In Chinese mythology Shenlong (or Shen-lung; translating to spirit dragon) is the master of storms and bringer of rain. He has significance equal to that of the celestial dragon Tianlong. By VampirePrincess007 / Natalia on Deviant Art. I first encountered Shenlong by watching Dragon Ball. It’s that image of a huge, spiralling green dragon that […]
Archives for March 2014
Skullbowl: Boffer LARPers capture Jugger on crazycam
This footage was taken by the Seattle area boffer LARP group Dargarth. You can find out more about the group from their site. Just what is all this crazy? This is Jugger. Inspired by the movie The Salaute of the Jugger (aka The Blood of Heroes) the game is played with a skull or ball. […]
Prepare for awesome: Super Mario Bros on 4 monitors
This is what Super Mario Bros looks like when it’s played on four wide screen computer monitors. It looks more than four times better than before. There must be tactical advantages too as you’re able to see what’s coming up. We can see more than World 1-1 in this way too. The Japanese engineer who […]
The pitch for Dragon Finn Soup
[Back this Campaign] Geek Native covers plenty of Kickstarters but computer RPGs that make it to the blog seem pretty rare. Why is that? It must be hard to pitch computer games hoping to be considered RPGs to a dyed in the wool tabletop fan. That makes Dragon Finn Soup interesting. Grimm Bros are a […]
The Ballad of a WiFi Hero (geeks do family tech support)
Have you ever done tech support for family? For the family of friends? It’s a burden that geeks must carry for the good of society. In this song-free adventure we follow a hero as he does battle to fix a router. The official title? “In Which I Fix My Girlfriend’s Grandparents’ WiFi and Am Hailed […]
Useful and funny 7th Sea combat summary
7th Sea is a RPG from Alderac Entertainment Group. It’s a game of pirates, musketeers and high adventure on the seas. Expect political skulduggery, secret societies, cultures and ship-to-ship combat. The game is available at DriveThru RPG (and in the GM’s Day sale; if you’re quick). 7th Sea won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying […]
Sponsored Video: From steampunk elephants to Titanfall – a brief history of mecha warfare
American gamers already have access to Titanfall and it looks like they’re loving it. Here in the UK we’re waiting just a few more days – until the 14th. With at least one pundit calling the game “Microsoft’s killer app” Titanfall has a piece of Microsoft history all to itself. The game is available for […]
A Terrible, Indescribable Thing – A Review of Hideous Creatures: Shoggoth
Long before the gelatinous geometric monstrosities and semi-aware slimes, iridescent and menacing blobs of goo threatened the lives and sanities of those adventurous enough to probe the depths of civilisations past. While dungeon explorers might consider them an inconvenience at best, possessed of little more than a hunger-driven intuition, Lovecraft served up an insidious and […]
Red Kobold wins with Blue Dungeons
[Back this Campaign] Kickstarters for gaming tiles haven’t always had an easy ride. However, with 41 days (when this post went live) still to go Red Kobold Games have raised nearly $14,000 from 220 backers beating an asking price of $9,500. Unless there’s a mass run to remove or lower pledges this project is cooking. […]
Brave’s Merida cosplay mashup with Hawkeye
The great mashup above is by Brianna Cherry Garcia. It shows the fiery princess from Disney’s Brave in an unusual costume with an odd bow. As it happens; she’s dressed as The Avenger’s Hawkeye. Seems like a perfect target for cosplay. Step forward hotshot Lisa Marie Cosplay. It’s a simple but effective transformation So much […]
