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Archives for January 2016

Destroy your werewolf lover this Valentine’s Day with Unicorn Tears gin

January 25, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Day is coming up. No, really, watch it closely as it’s a sneaky devil that will try and hide from you until it’s too late. Ambush! Don’t let it succeed this year. Tell me more Unicorn Tears gin liqueur contains 100% edible pieces of silver. Unless, that is, you’re a werewolf and silver is […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: drink, food, valentine's day

The Consortium and the Secret War

January 25, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Shades of Vengeance have returned to Kickstarter, after requests from fans, to crowdfund the expansion to their sci-fi Era: The Consortium RPG. I missed the original Kickstarter but note this new Kickstarter offers up cheap ways to secure the core rulebook. There are more details on the campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-consortium-the-secret-war [Back this Campaign] If you […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, sci-fi, Shades of Vengeance

A custom made Zelda Twilight Princess Gamecube

January 24, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

A quick check on eBay suggests some customised Gamecubes are on offer for hundreds of dollars. Shared on Deviant Art the impressive casemod even has its own video to show the details of the paint job.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: casemod, zelda

You see an orc armed with a battleaxe…

January 24, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

This great shot was taken by @Hishgraphics and comes from Cubicle 7’s The Laundry RPG. Gareth Hanrahan’s tabletop isn’t a D&D fantasy at all, but a game based Charles Stross’ The Laundry Files in which a secret British agency battles to keep the world safe from Cthulhu like forces. It uses the Basic Role-Playing (BRP) […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cubicle 7, Gareth Hanrahan, humour, The Laundry RPG

A dragon ring-bracelet to keep your hand company

January 24, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Etsy retailer Mad March Moon have invented and created an unique looking ring – a cute dragon. The little dragons perch on your finger while their tails wrap carefully around your wrist. I need this. Not sure if this would work for you? In this quick video Mad March Moon demonstrates how flexible and free […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: dragons, Etsy, fashion

Short film: AFK_

January 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A 15 minute film from and staring Tyler Hynes all about cyber security. There’s a war going on even as we sit here. Agents, backed by national states, are busy testing defences and trying to hack into the vulnerable devices all around the world. AFK_ is rich with production value with scenes in America, China, […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: hacking, short film

6 character posters for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

January 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re gearing up for the release of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It’s going to be a bit of a weird date movie as due out in the States and the UK on 11th February. That’ll snuggle it up with the Deadpool movie too. After a strange plague turns most of 19th century England into […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: matt smith, posters, pride and prejudice and zombies, zombies

Who’s the bad guy now? A review of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, part 2

January 23, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It keeps on getting better. The first half of season 2 was better than the first and the second part is better still. Aladdin’s gone off to secretly explore the Kingdom of Magnostadt which is ruled by the wizards and seems to be a wonderful utopia compared to the poverty and brewing wars outside. There’s […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, reviews

Gygax Magazine to close

January 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There had been some dispute over the name of the Gygax Magazine. The magazine had Luke and Ernie Gygax on board if not the whole Gygax Estate but now that’s changed. The result means the magazine cease being published. In an email to subscribers, Jayson Elliot of TSR Games, noted; As you may have heard, […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Gary Gygax, gygax magazine, legal, tsr games

Titan Comics launch new Vikings series based on TV show

January 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 16 Comments

The politics, sword-swinging combat and drama from the TV show Vikings will continue in a new series announced by Titan Comics today. Set within the third season of the show, the Vikings comic books will follow Ragnar Lothbrok and his band of Northmen on a saga worthy series of adventure. The books are written by […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: titan comics, vikings

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