This shows you the power of Etsy. Freeland Studios are clearly a talented bunch. However, their website is large in flash and may have only been seen by a few people until their success with this steampunk iPhone holder. Their iRetrofone Steampunk device, on sale at Etsy for $450, has the attention of the bloggers. […]
Archives for July 2010
Alien Swarm – Valve’s free game
On Monday you’ll be able to get Alien Swarm from Valve for free. Here’s the deal; Alien Swarm was a top-down, four-player co-op from 2004. Turns out that Valve hired the team behind the game in 2008, had them work on L4D, Portal 2 but also Alien Swarm. Interestingly, Valve’s also releasing an SDK on […]
God of War movie
Okay, okay… this isn’t the real God of War movie (although; leave a comment if you think there should be one) but a spoof. The Gamervision team have created ths spoof in the style of Wes Anderson / Rushmore so that it looks like a quirky little indie film about the nature of life, love […]
Does Matt Smith really want to quit as Doctor Who?
Here’s one that’ll start a debate about the credibility of British Tabloids. The Sun is reporting that Matt Smith will quit Doctor Who had the end of his next series. Why? He wants to crack Hollywood. That’s a plausible story but that’s also a story that could be argued for any any up-and-coming British actor. […]
What happened to Bleach7.com? It’s down, dead and gone!
Scanlation is not popular with the anime and manga license holders. They see it as an enhanced form of piracy. They may or may not be right. The debates remind me, very much, of the debates going on in the music industry. Fan site Bleach7.com has been caught up in the drama. It was once […]
What we know about Simon Pegg’s Paul so far
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Spaced! and the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) are working on a film with Greg Mottola (Superbad) called Paul. Paul is an alien. He’s voiced by Seth Rogen. He decides to tag along with the sci-fi fans Graeme Willy (Pegg) and Clive Collings (Frost) which results in […]
Zombie Queen Mary banned from London Underground
Here’s a good one. An advert for the London Dungeon has been banned by the ASA after it freaked out children using the London Tube station it featured in. The ad was for the new 2010 Bloody Mary Tudo exhibit and featured in a row of static posters. Many people clearly weren’t expecting it to… […]
Space Invaders on London’s Marble Arch
3D projections are all the rage right now. I suspect we’re going to get used to them featuring heavily at trade shows and New Years parties. Here’s a mix of new tech with old architecture: Space Invaders on London’s Marble Arch. This short clip features Jason Bradbury from The Gadget Show. If it’s not featured […]
Fantasy Westward Journey anime TV ad
Fantasy Westward Journey is a popular online CRPG in China. What we have here is an advert created by the agency JWT Shanghai for the game. I swear the music sounds like Turning Japanese by The Vapors and wouldn’t that be a quirky choice for a Chinese ad rich in anime art style.
Pictures and video of the rare and deadly Sharktopus
This isn’t for people who can’t cope with the sight of blood. I’m afraid wherever there’s a Sharktopus (that’s a shark-octopus) there tends to be lots of blood. Camera men at the SyFy Channel were able to capture some of this stunning footage. The creature is likely to feature on the TV station soon. Hopefully […]
