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Looking back to 5th August 2012, Andrew Girdwood filed a report detailed as "The Esty store Little Dead Things makes candles. They make a range of scary candles like skulls and models all...". It also was tagged with Zombies.

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Little Dead Things – spooky geeky candles

August 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Esty store Little Dead Things makes candles. They make a range of scary candles like skulls and models all the way through to geeky candles. The geeky candles are among the scariest. Cthulhu Candle Buy here Zombie Candle Buy here Vader Candle Buy here

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, cthulhu, darth vader, zombies

Guest post: Stompy Bot step up for a Heavy Gear computer game

August 5, 2012 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Stompy Bot Productions and Dream Pod 9 have announced the exclusive licensing of Dream Pod 9’s Heavy Gear for PC, mobile and console 3D gaming to Stompy Bot Productions.

Filed Under: Console, Mobile, PC, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dream Pod 9

The First Doctor in Colour – back in time

August 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The first two Doctors were filmed entirely in black and white. However, YouTuber FarFromBeingAllOver, has added colour to the William Hartnell episode in which the First Doctor says goodbye to his granddaughter Susan.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: doctor who, first doctor, william hartnell

The alternative The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey trailer

August 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is the second trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Truth be told it’s very similar to the first. In fact, you’ll have to watch out for just a few seconds of differences from the first.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Gandalf, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, the hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, trailers

Kickstarter makes amends

August 4, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

On Thursday petitions against Kickstarter were starting to appear. Why? The popular crowdsourcing platform had moved to block retailer rewards or bulk discounts. Kickstarter didn’t want retail chains to muscle in on pledges, paying up thousands in order to qualify for bulk discounts. The RPG community led the protest. It’s not unusual for local RPG […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters

Drool over the AnvilNext game engine

August 3, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The AnvilNext Engine is the new gameplay powerhouse that makes Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed III possible. I can safely use the word “drool” without knowing whether you’re a gamer, coder, GM or anything like that because the graphics here are just stunning.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: assassin's creed, assassin's creed III, Ubisoft

Judge the final Dredd 3D poster

August 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The movie will out in the States in a month and a half and its believed that this is will be the last poster teaser for it. Released by Lionsgate today it shows Dredd in a familiar pose while Mega-City One burns. What do you make of it?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: dredd, judge dredd, Karl Urban, posters

Interview with Roger Gibson, author of Harker: The Book of Solomon

August 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Harker is a comic series that enjoys a loyal following in the UK. It’s from the minds of Roger Gibson (Torchwood, Gravestown, Mad Girl) and Vince Danks (Doctor Who Magazine, Red Dwarf Magazine) and is a homage to the classic British TV detective. The Book of Solomon, the first in a set of three volumes, […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Titan Books

Manga apologise over Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt DVD flaws, will re-author

August 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt is a popular anime produced by Gainax. It follows two angels, Panty and Stocking, kicked out of Heaven for bad behavior. They are cast out into Daten City where, under the instruction of Reverend Gatherbelt, they have to battle Ghosts and collect Heaven Coins in order to get back into […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: anime, manga

Concerns new Kickstarter policy hurts publishers leads to petitions

August 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kickstarter has introduced a new condition into their terms and conditions that prevents discounted bulk pricing as pledge awards. There has been increasing experimentation and success a Kickstarter in recent months. Penny Arcade ran a controversial campaign to raise money and allow them to remove ads from their site. Although the campaign was popular some […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Angus Abranson, Chronicle City, kickstarters

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