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Archives for February 2012

Explore all articles published in February 2012. This collection covers topics in Art, Cool Tech, and Geek Stuff.

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Goomba Roombas

February 26, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do I file blog post as cool tech or in a gaming section? What we have here are not just Goomba Roombas but other 8-bit Nintendo inspirations for Roomba coverings. If I lived in a different flat I’d certainly have a Roomba. If I could I’d 8-bit it, too. The challenge is these stupid anti-smoke, […]

Filed Under: Art, Cool Tech Tagged With: 8-bit, mario

If Disney Princesses played Pokemon and how to make your own

February 26, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Big ups for Deviant Artist Hapuriainen. She has created a clever mashup of Pokemon and Princess. There’s a sample below. The sample is good – but where Hapuriainen gets extra special is with the Pokemon trainer creator where you can make your own. There’s a sad catch with the Pokemon trainer creator, though. Hapuriainen is […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: disney, pokemon

Sponsored Video: FutureScapes and the future of CSR

February 26, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’re not familiar with the acronym CSR then let me tell you there’s a debate as to whether that is a good thing or not. CSR stands for Corporate Social Responsibility and it represents companies thinking about their responsibility to communities, to nature and even the future. It may be good that you’ve never […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ads, sony

Borderlands 2 Premiere Club

February 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Borderlands 2 launches on September 21st across the world or a few days before that, on the 18th, if you’re in the States. If you pre-order the game then you’ll get access to the Borderlands 2 Premier Club. Borderlands was a surprise hit for me. I really enjoyed it. I’m not in the shoot and […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: 2k games, Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Gearbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Steampunk as Dr Grordbort presents the Deadliest Game

February 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Follow the action as Lord Broadforce (played by Geoff Houtman) takes Millicent Middlesworth (Morgana O’Reilly) on a tour of the local planet. Dangerous stuff – but, thankfully, Boardforce is British. This steampunk short film is based on the world of Dr Grordbort by Greg Boardmore. If you think you might like to see where science […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dr Grordborts, short film, steampunk

Japan sexy: Pirates of Black Cove

February 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Can you spot the difference between the original Pirates of Black Cove cover and the one for the Japanese market?

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: Paradox Interactive, pirates

Warner Bros pushing ahead with Bleach live action movie

February 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Warner Bros have bought the rights to do a live action movie based on the Bleach manga. The news comes in the same month as it was announced the anime TV series will come to an end. Bleach is huge in Japan. Variety, who reported first on the movie, remind us there are some 75 […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: bleach, live action, manga, Warner Bros

Exclusive Warhammer 40K birthday merchandise

February 25, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rick Priestley created Warhammer 40,000 back in 1987. The war game’s 25th birthday party is tomorrow, February the 25th, and Games Workshop are marking the occassion by shipping exclusive swag to their local stores. The company is predicting this will be the last chance for fans to get their hands on a limited edition Crimson […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: games workshop, Rick Priestley, rogue trader, warhammer 40k

NEO dives into the Oricon charts

February 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The next issue of UK anime and manga magazine NEO is due out on the 23rd of Februry and it will feature an in-depth look at the Oricon charts. The Oricon charts are the J-pop equivalent of Mnet (K-Pop) and KKBox (C-Pop) and were founded in 1999. The charts look at what’s popular in CDs […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: anime, magazines

Far Cry 3: I’ll kill your friend

February 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Far Cry 2 surfaced in 2008. Far Cry 3 is expected late in 2012. That’s 4 years later. Set on a tropical island, Far Cry 3 invites you to escape – bothered, of course, by crazed inhabitants. The game has been developed by Ubisoft Montreal in conjunction with the Shanghai team. Players should expect realism […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: trailers, Ubisoft

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