: Paramount movie promotion hits the UK rails

July 15, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The upcoming animated Smurfs movie, set for release in cinemas on July 18th, features some notable names attached. It’s directed by Chris Miller, who also directed Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: The Smurfs

The sinisterly cute Alastor from Hazbin Hotel can now be pre-ordered

July 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The infamous Radio Demon, Alastor, is now available for pre-order from retailers like Just Geek.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: just geek, models, shopping

Audio EXP Podcast: #294 – What the heck?

July 12, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This week’s roleplaying games news round-up covers the disappointing Prime Day TTRPG deals, Green Ronin’s fight for its assets, and major leadership changes at Dungeons & Dragons and World of Darkness.

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

SnapGrip Review: Beyond the touchscreen: A look at the SnapGrip ShiftCam camera accessory

July 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Beyond its ergonomic benefits, the SnapGrip has a few extra tricks. The device houses a 3200mAh battery and doubles as a wireless Qi power bank.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: prime day, reviews, smartphones

Eastern Farraway: 5e that’s low on magic and whimsy but high on success – an interview with Midnight Tower

July 10, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I met Midnight Tower and UK Games Expo, knew The Adventurer’s Guide to Eastern Farraway was coming and especially wanted to tackle the pair’s approach to low/high fantasy. I shy away from comic book fantasy, too, even in D&D.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, kickstarters, midnight tower

Cubicle 7 interview – Warhammer: The Old World crossover with Warhammer fantasy “inevitable”

July 9, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Cubicle 7 has launched its latest RPG, Warhammer: The Old World Roleplaying Game, with digital copies of the Player’s Guide now available.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dominic McDowall, warhammer, warhammer: the old world

Big Heckin’ Four-Day Prime Day: Gadgets, tech and hardware deals megathread

July 8, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s some tech in use in this post. The “latest Prime Day deals!” widget is JavaScript that finds the most recent links based on a hand-coded timestamp.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: amazon, drones, prime day

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