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Archives for December 2009

No spoilers, no reviews, just thoughts on Doctor Who and The End of Time and Twitter

December 25, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Today’s an important day for Doctor Who. The reason may not be the one you’d expect nor even agree with. Doctor Who is a trending topic in Twitter. This is significant because it illustrates how mainstream Doctor Who has become. It also points at just how many people were looking forward to tonight’s episodes. I, […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: doctor who, twitter

Left 4 Dead 2’s Midnight Riders with disappointing Christmas single

December 25, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The rockband from Left 4 Dead 2 – who feature strongly as you bash off zombies in a stadium – have released a Christmas single. It’s charmingly titled ” All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass). In the Left 4 Dead 2 mythology The Midnight Riders have vanished and are probably zombies. […]

Filed Under: Console, Music Tagged With: left 4 dead, left 4 dead 2

How to Train Your Dragon trailer

December 25, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Not only I was I able to catch the 3D trailer for Alice in Wonderland tonight but I was able to catch the 3D trailer for “How To Tame Your Dragon.” Alice looks fantastic in 3D; especially the Cheshire Cat. This version of the How To Tame Your Dragon trailer is different form the one […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: dragon, how to train your dragon, trailers

Repo Men trailer

December 24, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Repo Men is a new sci-fi from Universal Pictures that stars the cheeky Jude Law and the awesome Forest Whitaker. They’re repo men. Not the type that come for your car if you can’t keep up with payments. They’re the type that come for your replacement bionic heart if you can’t keep up with repayments. […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Jude Law, trailers

GameWyrd’s Graveyard

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood 6 Comments

I ran GameWyrd for years. It started, oh, I think back in 2000 and began to fade in 2004 when real-life work became so busy. GameWyrd now lives on as a section within GeekNative. GameWyrd was a labour of love. Even as the site decayed into a spammy mess, I could not bring myself to […]

Filed Under: GameWyrd Tagged With: GameWyrd

RPG News: Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” RedBrick Limited announced today that they have successfully concluded negotiations for an EARTHDAWN(R) licence with FASA Corporation. “To say we’re excited about this would be an […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: earthdawn, echoes from the wyrd, rpg

RPG News: WizKids Layoffs and Statement | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” WizKids Layoffs and Statement GamingReport (22nd Oct) Reports: We heard last week that WizKids was to layoff 20plus folks from their workforce. We received a confirmation from Wizkids Public Relations that […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, hasbro, rpg, wizkids

RPG News: Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

  RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER The Pokemon trading card game has entertained more than 30 million children worldwide. But now the companies that helped turn the game […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, hasbro, nintendo, pokemon, rpg, wizards of the coast

RPG News: Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG Industry News Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Wizards sue Nintendo over Pokémon WizKids Layoffs and Statement Earthdawn Goes “Down Under” Hasbro Demands Gamemaker Stop Selling Ghettopoly Board Game Oct. 21, 2003–Hasbro, Inc. today filed suit in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island against David Chang of Saint Mary’s, PA, manufacturer of […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: echoes from the wyrd, hasbro, rpg

Michael Hopcroft e-View | Echoes #15

December 23, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This GameWyrd interview first appeared in the RPGNow’s Downloader Monthly This month the free ezine looks at the Nuts and Bolts of the EABA system, has a round up of the latest PDF releases, Repetierpistole , top ten PDF RPG charts and some other stuff. It’s well worth taking a look. GameWyrd’s questions appear in […]

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: anime, echoes from the wyrd, Guardians of Order, interview, rpg, wizards of the coast

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