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Archives for December 2011

Portal Christmas tree

December 25, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Are you doing Christmas this year? How about doing Christmas with a twist? A portal twist? This rather awesome picture shows exactly that – a portal Christmas tree.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: christmas, portal

Phantasy Star Online 2 opening movie

December 24, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sega have released the opening movie to Phantasy Star Online 2. Phantasy Star is a Japanese computer RPG with a proud history and fan base to match. That doesn’t mean the success of the online version is a sure-in, though.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: final fantasy, Phantasy Star Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, sega

Wrath of the Titans trailer

December 24, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Wrath of the Titans is the surprising sequel to the disappointing Clash of the Titans remake. Once again we have Sam Worthington as Perseus and Liam Neeson as Zeus along with Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Bill Nighy as Hephaestus, Danny Huston as Poseidon, Edgar Ramirez as Ares and Rosamund Pike as Andromeda.…

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Bill Nighy, clash of the titans, Danny Huston, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Rosamund Pike, Sam Worthington, trailers, Wrath of the Titans

Game of Thrones: Winter trailer

December 23, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve had teasers for Atlus’s forthcoming Game of Thrones computer RPG already – such as The Wall. This latest video from the studio is longer and is rather more of a trailer than a teaser.…

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: atlus, game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, hbo, PlayStation 3, rpg, trailers, Xbox 360

Fantasy Flight’s Petersen apologies for Mansions of Madness ballsup

December 23, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It takes guts to step forward and say sorry. It takes twice as much guts to do so when you’re embarrassed about your mistake. So kudos to Christian Petersen the CEO of Fantasy Flight Games.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Arkham Horror, board game, Christian Petersen, fantasy flight games, Forbidden Alchemy, Mansion of Madness

Amazing landscapes carved into books

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This set of artwork from the multi-talented Guy Laramee is simply amazing. Guy is a writer, a painter, singer, sculptor and even makes instruments. That explains where all my artistic talent went, mine and five other people – all our art skills ended up in Guy instead.…

Filed Under: Art, Geek Stuff Tagged With: epic, Guy Laramee, warhammer 40k

Clockwork and Chivalry 2nd Edition

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“The best British fantasy setting since WFRP 1st edition.” – Newt Newport, author of OpenQuest That’s how the email notification that Cubicle 7‘s Clockwork and Chivalry has reached its 2nd edition over on DriveThru RPG.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: airship pirates, Cakebread & Walton, Clockwork and Chivalry, cubicle 7, Newt Newport, OpenQuest, warhammer

Game of Thrones: The Wall

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This trailer is from the Game of Thrones computer game from Atlus. You’ll recognise the voice actors and computer models if you’ve seen the TV series (or are just good at spotting actors).…

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: atlus, game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

How politics works in the TERA MMORPG

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of politics in RPGs. In some settings it’s the politics that make the game for me. Back with the other internet dinosaurs and when I had time I used to play a lot on MUSHes.…

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Frogster, mmo, mmorpg, MUSH, tera, trailers

Cute Game of Thrones house sigils

December 22, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Does “Cute” and “Game of Thrones” go together? Hmm. Not often. However, the talented Renaud ForestiĆ© has created these Game of Thrones house signals that are certainly cute. ForestiĆ©, based in Toulouse France, is a creative available for freelance work.…

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, Renaud ForestiƩ, Sky Atlantic

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