British publishers Cakebread & Walton are known for games like Clockwork & Chivalry, Abney Park’s Airship Pirates, Pirates & Dragons and the OneDice series. They’ve just scored the license to take Michael Scott Rohan’s ebook series and create a two core gamebook RPG. Rohan’s 6-part fantasy series is published by Gollancz’s SF Gateway imprint and […]
Archives for June 2015
Incredible LEGO construct is an 8 foot 9 Tower of Orthanc
Wizard hats off to LEGO master Brendan M (aka LegoRyu) for this 95,000 block tower. You can see the full gallery here on Flickr and you really should take a look. Brendan spent a year building the 8 foot 9 inch Orthanc; that’s some 75,000 in the Orthanc itself and about 20,000 in the landscaping […]
New Supergirl trailer sets out some of the plot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC_MzEGWG-c The first Supergirl trailer got people talking – some with heat, drama and tension in their voice. Why? This new superhero TV series didn’t look like it would double down on the dark and depressing. Melissa Benoist stars as Supergirl and in Global’s new trailer we get a much better idea of the plot. […]
The Piano Guy’s chillax the Jurassic Park Theme
There’s nearly 4 million people subscribed to The Piano Guy’s YouTube channel and at the time of writing nearly 2 million have watched this video. Despite being a more relaxed version of John William’s now iconic tune this piece really takes me back. The video is set in Crawdad Canyon and you may get to […]
Short film: Black Angel
Geek Native posts plenty of short films but this one is different. This film, shot in Scotland, was commissioned by George Lucas to be shown before Empire Strikes Back. The film had been lost for years, vanished when Rank Laboratories went down. This article from the BBC has more information on the loss and rediscovery. […]
Which Bankai would you get?
In Bleach the the Shinigami are masters of their weapons; the powerful Zanpakuto. Mighty Shinigami are able to unleash the inner power of their weapon. to use the Shikai the Shinigami must learn the true name of their blade. The Bankai, the final release, is available to only the elite of the Shinigami. To weild […]
Fancy a monster sound system?
Who would buy this? A geeky musical festival, a well funded LARP, or perhaps computer games company throwing a party? [I neeeeeeed] Etsy retailer “HandPaintedGarments” describe this as “big, green and unique”. I’d say they’re right. The handmade system is composed of fibre glass, leather, rope, metal, wood and even crystal. You can see the […]
The cutest rock and roll ever: K-On season 2 review
I’d heard all about how popular K-On was, been told the series was “surprisingly good” but my first chance to watch any was K-On: The Movie in which the High School Light Music Club go to London. I rather enjoyed it. I was surprised despite being told, several times, that the series was surprisingly good. […]
Post-human furry RPG: A review of HC SVNT Dracones
HC SVNT Dracones sounds as exotic as it does a mouthful; take that as a sign of things to come. This is a post-human RPG. It’s the future, the humans are gone, and only anthropomorphic animals, known as Vectors, remain. Creator Pierce Fraser opens by defining the theme of the game, and it’s about humanity. […]
Plenty of Jackie Chan in the official Dragon Blade trailer
Written and directed by Daniel Lee, Dragon Blade is said to have been a big success in China and is now due out over here. We have Jackie Chan and his group of warriors trying to defend the Silk Road from Adrien Brody’s corrupt Roman leader Tiberius and his giant army. Tiberius proves to be […]
