To mark Michael Jackson’s birthday a bunch of crazy people in Leicester have had a go at claiming the Guinness World Record for the largest ever Thriller dance. Organisers claim that over 500 people took part and that independent adjudicators were present. Proof is being sent in and they’re waiting to see whether or not […]
Archives for August 2009
American TV ad for The Beatles Rock Band
The American TV ad for the forthcoming Rock Band: The Beatles edition uses technology we’re all now familiar with to put old footage of long dead celebrities into a clip. What do you think? Cool or creepy?
Kim Jiyoun’s hangman lights
Kim Jiyoun is a designer in South Korea who might be best known for electronic devices such as the wind powered battery recharger. I think the rather freaky but kinda cool hangman lights are worthy of a shout out though.
Halo 3: ODST fire fight video preview
The power house that IGN have published a 3 minute video preview of the fire fight mode from Halo 3: ODST. You and three friends have to simply see how long you can hold out against increasingly challenging waves of Covenant forces. You’ve only 7 lives between you to share and you’ll not be playing […]
New Guitar Hero advert
They’ve re-vamped the now famous Heidi Klum Guitar Hero advert for Guitar Hero 5. I know. I can’t believe we’re up to five and now have Rock Band (The Beatles!) as well. Here’s the latest advert. Lots of bunnies with guitars. In the interests of science; here’s the original
Xbox 360 Super Elite – 250GB
South African gaming site xboxgaming.co.za has been able to confirm a new breed of Xbox. The Super Elite will have 250GB (that’s 130GB more) and will come with two wireless controllers. The “leak” is due to the local South African Xbox distributors Comztek who happily confirmed the model to Xboxgaming. Comztek may have had no […]
Latin spell names for D&D 3rd edition
This collection of latin translations for D&D 3rd were first published on GameWyrd in 2002. You do want to add a touch of style to your game, a bit of flare? This archive is for you. The following is list of latin names for Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons spells. Do you want your sinister […]
To pea, or not to pea? That is the nut in question.
This image is from Bent Objects just as the author’s new book comes out. You can also pick the print up at Etsy. It’s called “Hamlet was nuts” but I quite like “To pea, or not to pea?”
The Forge
The Forge is home of many of the academic elite of the indie press RPG world. In fact, the domain name for the site is www.indie-rpg.com. Whereas I’m very much a fan of the indie mindset and rather turned off by stat crunching and boasting about level such-n-such paladins I have to warn that too […]
Kirsten Dunst in cosplay costume
Spider-man actress Kirsten Dunst was captured by photographs in a rather good anime-inspired outfit. The cosplay get up was part of a McG (Supernatural and Terminator: Salvation director) video which, according to reports will appear in London’s Tate Modern later this year. Dunst is no stranger to anime as she supplied the voice for the […]
