I suppose if I’m honest with myself I’m surprised how much I liked Andromeda’s War and the Andromeda’s Fall series. It’s a spin off from The Legion of the Damned which I will now read. I guess it goes to show you shouldn’t judge a series just because the main character has a name like […]
Archives for June 2016
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #26
Welcome to the latest issue of Irregular Reconnaissance. This adhoc column at Geek Native is a chance to catch up on and swap mini-reviews on anime hits and misses you’ve watched recently. Have any recommendations for readers? Use the comments box below the article to share your own tip-offs. The Asterisk War Episodes 12 Despite […]
Godzilla’s atomic breath
Godzilla models built out of LEGO are cool. LEGO Godzilla models that breath atomic LEGO fire are even more cool. Or burning hot. Melty! You know what I mean! This clever design is the work of Jeff Cross. Check out his Flickr stream for a whole gallery of fantastic builds. (Via Brother Brick)
Short film: A Fox Tale
A beautifully animated story about two brothers hunting foxes out in the heart of ancient China. In one short clip we’ve betrayal, bravery, hatred and love. The project is the work of four students from the French school Supinfocom Arles. Leap on this teleport link to discover a randomly selected short film.
Fancy your own Spooquish pet rock monster?
[I want one] Etsy store Orion Oddities makes these quirky – perhaps not cute – pet rocks. The Spooquish have carved teeth and carefupply planted eyes. They’re made by hand, from stone and shipped from Italy. The store specialises in making Cthulhu inspired goodies. Can you tell? I rather fancy one for the plant pot […]
10 inspirational landscapes from Alyn Spiller
Alyn Spiller is a Welsh concept artist who’s worked with brands like Cryptozoic, Fantasy Flight Games and GamerMats on projects like the Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and Warhammer board and card games. Impressive stuff. I think his landscapes are fantastic. Are you a GM looking for inspiration? Somewhere new to show your […]
Incredible Borderlands cosplay
It’s the cosplay team Thousand Faces behind this impressive Borderlands set. If you’re not familiar with the game then it’s important to stress it has its own ‘cartoon’ style of visuals that it maintains while feeling adult all of the time. One of the reasons why the reasons Thousand Faces has such a strong cosplay […]
Overwatch characters and their Pokemon battles
Computer Science student Chris Perez has a hot on his with this collection of Overwatch stars entering the world of Pokemon to battle.
Surprise! Mario under your sink
The network of pipes under our kitchen sink got a bit crazy after we had a dishwasher installed. They didn’t get heroric Italian plumber crazy, though! This is a clever idea for any geek lucky enough to have solid pipes rather than a nest of flexi-plastic tubes.
Kickstarter darling Symbaroum returns with the Thistle Hold – Wrath of the Warden
We like Symbaroum here at Geek Native. In fact, Paul Baldowski has his own site all about it call The Iron Pact. If you’ve already discovered the dark wonders of the RPG then you might want to skip ahead to the Kickstarter campaign page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/449518387/symbaroum-thistle-hold-wrath-of-the-warden [Back this Campaign] This Kickstarter has more than two weeks, […]
