Sharp Ends was introduction to the World of the First Law. There’s ‘grimdark’ fantasy done well (and often) in this series of short stories. For me, as a newcomer, it was a chance to meet interesting people and match as many of them die. It was a chance to meet interesting people and wonder, when […]
Archives for April 2016
Rifts opening a path to Savage Worlds
I played a lot of Rifts back at University. There was just so much world, so many dimensions, to play with. Ooph, though, did that system begin to struggle! I can see why fans are pleased the Shane Hensley and co finally have permission to take a Savage Worlds conversion to Kickstater. You can follow […]
This black velvet space cake is full of stars
It’s called a black velvet nebula cake, it’s made by Sprinkle Bakes and is full of stars. Inspired by pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope the cake has 5 ounces of white confetti sprinkles in the batter. Hungry?
Real life Mario takes on Donkey Kong
I hardly need to say it but this is a project from My Name is Banks.com, a Honolulu born graphic designer. Worth it for the twist at the end and for Mario getting whacked in the head. No? Banks has worked on similar projects before including a Jigglypuff in real life and a Tetris in […]
Poster: Odesza
Looking for a powerful, limited edition, poster suitable for a gaming den? These Odesza posters are for sale over at DKNG Studios and are printed on 100lb classic crest epic black paper. They’re numbered and signed. These striking posters caught my attention as the world looked like a giant dice but Odesza are better known […]
Robby Cook’s Enter the Gungeon
It’s not a Dungeon. It’s a GUNgeon. Geek Native has shared plenty of Robby Cooks’ art before. This time round there’s a game to buy as well and you can pick it up from Steam or the PlayStation Store for the price of a few beers. It currently has a very positive rating on Steam […]
Artists versus Cthulhu
It’s not often you get to say “Cthulhu” and “funny because it’s true” in the same sentence but that’s the magic Joe from Pirate and Ninja has worked here. We’ve had all sorts of cute Cthulhu on Geek Native before. There’s this Easter bunny, this hug a Cthulhu and even this Talk Like a Pirate […]
Short film: 2am
This short film from New Monday uses robots and space travel to explore the concept of loneliness. With a loud soundtrack from Three More Shallows it manages to do that and feel a bit like a music video too. Ready to watch one more? Hop on this teleport link and you’ll load up another randomly […]
Competition: Win The Cohort and Carrotia board games
One prize not good enough for you? Here’s a chance to win Mage Company’s Carrotia for 1-6 players, ages 8+, as well as The Cohort for 2-6 players and ages 8+. What do you have to do to win these excellent games? You just have to check out Aether Captains! Aether Captains is a game […]
Grimdark done well: A review of Sharp Ends
Sharp Ends is a collection of short stories and is my introduction to Joe Abercrombie’s World of the First Law. I’m not sure how to tackle Sharp Ends. Let’s begin with the important stuff; I really enjoyed it. In Sharp Ends the characters feel real and are interesting. Bad things happen to good people. I’m […]
