If you’ve played Mass Effect 2 you’ll probably have noticed you can buy a space hamster. This is a long running roleplayer joke. In other words; the best geek natives get it. The Spelljammer space fantasy campaign setting was released in 1989 for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd edition). One of the actual monsters players […]
Archives for April 2010
Animalcolm’s uncut Star Wars scenes
Malcolm Sutherland is not only a talented artist – he’s an exceptional animator as well. His website Animalcolm is a superb portfolio for his work or you can jump straight to his Vimeo gallery. Three pieces of short animation, all scenes from “Star Wars Uncut” are currently doing the rounds at fan and geek sites. […]
Codemasters sells 50% of itself to Indian entertainment powerhouse Reliance
Last September Geek Native wrote about Codemasters loosing control of ArchLord and today we read that Reliance has bought a 50% stake in the company. I doubt the two are connected. Codemasters has plenty of tiles; Operation Flashpoint, DiRT and Overlord. The company has revenues in the region of $150 million and has works closely […]
Mass Effect 2’s Mordin sings Gilbert and Sullivan
Mordin is one of my favourite characters from Mass Effect 2. He’s funny and therefore worth keeping alive. If you get to know Mordin well enough he makes mention that he’s even sung. Continue that chain of chat and he’ll give you a quick song. A highlight of the game. Mordin’s song is inspired by […]
The Beast Below – Smilers
The Smilers are a Doctor Who monster from Steven Moffat’s “THe Beast Below” Doctor Who episode. The Beast Below is Amy Pond’s first trip in the TARDIS and the 11th Doctor’s second episode. The pair travel to Starship UK where the British people search space for a new home. It’s Amy who encounters the Smilers […]
Resident Evil Afterlife trailer
It’s no surprise that we’re getting another Resident Evil film. Computer game movies are still big business. Zombie movies are still big business. Franchises are big business. The only risk is having a female lead character; not so popular with the big production houses these days. Nevertheless, with Resident Evil Afterlife we meet up with […]
Star Wars 2 review – the worst thing made by a human; except bag pipes
Were you disappointed with the prequel Star Wars trilogy? You may not have been the only one. There’s now a 70 minute review of the film. By review I mean “attack”. But it’s a funny attack. A fan based attack. A review with lots of clips in it. It’s in 9 parts because the poster […]
Famous Last Words 1/15: I poke the body
One of GameWyrd’s most popular section was “Famous Last Words”. There were over 1200 user submitted contributions and thousands votes for people’s favourites.The ran the range from sci-fi to fantasy, from real to urban myth and most of them funny. This page contains GameWyrd’s most popular Famous Last Words. You’re also welcome to submit new […]
Portal’s “Still Alive” computer versus children
“You’ve not completed portal?” my girlfriend asked me in surprise. It’s alright for her; she can navigate the mysteries of Portal in her sleep. It’s worth completing Portal. Not just because it keeps theweirdone happy; but because you get to listen to “Still Alive”. Is it time for a remake? Is it time for a […]
Vincenzo Natali’s Splice
Splice is a sci-fi horror from Vincenzo Natali. He’s the chap behind Cube and so that might give you an idea of what sort of move he makes. Guillermo del Tero produced the movie as well. A strong pedigree. Boasting the tag line; “Science’s newest miracle is a mistake”, Spice features Adrien Brody (King Kong) […]
