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Archives for November 2012

LEGO pop-up book

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video is proof that you can build a pop-up book out of LEGO. Or a pop-up briefcase. As far as Google Translate tells me this is a pop-up Todai-ji Temple. It’s certainly impressive!

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: lego

Famous Last Words Friday: What happens if…

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Thanks to a late night stint by V Shane our weekly series of Famous Last Words continues! Behold!  < Previous stripFamous Last WordsNext strip >    I wonder what would happen if I poked him… We’re five into the series so far. Do you have a favourite?

Filed Under: Famous Last Words, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: famous last words, famous last words friday, v shane

Doctor Who: Clara Oswin and Snowmen

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Rest in peace Oswin Oswald? The very latest Doctor Who Christmas Special finally names the new companion – Clara. Are the rumours true? The Doctor’s new companion may well be Clara Oswin. The trailer reveals little about the plot; we know snowmen and snow are important. We catch a fleeting glimpse of Richard E Grant […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: clara oswin, doctor who, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, Oswin Oswald, The Snowmen

Doctor Who: The Christmas Special prequel – The Great Detective

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Children in Need is currently airing on BBC. This is a time of year that typically features a one off Doctor Who. It was a Children In Need special that had Joanna Lumley as a female Doctor. This clip, uploaded to YouTube by the Beeb, has Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman introduce a trailer for […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: clara oswin, doctor who, Jenna Coleman, matt smith, Oswin Oswald, The Snowmen

Updates from Free RPG Day

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Saturday, June the 15th, 2013 is the next Free RPG Day. That may feel like a long way off but Impressions the games distribution service company who promote it are busy trying to woo sponsors. Publisher? Sign up via this PDF form link. There are already big names onboard; Paizo Publishing, Fantasy Flight Games, Troll […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fantasy flight games, free rpg day, frog god games, goodman games, Paizo Publishing, Troll Lord Games

10 Christmas recommendations from Forbidden Planet

November 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native reached out to the team at Forbidden Planet with a Christmas plea for insight. Which graphic novels would they recommend? What’s hot? What’s new? What should this blogger buy his geeky friends? The results are in. The Forbidden Planet team put their heads together and came back with these 10 tempting, geeky, recommendations […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: 2000 AD, Alan moore, Batwoman, Brian Bolland, Flash, Forbidden Planet, judge dredd, Neil Gaiman, Saga, Sandman, stan lee, superheroes

A look inside Solar Echoes RPG

November 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Solar Echoes is a new RPG from CoreFun. Andy Mitchell, owner the company, was recently interviewed here on Geek Native and talked about the turn-free, tactical, sci-fi RPG. You can buy Solar Echoes from RPGNow which offers a preview service. If you fancy another peek inside the book then this post should help. We’ve some […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: corefun, previews, sci-fi, solar echoes

Exclusive: Steve Jackson shares his Peter Molyneux stories

November 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This wonderful clip is from the proposed Fighting Fantasty documentary film and shows Steve Jackson discussing the equally famous Peter Molyneux. Steve Jackson describes Molyneux perfectly. His strength is in designing wonderful games and working with small, devoted, teams. Of course, Jackson is describing how Molyneux went from Bullfrog Productions (Populous, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper and […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: 22Cans, Fighting Fantasy, Peter Molyneux, steve jackson

PWI: Sirens of War cinematic

November 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sirens of War is the sixth expansion for the popular online roleplaying game Perfect World International. PWI has over 50 million players and PWI: Sirens of War brings new skills, quests, weapons and equipment. A key new feature in Sirens of War is “Nation Wars” which brings a new battlefield that allows PvP servers to […]

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: featurette, mmo, trailers

The official Dishonored “Killer Moves” compilation

November 15, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bethesda have released a YouTube compilation of all their best fan submmitted power combos, killer moves and sneaky-sneaksneaks. Francesco Certo, a Dishonored fan, won the competition. Names of the other finalists are shown in the video – contrats if you get a mention. The music in the trailer is another winner; this time from the […]

Filed Under: Console, Music, PC Tagged With: Bethesda, Dishonored, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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