“All men must die,” Jaqen H’ghar reminds Arya Stark. He gives her a coin which when used with the phrase “Valar Morghulis” will summon him back from Braavos. Would you want your own Bravoos of death? Your own faceless man summoning token? Your own pathway to the night? Nerdy Treats are selling this great looking […]
Archives for June 2013
World of Warcraft cosplay: Valeera Sanguinar
Valeera Sanguinar from World of Warcraft as cosplayed by Yurai-cosplay and photographed by Hidrico. It strikes me that Valeera is a character you would very much hope liked you.
A look inside The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game
This July we’ll see a new The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey board game from Cryptozoic ship to hobby stores. In fact, this may be Amazon’s page for it. Designed by Reiner Knizia the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey game makes use of two boards, a handful of dice, 14 dwarf cards, 18 resource titles, 2 […]
Gameplay preview of inFamous: Second Son for the PS4
inFamous is one of those computer game titles that appeals to tabletop gamers too. The original came out in 2009 and inFamous: Second Son will be the third in the series and will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It’s expected out in the first quarter of 2014. In this edition Sucker Punch has cast Deslin […]
Custom Mister Negative statue
This remarkable custom Mister Negative statue is on sale at ebay with a current bid of just $26. That, of course, will change. Mister Negative is an interesting Marvel supervillain. He’s gone up against the Punisher but is typically a Spider-Man foe. He can switch between normal and negative appearances at will and between his […]
Steve Jackson Games acquires Chupacabra: Survive the Night
Back in April Steve Jackson wrote; To make a long story short: I’d like to plow some Munchkin money back into the game hobby. The gaming guru was looking for games to buy. Stalwart Phil Reed was put in place to manage the process. It looks like David Blanchard, Brian Frodema and John Jacobsen’s Chupacabra: […]
Two Marvel movies a year and some surprises
This week Disney announced a new Marvel movie. We don’t know what it’ll be but has a US release date of July 8, 2016. Doctor Strange? Perhaps. Black Panther? Possible? The Inhumans? Oh, now you’re upping the ante! Can you imagine Marvel having a success of The Avengers and the Inhumans while DC still try […]
Is the Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra a gamers phone?
Geek Native follows phone tech because it touches on the lives of gamers around the world and because phones have become gaming platforms. This week there are rumours Google is developing an Android based gaming console. If that’s true Google will be late to the party with devices like the GameStick and the Ouya already […]
Lucky skull teapot for gamers
What do you drink when you game? I’ve gone through drinking litres of fizz, to booze and now onto tea. I’m British, it’s natural. That’s why I think this “lucky” teapot from Archie McPhee might have a home on the tables of some gamers. Who wouldn’t want this teapot watch closing as the dice roll […]
GM Inspiration: Wooden whale monsters
These pictures from the artist David Kemp inspire all sorts of GM and world building thoughts in me. He found two derelict cove-boats and joined them together to create the “Wooden Whaler”. I can imagine barbarian hordes spilling out from between the teeth of fantasy sized alternatives. What do you think?
