Attack the Geek is billed as a Ree Reyes Side-Quest and follows on in Michael R. Underwood’s Geekomancy urban fantasy series. As it happens; this is my first experience of the series, my first encounter with Ree and Geekomancy and therefore a bit of a gamble. It’s a gamble that paid off. I had no […]
Archives for April 2014
Mind over matter: A review of Guilty Crown Part 2
Part two of Manga’s Guilty Crown means episodes 12 to 21 and it also counts as one of those second halves to a hard hitting anime where the audience has every right to say; “Oh? There’s a part two?” For a review of part one pop over to The Power of Kings review published back […]
Nightmares of Futures Past
We are just a few weeks from the opening of the new X-Men movie Days of Future Past. This is perhaps one of the most popular X-Men story arcs even though it only spanned two issues of the original series. It presented a dark future where all mutants were seen as a threat regardless of […]
The Game of Thrones medley
It’s a mashup of some recent pop songs and Game of Thrones. Very little in the way of spoilers and enough costume to engage your cosplay circuits. The video is the work of The Warp Zone, released just a few days ago is going viral as it approaches half a million views.
Chalk Warfare 3.0 gets geeky
Have you seen any of the other Chalk Warfare videos? Here’s the link to Chalk Warfare 2. The series is essentially a demonstration of special effects and movie making skills. That said; the writing and ambition has gone up with each video and there are plenty of nice little twists in Chalk Warfare 3.0 that […]
Wicked Child: Castlevania on the banjo
Where does Castlevania rate on your nostalgia meter? Do you remember the tunes? I didn’t expect to listen to Castlevania’s Wild Child theme played on a banjo when I crawled out of bed this morning but this is the age of the internet and such wonders are possible. You can hit up Banjo Guy Ollie’s […]
The most dangerous game of Jenga ever filmed
This is not a game of Jenga you want to mess up. Each block weighs over 270kgs (600lbs). So what on Earth is going on? Cat, the company that makes all sorts of building machines, has a viral video success on their hands. There are a few of their machines getting to strut their stuff […]
Competition: Boost your GM skills with a pack of Storyteller Cards
Storyteller Cards are a deck of 54 playing cards from Jason Tagmire and Campbell Whyte. The cards are designed to let you bring some random inspiration to your gaming. Flip a card over and let it guide you. How does that work? Each one has 4 unique elements; character, item, action and a location. Each […]
Explore Altais: Age of Ruin
A big project pitch for a new RPG from Parhelia Games. This is a dystopian science fantasy game set in a world nearly destroyed by magic. Here’s the pitch. [Back this Campaign] Parhelia are looking for AU $40,000 to fund the full colour book. It’s worth noting the exchange rate. If you work in US […]
Star Wars Assault Team
I am a long time Star Wars fan. I remember seeing the original Star Wars at a drive in theater when I was six years old and it remains one of my all-time favorite movies. So when I see a free Star Wars app on the iTunes store I am quick to check it out. […]
