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Archives for October 2017

12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Garrus

October 23, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What was your take on Mass Effect: Andromeda? I’m still making my mind up… but I miss Garrus. This entry to the 12 Masks of Halloween is one of the most expensive we have this year. This handmade resin and latex mask will set you back more than £400. You can see more details over […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, halloween, larp, masks, mass effect

London Role Play group buys wheelchairs for local hospital

October 23, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Geek Native first wrote about the Lewisham Role Play Haven back in 2013 when there was drama with the Health Secretary (then and now) Jeremy Hunt and cuts. This year Lewisham are making a positive difference. The club, which has been described as one of London’s best kept gaming secrets, has raised over £1,000 for […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: rp haven

Join in Go 8-Bit stars with WiFi War’s fun public stream games

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Watched games played on Twitch? WiFi wars lets you play along, in a team, on your smartphone. I first encountered Steve McNeil when he was one half of McNeil and Pamphilon’s Go 8-Bit and performing live shows in Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe. Since then Go 8-Bit has made it onto National TV and is hosted by […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: Steve McNeil, twitch

Only 100 available – IWOOT’s Game of Thrones Monopoly

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last week Geek Native noticed that Hawkin’s was running out of Pokemon Monopoly. We joked about how many different types of Monopoly there are now and suggested Rule 231. If there’s a franchise that’s still going and older than 5 years then there’s probably a Monopoly version. Step up Game of Thrones Monopoly. UK retailer, […]

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: board games, game of thrones, monopoly

Gobblin’: Goblins stranded in a post-apocalyptic Earth

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gobblin’: The Goblin RPG was years in the making and is now going strong on Kickstarter. Drunk and Ugly Games are asking only for a humble $1,500 to fund and, at the time of writing, have more than $1,300 in the pot. There’s still about three weeks left on the project. You can follow progress […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: apocalyptic, kickstarters

Will Chill 3e’s Undead sourcebook shamble to life?

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Matthew McFarland’s Kickstarter for Undead, the third sourcebook for Chill 3rd Ed, finishes on Halloween. At the time of writing it has more than $13,000 in the pot on a $16,000 goal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playattentiongames/undead-a-sourcebook-for-chill-3rd-edition-horror-r A pledge of $15 gets you the PDF copy of Undead if the Kickstarter hits targets. $25 means you’ll get both the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: chill, horror, kickstarters, Matthew McFarland, undead

12 Masks of Halloween: #4 Goat Boy

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Some people mark the approach of Christmas with an advent calendar. Geek Native marks the approach of Halloween with a masks countdown. This happens every year and to see hat’s gone before then check out Geek Native’s entire collection of masks. There’s more than just a mask here with Costume Supercenter’s goat boy. There’s collar […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, halloween, larp, masks

WizKids to make Warhammer 40K games – Games Workshop share price surges

October 22, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It isn’t April 1st. On the WizKids’ website is a press release that announces a multi-year partnership between Games Workshop and WizKids. WizKids will make Warhammer 40 Dice Building Games, board games and other undisclosed games. Games like Relic and Fury of Dracula will be republished. It’s great for fans that these two companies are […]

Filed Under: Games Tagged With: Asmodee, games workshop, money, warhammer 40k, wizkids

Pop art Harley Quinn tutorial in time for Halloween

October 21, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Make-up and SFX vlogger Caitlyn Kreklewich worked with Wholesale Halloween Costumes this year on a pop art Harley Quinn look. We already know thanks to data from Costume Supercenter that Harley was a big hit last year and superheroes are fairly evergreen when it comes to costumes. A pop art twist on this Gotham siren […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: cosplay, halloween, Harley Quinn

Magical anime: A review of “Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or Bottom?”

October 21, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

This is a review of the 2016 anime and not the live-action film by Shunji Iwai which has the same name. What a name, huh?

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: reviews

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