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Archives for August 2012

More Arrow trailer goodies

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-ykwKCAGo In addition to this new trailer for their darkly themed new superhero show, Arrow, the CW have also released a “Destinty Leaves Its Mark” teaser poster. The show features billionaire playboy Oliver Queen who survives a shipwreck and a remote island before, five years later, returning to Starling City. He creates the Arrow vigilante […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Arrow, Green Arrow, john barrowman

The 2012 ENnnies winners

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Friday night at GenCon means ENnies. The ENnies are easily one of the most prestigious awards in the roleplaying industry and combine public vote and the role of judges. Best Adventure Dead Rock Seven (Pelgrane Press) Invasive Procedures (Pelgrane Press) The Rending Box (Pelgrane Press) Silver: Madness at Gardmore Abbey (Wizards of the Coast) Gold: […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: 0one Games, aeg, Catalyst Game Labs, Chaosium, cubicle 7, Engine Publishing, ENnies, Evil Hat Productions, fantasy flight games, green ronin, Margaret Weis Productions, Paizo Publishing, Pelgrane Press, Sneak Attack Press, wizards of the coast

A peak at the free-to-play Marvel Heroes MMORPG

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gazillion Entertainment, led by David Brevik, the creator of Diablo, let press get a peak at the forthcoming Marvel Heroes MMO in Gamescon this week. Those who got to sneak behind the curtain got to take on the roles of the iconic Marvel characters, fighting against Megneto in the streets of Mutant Town and Fort Stryker.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: black panther, Captain America, deadpool, Doctor Doom, Free to play, marvel, mmo, Thor, trailers, wolverine

Super impressive Game of Thrones Risk board

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a handmade and luxury version of Risk. The crafting, by Fay Helfer, is simply fabulous. In an even more geektastic twist this Risk board is actually Westeros. This is Game of Thrones in Risk.  

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: game of thrones

Commentary on Rob Liefeld’s comic art style – or just freaky

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Rob Liefeld has become something of a controversial comic book artist. There’s frequent debate on how female superheroes are drawn and that’s a good thing. One of the things to keep in mind while debating how some artists draw female figures is to consider how they draw male figures. Rob Liefeld draws male superheroes with […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Captain America, Chris Evans

Asylum of the Daleks trailer for Doctor Who s7

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The BBC have just released a new trailer and insight into the first episode of season 7.

Mild spoilers ahead.

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: asylum of the daleks, daleks, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, matt smith, steven moffat, teaser

Mat Cloud’s monsters

August 18, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mateusz Chmura, also known as Mat Cloud is a freelance designer from France. He designs monsters. They’re a strange mix of cute and scary. What do you think? Via Behance.

Filed Under: Art, Geek Stuff Tagged With: monsters

Lionhead pitch Fable: The Journey to fans

August 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Some fans are worried about Fable: The Journey and some say early demos have not gone very well. Fable: The Journey is a change. It’s a Kinect game. This means you play a wizard. Why? The Kinect could track your hands as if you were wielding a sword but it can’t give the impact feel […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: fable, Fable: The Journey, Lionhead Studios, trailers

Darksiders II – All who live know my name

August 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Darksiders II is nearly out in the UK. If you’ve an inbox like mine you may have one or three emails from GAME telling you that you have to act now if you want to pre-order and get the limited edition. If you make a last minute dive for the limited edition you get extra […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: ads, darksiders, PlayStation 3, THQ, Xbox 360

Priests of Mars, Warhammer 40K

August 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This post was intended to show off the rather fantastic front cover of the hardcover Priests of Mars, Warhammer 40,000 book from Games Workshop games designer Graham McNeill. The early reviews are in and have a similar theme. This book does not keep the spotlight just on Mechanus. It’s very true to say that this […]

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: warhammer 40k

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