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Archives for September 2013

Desert Pirate Girls

September 5, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Deviant artist Sergi Brosa produced this clever illustration for Brutal Magazine. He writes; Desert Pirate girls waiting in the desert to find new possible victims. Or maybe, free time for them. Fan of the style? I know I am. You can follow Sergi on Facebook.

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: pirates

Short film: The Guardian’s Tale

September 5, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Always great to find an animation of this quality. It’s even better to be a roleplayer when you watch an animation like this as you get to appreciate it in lots of different ways. The Guardian’s Tale is a fantastically animated project by Jordan Higgins, Christoffer Klungerbo and Ryan Zujic. As for the RPG born […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: short film

A Billion Years in the Making: A Numenera RPG Review

September 4, 2013 by John Lewis 3 Comments

The first offering from Monte Cook Games is the ultra far-future, science fantasy RPG, Numenera. Although Mr. Cook is best known for his work with the D20 System and the Dungeons & Dragons RPG, Numenera utilizes a completely new system designed with a focus on storytelling and bringing this unique setting to life. Although Numenera […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Monte Cook, Monte Cook Games, Numenera, reviews, rpg

A look inside: Star Trek – The Art of Juan Ortiz

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These illustrations are found in Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz a hardcover collection from Jaun Ortiz. Ortiz is an accomplished artist and, clearly, a fan of the original Star Trek. Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz has a movie poster style entry for each of the 80 episodes from Star Trek: TOS. […]

Filed Under: Art, Books Tagged With: posters, star trek, Titan Books

Amazon launch Kindle Matchbook

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The book-selling powerhouse Amazon has announced Kindle Matchbook. The program means anyone who buys a paperbook unlocks access to a cheap Kindle version of that book. Cheap or free. Of course, the Kindle book needs to be available in the first place. Amazon says there are thousands of qualifying books and that your past and […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: amazon, Evil Hat Productions, Fred Hicks, kindle

Going to DragonCon as Kerbals

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Meet the Kerbals. These are the aliens from the Kerbal Space Program (KSP) a sandbox space sim for Windows, OS X and Linux and available on Steam. Players lack much in the way of engineering skills and common sense but they’re happy and willing to become a spacefaring civilization. As it happened a group of […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, PC Tagged With: cosplay, dragoncon

Wizards without Coats: Package

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This was the last time that anyone called them ‘honey’!   < PreviousWizards without CoatsNext > Hey honey, your rogue starting package is here… How adverntures really begin. Is this how adventurers collect their initial gear? I thought as much.

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

Review of Devil May Cry: The Chronicles of Vergil

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve seen some Devil May Cry anime. I can’t immediately connect it with the plot in The Chronicles of Vergil except we’re dealing with battles against demons. The Chronicles of Vergil is a thin but glossy hardback graphic novel from Titan Comics. Written by Izu and with Patrick Pion as artist and Robin Recht on […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: devil may cry, reviews, titan comics

Xbox One confirmed for 22nd November, including UK

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Microsoft have confirmed that the Xbox One will be available on 22nd November in their 13 launch markets – this includes the UK. However, they’ve also warned that Xbox One pre-orders have sold out in many retailers and are working to ensure that extra Xbox One Day One consoles are available. Microsoft have also announced […]

Filed Under: Console, Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox, xbox one

The Little Kaiju

September 4, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Created by TWiN (That’s Jonathan & Josh Baker) the Little Kaiju takes a look at the explorations of a mysterious little creature that haunts the dark corners of Tokyo during the twilight. Kaiju should be translated as “strange beast” but often means just “monster”. Click on this teleport link and zoom off to a randomly […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: monsters, short film

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