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Archives for July 2013

Trask Industries: Your Future

July 31, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This friendly video from Trask Industries shows us a glimpse of a friendly robot guardian that must surely have been built to watch over mankind and keep us safe. What could go wrong?…

Filed Under: Comics, Movies Tagged With: marvel, teasers, The Wolverine, trask, X-Men

Frozen Skies is a Savage Worlds Dieselpunk RPG worth looking at

July 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fed up of Kickstarter? Noticed how the production value for Kickstarter pitches just keep on rising? Do you ever suspect that we’re getting Kickstarters for books that would happen anyway? It’s all good.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: dieselpunk, kickstarters, savage worlds, steampunk, Utherwald Press

Review of Pacific Rim: Man, Machines & Monsters

July 29, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What a fantastic book. This 156-paged collection of colour oozes Pacific Rim wonder. The title is perfect; “Man, Machines & Monsters”. Take the time to read the forward by Guillermo del Toro before allowing yourself to be distracted by the artwork and the hidden surprises.…

Filed Under: Books, Movies Tagged With: david s. cohen, monsters, Pacific Rim, reviews, robots, sci-fi

Cthulhu in crochet

July 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Needle Noodles shows us how to weave the patterns and summon the holy horror from beyond the web of lies. Behold; Cthulhu in crochet! If the whispers reach your ears, if your brain is shaded by the lure of insanity, if you wish to free yourself from the shackles of a soul then the instructions for the crochet horror are yours via Instructables.…

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Amigurumi, cthulhu

Who Framed Han Solo? Jessica Fett

July 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

She’s not Jessica Rabbit. She’s not Boba Fett. Behold Jessica Fett. Somehow I doubt we’ll be seeing her in the next Star Wars trilogies. Via Neatorama.…

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: Boba Fett, jessica rabbit, star wars, who framed roger rabbit

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #1

July 27, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native’s Irregular Reconnaissance column takes a look at geeky things that have been distracting us. Consider the post a series of micro reviews for episodic titles. This batch of anime was exclusively watched via CrunchRolly streaming via the Xbox 360 app.…

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: 11eyes, attack on titan, Bodacious Space Pirates, Campione, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Irregular Reconnaissance, Omamori Himari, reviews

Wizards without Coats: Mapping

July 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looks like these guys have a problem with a backseat mapper. There's always someone in the group who says they don't want any responsibility mapping and yet who chips in when there's a debate. That's what is going on here. Right?

Filed Under: Comics, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: humour, v shane, wizards without coats

Steampunk Belle: The Beauty and the Beast cosplay and inspiration

July 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This fantastic illustration is the work of deviant artist HelleeTitchs and shows Belle from Beauty and the Beast in steampunk form. The illustration inspired Rachel D. to turn it into a reality and so with her prom dress and Darkspectre Custom Couture she did just that.…

Filed Under: Art, Geek Stuff Tagged With: beauty and the beast, cosplay, HelleeTitch, steampunk

Ubunto Edge: World’s fastest crowdfunding effort avoids Kickstarter

July 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Ubunto want to bring their OS style to the world of mobile. So they should. As Mark Shuttleworth points out in the opening seconds of the pitch video; convergence is the future of computing.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Sites Tagged With: Indiegogo, kickstarters, smartphones, ubunto, ubunto edge

Three minutes of Captain Harlock

July 25, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Harlock has been many incarnations but this computer animated Space Pirate Captain Harlock looks like it’ll be one of the best. Jinx. You certainly can get a food feel for the movie with this chunky trailer, more than 3 minutes in length and full of beautiful space scenes of deadly battle and explosions.…

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: anime, Captain Harlock, space, space pirate captain harlock

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