A 4-player team from Denmark has won the 2014 World Magic Cup while Israel based Shahr Shenhar successfully defended his Magic World Championship. Shenhar wins $50,000, while team Denmark have £48,000 to divide between themselves. Wizards of the Coast had almost $250,000 in the prize fund for top national teams. The team from Denmark consisted […]
Archives for December 2014
Discover what was posted on the blog during December 2014. This collection covers topics in Tabletop & RPGs, TV, and Geek Stuff.
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The Syfy channel sets out to prank British librarians
Ah… excuse me, there’s a knight here. A very British reaction to a prank. This viral stunt was filmed to support the launch of The Librarians on Syfy UK. The new series, which is a spin-off from the movie franchise, started on the 8th of December. It took 12 special effects experts and an undercover […]
Syfy’s Krypton series to follow Superman’s grandfather
DC Comics are pushing ahead with their TV Empire as David S Goyer (The Dark Knight) and Ian Goldberg (Once Upon a Time) teaming up for the pilot. The official description for Syfy’s new show says; Years before the Superman legend we know, the House of El was shamed and ostracized. This series follows The […]
Custom blinds inspired by The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Back in April we featured some Game of Thrones blind designs made by the Made to Measure Blinds team. Those designers are back and inspired by the forthcoming and final movie in The Hobbit. You can read a little more about these spoiler-free designs at the Made to Measure blog. Iron Hills Leader: Dain II […]
Hasbro and Diamond design Star Wars cover with action figures
The Star Wars #1 PREVIEWS exclusive limited variant edition will be an interesting one. I think the clue is in the name! This will be a Toy Fair edition and limited to just 10,000 copies. Diamond and Hasbro have used Star Wars Black action figures to create a tableau with Darth Vader in audience with […]
Steampunk delight: A review of Brass Sun
Imagine what it would be like if the sun was a super-hot orb on an actual Orrery and there was a network of planets connected to it by a mechanical contraption. Imagine what it would take to transform a natural solar system into something like that. Brass Sun starts off with all guns blazing. We’ve […]
Player Piano takes on Street Fighter’s Guile Theme
A blast from the past or were you just playing Street Fighter the other day? In this video composer and pianist Sonya Belousova takes on the iconic Street Fighter game series. This video is interesting for a few reasons. Firstly, Player Piano have an Indiegogo campaign on to raise funds. Secondly, how much did this […]
2000 AD bring Judge Dredd to Cosplay Penguin
Blind Mouse Toys and Blind Mouse Toys have today released the first in the Cosplay Penguin line. It’s a Judge Dredd penguin! I’m sure this is something Google would approve of. The Judge Dredd penguin has a comic accurate costume – which means you can’t remove the helmet – and a removable Lawgiver. The Judge […]
TOHO returns to Godzilla with the first feature film in 12 years
TOHO is the Japanese company behind Godzilla. They last made a movie featuring the iconic monster on 2004. Godzilla Final Wars had mutant soldiers in the Earth Defense Organization who battled against the alien Xilien aliens. Godzilla was released from his South Pole prison to battle the Xilien’s own army of monsters. Following the success […]
19 harmed after gas attack on furries and cosplayers at Midwest FurFest
19 attendees of Chicago’s Midwest FurWest have been hospitalised after a release of dangerous chlorine gas. At about 12:40am first responders investigated a “noxious odour” that had crept into the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Rosement where the convention was being held. The organisers and authorities reacted quickly; ordering everyone out of the convention – many […]
