The game is dividing opinion and I find myself agreeing with points made by both sides. Destiny is both remarkable and evolutionary step while falling disappointingly short of the heights it could have reached and prone to being repetitive. The proof is in the pudding, or should that be in the pizza, and I find […]
Archives for December 2014
Relive the best of 2014’s gaming in under 2 minutes
Malcolm Klock has put together this montage of some of the great games of 2014. He stresses that if your favourite game is missing it will probably due to editing rather than it not being worthy. I think the final montage is neat. It’s both dramatic and beautiful. It has, as Klock says, been an […]
Have a Groot Christmas
A Christmas card by the talented Daniel Rhodes. The last couple of years have seen a Christmas card arrive in my inbox from gamer friend Daniel. I think he’s found the perfect pair of characters for this year’s geeky festive season.
Crisis with Gillian Anderson coming to Watch UKTV in 2015
Watch will be premièring the TV show Crisis on January 2nd. The American show features Gillian Anderson, Dermot Mulroney (New Girl) and Rachael Taylor (666 Park Avenue, Charlie’s Angels) in a drama that unfolds after the abduction of the president’s son along with a coach load of children. What would you do to ensure your […]
The monstrous dice bag of devouring
This photograph was taken by Deviant Artist gugibufugi (Jenna) of a custom dice bag. This monstrous dice of bag of devouring was created by Tina of Bags that Bite. The Rochester based store has been active for years and opened an Esty store in 2007. In that time Bags That Might have earned more than […]
How Paula Duta drew her steampunk cyborg lion
This remarkable steampunk cyborg lion is the work of the Romanian artist Paula Duta. She captured the process by taking a series pictures of the design coming to life on her illustration desk. You can see other examples of Paula’s work over at her Behance portfolio. It’s worth a look. (Via Geek Art Gallery and […]
Short film: Envoi
It’s a bleak sci-fi future. There’s a tyrannical government. A famous musician has lost his band to the system and so returns from hiding for one final performance. What do you think? Different? Straight forward and elegant or underwhelming? Did you know you can use this random teleport link to jump over another short film?
Madrid’s Pac-Man Christmas tree
This Pac-Man Christmas tree first appeared online… back in 2007! That makes the electronic wonder 7 years old this Christmas. (Via Paul Strauss at Technabob many years ago)
X-Men cosplay and special effects bonanza
This is a cosplay wrap-up is an alternate to the post-convention summaries you might be familiar with. There’s an X-Men focus and the usual cosplay greatness has been layered with special effects. The result feels very different! This was filmed at DragonCon 2014. 2015 tickets are now available from DragonCon.org.
10 examples of stunning geek art by Laurel Austin
Laurel is a Canadian artist who works at Blizzard Entertainment as a senior illustrator. She’s contributed to Lords of War, done the keyart for Hearthstone’s first expansion and has an impressive portfolio. I recommend checking out her professional site as well as the samples below.
