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Archives for March 2012

Monster hunting on Google’s 8-bit maps

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 5 Comments

As an early April Fool’s Google has released a version of Google Maps that is straight out of an 8-bit RPG adventure on the Nintendo. Just hit the quest button in the top right to access the adventure. As experienced 8-bit RPGers know it’s not always safe exploring the map. You may encounter monsters. Try […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 8-bit, google, google maps, nintendo

Mistborn’s Brandon Sanderson is Author Guest of Honour at Gen Con 2012

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s lots of Mistborn RPG news this week. Mistborn is a fantasy series written by Brandon Sanderson. Crafty Games have the license for the tabletop Misborn Adventure Game where players learn to master allomancy, feruchemy and hemalurgy while they battle aginst Lord Ruler’s Inquisitors. This week Little Orbit announced that not only would they produce […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Brandon Sanderson, crafty games, gen con, Little Orbit, Mistborn

Free to Download: Argyle & Crew – Adventure in the Land of Skcos

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Over at DriveThru RPG, Troll in the Corner’s Argyle & Crew – Adventure in the Land of Skcos is currently available for free. This is a limited time offer and valid up until the end of the weekend. If it’s the after the 1st of April 2012 when you’re reading this then, sorry, you’ve missed […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Benjamin Gerber, free to download, Khairul Hisham, Troll in the Corner

Game of Thrones meets My Little Pony for Game of Ponies. Of course.

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Getting ready for Game of Thrones S2? Can’t wait? Some of us may have to wait until the blu-ray season comes out. Okay, but say you can’t wait. Say you need a Game of Thrones hit right now. Also, weirdly, say you need a My Little Pony hit right now too. Wait? Wait. It could […]

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: game of thrones, My Little Pony

Disney actually produce a moe anime

March 31, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

American animation megagiant Disney have shocked Japan. Not only have they produced an anime feature; they’ve produced a moe anime feature and done it well. The advert for Tokyo Disney Resort is getting a good reception among geeks in Japan. I know. We’re all surprised.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ads, anime, disney, Japan, tokyo disney resort

Impressive iPad magic show

March 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This magic show is a recruitment drive for Stockholm. The city is looking to lure in interesting companies and people. It wants to keep its lead in areas like robotics and continue to support the growing tech scene there. The phrase “magic show” might put you off – don’t let it. This is a hi-tech […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: ipad, magic, Stockholm, Sweden

HTC’s Free Fall: Smartphone photography at 126mph

March 30, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

HTC arranged a free fall – a skydive – to demonstrate the photographic capability of their new HTC One series. As you might expect from HTC there was a cunning twist. This wasn’t a normal skydive. This free fall was also a full on fashion shoot. Step forward (and out of the plane) Roberta Mancino. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: htc, HTC One, Roberta Mancino

Motorised LEGO tachikoma is mega awesome

March 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

What’s not to love about this video? We’ve got LEGO. We’ve got a clever motorised model. We’ve a cute tachikoma straight out of Ghost in the Shell. The three together? Awesome. Mahjqa is the brains behind this project. You can check out some more pictures on Flickr or – if you’re awesome yourself – attempt […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ghost in the shell, lego, Tachikoma

Game of Thrones RPG plot trailer

March 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The team behind the Game of Thrones CRPG have released a new video today. It puts the focus on the “epic” plot of the game. Having given the video a watch I clearly get the “taking the black” vibe as well as a whiff of the HBO style in places too. I worry, though, that […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, hbo, trailers

Bioshock: New Year’s End

March 29, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

New Year’s End is a short BioShock film. It’s a good 5 minutes of action, following some splicers who are determined to upset Andrew Ryan. Directed by Jared W Potter and being promoted by Machinima, New Year’s End strikes me as the first of many videos we’ll see from this combination. Fans can check up […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: BioShock, new year's end

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