Chris Birch is the writer and game designer of the FATE based Starblazer Adventures space opera RPG published by Cubicle 7. He is the creative director at Joystick Junkies and runs the publishing imprint Modiphius. Birch, already a very busy man, has another RPG projecting going in the form of Achtung! Cthulhu – a World […]
Archives for July 2012
The Necronombox
This evil looking creation began life as a Lil’G boombox. The Lil’G is interesting in itself – available for pre-order and backing on the side Ideacious which blends the standard retail experience with Kickstarter. You can buy from it or you can pre-order to support product development and then cash in on the success your pre-order enabled.
Steampunk Iron Man meets Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr is both Sherlock Holmes and Iron Man. Over on Deviant Art, Daaakota succumbed to the urge to draw Sherlock Holmes meeting Iron Man, and I’m glad. With two characters from different times it was also the ideal chance to consider what a steampunk Iron Man might be like too.
JJ Abrams and Edgar Wright will not be involved with Collider
Collider is a transmedia project from BeActive and we’ve interviewed creator Nuno Bernardo here on Geek Native. There is a Collider movie on the way. There’s also a Collider graphic novel, written by Mike Garley who was interviewed here and a multi-part web series which you can see in full below. On Monday, Deadline reported […]
Weird brand bashing geek stickers
What are your views on brands like Starbucks and Subways? They’re very popular but also very popular to bash. They’re also ripe for parody without malicious intent which might be the category Weird Stickers on Etsy is in. The sticker specialist shop has a range of stickers that caught my attention. They have some “brand […]
MechWarrior Online’s Caustic Valley trailer
MechWarrior Online has a video teaser out to drum up recruits for their beta testing phase. If you want in early to a MMO mech strategy/tactics game then now’s your chance.
Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Chess Set
To mark the 25th anniversary of the computer game Street Fighter Capcom will be setting a limited edition chess set. Only 5,000 will be made. It’s a 18″x18″ sandblasted glass chess board and pieces are made silver and pewter-colored resin. The chess figures themselves include Ryu and M. Bison as Kings, Chun-Li and Juri as […]
7 handcrafted covers for the Nexus 7
Google’s had to stop taking orders on the Nexus 7 16GB for now. The cost effective but powerful Android tablet is selling very well and already Geek Native has learned that Comixology will be making updates to their app to better support the device. The question is – will the Nexus 7 benefit from the […]
Blake’s 7 reboot on the way
Who saw this coming? Deadline have an exclusive that suggests a Blake’s 7 reboot is coming. It’s said that Martin Campbell (director, Casino Royal) will team up with writer Joe Pokaski (Heroes, CSI) and producer Marc Rosen with funding from Motion Picture Capital for the series. Blake’s 7 is old – early 80s old. If […]
Dinosaurs Vs Aliens motion comic trailer
Dinosaurs Vs Aliens is a comic by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh. That’s the same Grant Morrison who writes for Superman, Batman and others. It’s the same Mukesh Singh who’s worked on Guy Ritchie’s Gamekeeper and who worked with Grant Morrison on 18 Days.
