February 8th 2016 is the Chinese New Year. It’ll be the Year of the Monkey, in fact, it’ll be the year of the Fire Monkey. As a rule of thumb the Chinese New Year follows the second new moon after the winter solstice. That’s the tradition. It’s less traditional to pick 8 Far East RPGs, […]
Archives for January 2016
Short film: Soar
Soar’s described as a cross between Miyazaki and Pixar. We certainly have a beautiful CGI animation style and a story that develops as a young girl discovers a strange fantasy world. The short animation is an award winner, holding the 2015 Gold Winner of the 42nd Student Oscars, Best Student Animation Winner at the Palm […]
Geeky gift idea: Killer GM!
[Get the t-shirt] “Killer” is one of those words that’ll confuse computer powered sentiment analysis. A “killer idea” is a very different sentiment from a “killer bear”, an “iPhone killer” is not the same thing as a “cop killer”. What about a killer dungeon master? Or a killer GM? Would that be a good person […]
Star Wars: She Protect Them
I think Sven’s Star Wars panels make a great point. You can check out more of her work over at Svenglia at Tumblr. Okay, true, there weren’t many female characters beside Leia in the first three films but that doesn’t stop Leia from being one badass hero. In all three Star Wars eras so far […]
Urban fantasy meets Savage Worlds: Olympus Inc
Olympus Inc is an urban campaign setting for Savage Lands and it’ll be available if Fabled Environments are able to hit their $8,500 goal on Kickstarter. There’s more than two weeks left on the clock, at the time of writing, and they’re more than halfway there. For the latest stats check the campaign page. [Back […]
Creepily good: A review of Mira Nikki – Future Diary
We’ve taken a dip into the Future Diary before on Geek Native. Years before a UK release, international reviewer L. Meridian offered us a glimpse inside. We were warned of impending horror despite appearances. This review looks at Collection 1, that’s episodes 1 to 13, and takes us into that horror. Our “hero” is an […]
Competition: The Dime Museum Murders
Imagine a young Harry Houdini struggling to make ends meet, finding the world of entertainment to be cruel and challenging when detectives come calling with a strange request. The year in 1897 and there’s been a murder in New York City. Houdini, never one to back away from the challenge, steps forwards and begins to […]
Kaizo Trap: Girlfriend vs Computer Game
This is an awesome music video from Guy Collins Animation. We begin with a tired man getting home to discover his thoughtful girlfriend has surprised him with a brand new gaming console. Before we know it he’s been caught by the game. We know how this happens, right? Our hero sets about tackling the platform […]
This 2 and half foot wide WoW Deathwing statue is insane
Do you have room for a World of Warcraft Deathwing statue that as a 2 ½ foot wide wingspan in your apartment? Would the people you live with agree with you? [Show me the product page] The epic statue stands on the ramparts of Stormwind City, is limited to just 2500 in number and is […]
Golem Arcana announces final expansion against poor sales
I was excited by Golem Arcana, described it as an attempt a whole new board game genre, backed the Kickstarter and got the game. Golem Arcana is clever as it mixes technology, with some great models and the board game. The tech tells you how to play, revealing the moves creatures can make. But I’ve […]
