On the 16th of December Steve Jackson Games will announce a new fast-playing dexterity game called Mars Attacks: Ten Minute-Takedown. Okay, it’s a dexterity game about Martian aggression and global destruction. Players flick the game’s custom die from their flying saucer at the human cities and claim points as they crumble. The demo of the […]
Archives for December 2014
Browse the Geek Native archives from December 2014. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, PC, and Music.
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Elite: Dangerous launch trailer
Geek gamers have been playing Elite: Dangerous for a while now… but the official launch is December 16th. I’ve gamma test access somewhere in my inbox and this trailer is good enough to persuade me to forget all about my Christmas shopping responsibilities and play Elite instead. What do you think? Looking good? Are you […]
Christopher Lee releases heavy metal Christmas single
There’s no doubting Christopher Lee’s geek cred. He’s been in oodles of our movies – The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, James Bond, The Wicker Man and even Dracula. This year his Christmas metal single is a cover of “Hark! The Herald Angel Sings” and is called “Darkest Carols, Faithful Sing”. You can grab […]
Official Game of Thrones dragonclaw goblet
I must have this! This dragonclaw goblet replica was created by Think Geek and, as you would expect, they have the exclusive. It is an offcial HBO licensed Game of Thrones merchandise. Do you recognise the goblet of the House Baratheon of Dragonstone? This replica is of the goblet Master Cressen and Melisandre drink from […]
Not even a little dead: Deluxe Wraith the Oblivion 20th anniversary edition
Onyx Path are now masters at bringing back old White Wolf titles. Currently in the spotlight is Wraith: the Oblivion. They need $50,000 and have over $155,000 with more than 27 days left on the clock. Find more here. [Back this Campaign] A PDF copy of the deluxe 20th anniversary edition unlocks for a $35 […]
Paizo launch RPG Superstar 2015
It’s not yet 2015 but Paizo have begun their annual search for their “superstar” of the yeah. This worldwide contest is an open call for gamers with design talents. The contest has been running for 8 years. The 2014 contest was won by Victoria Jacko and you can read an interview with her plus tips […]
Texts from Kobold: Your very own!
[I want this!] Have you seen Texts from Kobold? A little joke on Geek Native proved surprisingly popular. All it took was for one bored kobold to get his hand on a smartphone, start to annoy-text his evil wizard boss and wave adventurers through and gamers started to notice. It’s half a year later and […]
Gamers 50% more willing to explore wormholes than everyone else
If you found a tear in reality, a rip in time and space, what would you do? In the event of a wormhole encounter in which you luckily had a choice whether to go through or not your decision would be the choice of a lifetime. Geek Native was curious as to whether gamers might […]
Jules Verne mashup: A review of Master of the World
Master of the World aired first back in 1961. It’s even older than I am and features remarkably young Charles Bronson and a physically imposing Vincent Price. The film is based on the 1886 sci-fi novel “Robur the Conqueror” and the 1904 “Master of the World”. I’ve read neither; but as I watched Master of […]
Let’s go LARPing! Treasure Trapped trailer
Cosmic Joke are already approaching half a million views for their LARP documentaries and have been feature on the likes of MTV, USA Today and TIME. Their latest feature – Treasure Trapped – looks likely to grow that audience. The documentary follows gamers as they escape the world of desk jobs, traffic james and morning […]
