The Edward Snowden story as a board game? The Gary McKinnon as a board game? Not quite. Throw in a touch of the A-Team or Tango and Cash and we’re getting closer. Details of The Oleg Story board game from Latest Pursuit appeared on BoardGame Geek at the start of the month with the promise […]
Archives for July 2013
That steampunk wedding with tentacle cake and steambot
What happens when two members of the Leage of STEAM get married? You get a steampunk wedding, of course. This is all captured thanks to the talent at Pixie Vision Photography and put up on Flickr to admire. Sheyne and Glenn got married with steampunk style. The great day is documented at Offbeat Bride and […]
Sponsored: Evil Reborn possesses your PS3
Blizzard Entertainment have a number of spooky adverts running promoting the hashtag #EvilReborn. I watched the first before reading what it was about. It’s the tune at the end that gives it away – Diablo. That’s right; you can pre-order Diablo III for the PlayStation 3 as of today. As these videos are adverts; provided […]
Forge of Honor: Roleplaying parents can defend their kids from monsters
[Back this Campaign] As a gaming parent you invite monsters into your home on a regular basis. Sometimes you slay them. Sometimes you become them. That’s cool. Okay, it’s cool but as The Simpsons’ Helen Lovejoy reminds us; Think of the children! Oh, won’t somebody please think of the children! That’s why a Targimal and […]
Nothing to Prove – Geek Girls and The Doubleclicks
This is all types of awesome and earning thousands of views. It’s a simple formula; the melodies of The DoubleClicks combined with very simple messages from geek girls. We’ve seen “fake geek girl” battles all over the place. They come in many forms; you’re not a geek, you’re a pretty girl trying to gain popularity […]
Who is Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Joss Whedon has announced that the next Avengers film will be out in the summer of 2015 and will be called Age of Ultron. That’s great but who is Ultron? Marvel have just completed a comic book series called Age of Ultron and I’ll admit that I stopped reading after just one. It didn’t grab […]
Creating the Soul Edge from Soul Calibur 5
Soul Edge is the main antagonist in the computer game series Soul Calibur. The sword was created by humans and was once an impressive but ordinary sword. The weapon developed its own wicked soul after being covered in blood and involved in hate crimes for so long. Anyone who grasps the sword are cursed by […]
Reddit does a Star Wars vs Game of Thrones meme off
A series of images from Star Wars and Game of Thrones in battle. If it’s not a “face off” we might consider this a “meme off”. Minor spoilers and Reddit style humour to follow.
A travelling TARDIS sewing kit
Joe Suplicki posted pictures and instructions on how to craft your own travelling Tardis. This is a Tardis that opens up to reveal a handy sewing kit. Seems ideal for any cosplayer who needs to make last minute repairs while in the con hotel.
Fantasy dark knight concept art
This illustration is by the deviant artist Sakimichan. It’s a blend of fantasy and sci-fi in feel and shows a dark knight in action. The swords look long enough to be rapiers but too wide and the helm almost seems biological in places.
