L5 is a sci-fi mini-series that was crowd funded on Kickstarter. Just. It raised $10,400 of the $10,000 it needed from 132 backers. For $5 you would have had a mention on the site. For $10,000 you would have had a host of goodies including a spacesuit from the filming. The series paints a typically […]
Archives for February 2012
Hacking the early access Mass Effect 3 Facebook decoder
Do you want early access to Mass Effect 3? You have a chance if you have a go at hacking into a decoder on Facebook. The competition is being run by Xbox UK. The assumption is that these codes are only good for Xbox 360 players – there’s a chance they’ll be geo-locked to the […]
Sword Art Online is a deadly MMORPG
Based on the novel series by Reki Kawahara, sword Art Online, is an anime about a deadly massively multi-player online RPG. In fact, it’s a virtual-reality, massively multi-player online RPG or VRMMORPG is you want. Sword Art Online is a game you have to win. There are two ways out; death or success. In-game death […]
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings on the Xbox 360
Many gamers have told this blogger that CD Projekt’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was the best cRPG of last year. The catch? It was only out for the PC. It’ll be a year after the PC release but in April of 2012 The Witcher 2 will make an appearance on the Xbox 360. […]
Female Shepard in her very own Mass Effect 3 trailer
Is it a big deal that the Shepard who stars in this Mass Effect 3 trailer is the female version? If you’re not familiar with Mass Effect 3 then you can play either a male or female version of the main character but not tinker with her race like you can in many fantasy RPGs. […]
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss review
Supernatural: Coyote’s Kiss is a Supernatural novel from Christa Faust that takes place in season six between the TV episodes “Caged Heat” and “Appointment in Samara”. If you’re not that far into your Supernatural experience then the rest of this review contains spoilers. The most significant part of the mythos for Coyote’s Kiss to make […]
Dubstep Voltron for MetLife
This advert caught my attention for a whole host of reasons. I’m no fan of dubstep except when it’s assocaited with some pretty awesome YouTube dancing. Colour me surprised when it is Voltron who walks over the hill and begins to dance. That’s quirky. The video finishes with a call to action for Facebook.com/metlife. Can’t […]
16 iPad cases for gamer geeks
Are you lucky enough to be an iPad owner? More and more gamers are, if not iPads but Androids tablets like Amazon’s Fire or the Asus Transformer Prime. These tablets are pretty useful; GMs can now more easily access PDF materials and gamers can take notes, share drawings, run virtual character sheets and gaming groups […]
Wizards of the Coast launch Kaijudo
Kaijudo is a new Duel Masters franchise from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast, of course, being Hasbro’s brand not just for Dungeons and Dragons but for trading card games too. Kaijudo is described as a multimedia franchise. This means expect computer games, toys as well as the trading card game […]
Assassin’s Creed diorama: Ezio’s Fury
Ubisoft are selling a rather impressive statue of the Assassin’s Creed hero Ezio through Sideshow Collectibles. The polystone figure is 350.52mm high by 229.72mm wide and it weighs 5.44kg. The shipping weight is only an estimate at the minute but comes in at 5.9kg.
