Over at Dorkly Tristan Cooper and Andy Kluthe have struck truth gold enough. These are the RPG deaths that you have a very high chance of encountering on so many adventures. I still remember [redacted]’s death in Final Fantasy VII. It was very much the inevitable demise of a (possible) love interest to portray the […]
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Collectible Disney advent coins worth nearly £500 for £60 pre-order
A few days ago Geek Native had the news that Zavvi had the exclusive on Marvel and Star Wars collectable coin advent calendars. Each set was £59.99, and ebay has single coins going for over £100. [Grab these] An eagle-eyed reader has spotted what looks to be a similar set over at My Geek Box. […]
Strange news: Geeks less likely to think power corrupts
Geek Native is home to some strange, quirky and unscientifically researched stats and this latest discovery is especially odd. The blog has freebies and goodies to giveaway in competitions now and then. To qualify for a chance to win all readers need to do is answer a question. These results are then processed a bit […]
Hellboy girl cosplay
Johnny Montagna is a photographer who specialises in cosplay and toy shots. He shared this set of photographs of cosplayer Aerobyn as a rule 63 Hellboy. Lionsgate and Dark Horse will be rebooting the Hellboy movie series. Stranger Things’ David Harbour will be painting himself red and stepping into the role as the Right Hand […]
Women in Games attracts Parliamentary attention
Women in Games WIGJ has their Facebook sponsored conference in London this month. Tickets range from over £100 to over £300 for the event held in the Universty of London at Northampton Square. Tempted? You can still buy tickets at Eventbrite. WIGJ is a not for profit organisation and a professional network for women in […]
Zavvi secures Star Wars and Marvel limited edition collector’s coin advent calendars
It may feel early to be talking about advent calendars and Christmas but if you want to get one of these limited editions you need to know about them now. Every year Geek Native seems the most collectable or geeky advent calendars sell out. Zavvi’s new range is going to go especially quickly with only […]
Transaction Denied! The geek blocking meme
“Meme” has to be one of my favourite neologisms. Did you know Richard Dawkins coined it in 1976? That’s 42 years ago! Did you also know that in 1904 the biologist Richard Semon suggested “Mneme”, to mean almost the same thing? These memes are far less academic. These are practical memes. The transaction denied meme […]
RPG Inspiration: 18 beautiful fantasy settings from Shuxing Li
Shuxing Li is an artist and illustrator from China who shares their art online. He works in Shanghai for Perfect World. These pictures are fantastic inspiration for any Dungeon Master or GM looking for a backdrop for a scene or a setting to blow their players’ mind. Li is as imaginative as he is talented.
Realistic Popeye cosplay from Eye of Sauron designs
This is a remarkable Popeye and feels safely in the realm of movie style effects rather than clever costuming and design. Eye of Sauron Designs is an Austrian cosplayer and artist. He started off on photography, then discovered movie props and replicas and progressed from there to full-fledged cosplay. There’s a small Patreon page from […]
Splatter dragons and other cuteness
One of my favourite finds on Etsy are these dragons and beasties that look after dice. The challenge? Artist Becca Golins sells out super quickly. These cute new dragons and other hobby critters appeared on her store but scampered off in a flash. Orange paint splatter dragon [Show me] Knitting dragon [Take me closer] Blue […]
