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Archives for July 2012

One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 6th July 2012 and was described as "This is an interesting idea for a game. Capcom have made Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor look very real and there...". It also was tagged with Xbox 360.

Dive deeper into the historic timeline of July 2012.

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SUPERHERO WEEK MODELS BANE BATMAN CATWOMAN

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Steel Battalion launches low-tech mecha Kinect game

July 6, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is an interesting idea for a game. Capcom have made Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor look very real and there are a few twists too. This is a world without the semiconductor thanks to a microbe that started eating them all. The knock-on effect is that technology stagnates in some areas but continues in others […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: ads, capcom, kinect, mecha, Xbox 360

WizKids release new Portal 2 Turrets

July 6, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can collect Portal 2 Sentry Turrets. NECA/WizKids are showing off their new line of Portal 2 collectable figures. They’re 3″ tall and feature Open and Closed versions of 10 unique designs. These designs… there’s camouflage, animal prints and even Hot Rod. Even more “interesting” designs are also possible but fans will have to vote […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: for science you monster, models, portal 2, valve, wizkids

The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror RPG kickstarts

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The English translation of The Shadows of Esteren: A Medieval Horror will kickstart. The project has three weeks left to colllect funds and has smashed through the humble request of $3,000 to reach, at the time of posting, $12,000. It looks like the book is complete – finally translated into English from French and has […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Call of Cthulhu, kickstarters, Princess Mononoke, Ravenloft, Shadows of Esteren, Studio 2 Publishing, studio agate

Superhero Week: 10 superhero RPGs battle it out

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 16 Comments

We’re halfway through superhero week for 2012 and it’s about time we dug out the roleplaying games. RPGs have given superhero genre plenty of attention over the years. We’ve had some fantastic games. Which is your all time favourite superhero RPG? Check out the list below. Is your favourite game included? Leave a note in […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: aeg, Champions, Chaosium, green ronin, Guardians of Order, GURPS, Hero Games, Hero System, Mutants & Masterminds, Palladium Books, Pelgrane Press, Pinnacle Entertainment, Steve Jackson Games, superhero week, white wolf

LEGO Cthulhu of blocky doom!

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hats off and souls out to Imagine’s rather fantastic LEGO creation. Imagine has broken the mortal boundaries of time and space, going beyond to channel the dark master and has built LEGO Cthulhu. There’s every reason to be proud of this creation – no wonder that the designer is encouraging people to sign in and […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: cthulhu, lego

Superhero Week: Batman v Dark Knight statues

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek shop powerhouse Things From Another World report that Batman is their hot collection this month. No surprises for guessing why. TFAW have between 10% and 20% off pre-orders of Batman models and statues. This blogger went looking – and enjoyed comparing The Dark Knight Rises statues to the more traditional Batman models. Batman v […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Bane, batman, Catwoman, models, superhero week

The Indie+ bundle: $94 of RPG for $4

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Indie+ is rather like an online gamer expo. It’s here to promote indie game publishers, writers, artists, podcasters and even bloggers. If you’re taking part in Indie+ let Geek Native know. A big part of Indie+ will take part in Google+. It’s the ideal venue, albeit rather untested, for this sort of online experience. Google+ […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 6d6, indie

Looper trailer

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looper is a sci-fi film staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt. It’s a time-travel movie that deals with a grim future where criminal organizations use special assassins called Loopers. The film follows Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Looper called Joseph Simmons, who lives in the 2042 but who works for a criminal company from 2072. […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Bruce Willis, sci-fi, trailers

Superhero Week: Batman: Knightfall review

July 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Knightfall is the Batman story arc that introduces Bane. Given that the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises, is nearly here and also introduces Bane it comes as little surprise that DC and partners are putting this collection back on the shelves again. Batman: Knightfall (volume one) is a large collectors collection. It’s over 800, […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Bane, batman, Catwoman, dc comics, superhero week

Asura trailer

July 4, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The manga Asura, from George Akiyama, ran from 1970 to 1979. It was controversial at the time because of the violence. The anime Asura is being directed by Keiichi Sato (of Tiger & Bunny fame) and the screenplay was put together by Mononoke’s Ikuko Takahashi. The big names do not stop there as the voice […]

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: dragon ball, trailers

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