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Archives for October 2017

Explore all articles published in October 2017. This collection covers topics in Geek Stuff, Sites, and Art.

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800 pieces of Lego chestburster

October 14, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This Lego xenomorph chestburster build from the Arvo Brothers is one of my favourites. As it happens some of the pieces are quite hard to find but if you’ve an impressive collection you may be able to build this alien in about 90 minutes. The YouTube channel MyBrikBox has a time lapse which shows the […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: aliens, lego, xenomorph

Humble Bundle has been bought by IGN

October 14, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you ever bought a truck load of indie RPGs from Humble Bundle for a fraction of their list price? Just this week Paizo was running a $600 deal with Dynamite. Humble Bundle is popular with gamers. That’s probably why IGN has bought the site for an undisclosed sum. In an interview with Gamasutra the […]

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: humble bundle

Gladzy Kei takes Princesses to battle

October 14, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Canadian cosplayer and artist Gladzy Kei has well over 60,000 followers on Facebook and it is easy to see why. Take a look at this battle damaged Snow White. If you think she would make a great cosplay then you’re right. This is what happened when Kei’s design was worn by Andy Rae. Gladzy Kei […]

Filed Under: Art Tagged With: cosplay, disney, princesses

Impossible or improbable? 6 evil but cute plushies

October 11, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Etsy is a platform that bundles up the improbable and puts it on display in customer reviewed marketplace. As a result it comes to life for Halloween. A huge chunk of Geek Native’s traditional 12 Masks of Halloween countdown comes from Etsy – and most of the best masks do. I wanted to test the […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Etsy, plushies

Paizo and Dynamite partner for Pathfinder Twitch charity marathon

October 11, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The big press release from the two companies says that the Pathfinder, Worldscape and Starfinder marathon kicks off off tomorrow, October 11th, at 11am Pacific Time on the Official Paizo Twitch stream. The only problem with that is tomorrow is the 12th. I’ve taken a peak at Twitch. Right now in Paizo land there’s the […]

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: charity, Dynamite Entertainment, Erik Mona, humble bundle, owen k. c. stephens, pathfinder, starfinder, twitch

Cthulhu Christmas? Nah, go Dreamlands instead

October 10, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Studio WonderCabinet have history in running successful Lovecraft Kickstarter. This year they’re back and asking for $3,000 for The Dreamlands set of wrapping paper and Christmas cards. They already have $6,000 in the pot and, at the time of writing, more than 20 days to collect more funds. The catch? They’re encouraging Europeans to consider […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: christmas, christmas gift, kickstarters, lovecraft

Alyson Tabbitha’s amazing Wonder Woman

October 10, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Cosplayer Alyson Tabbitha shared this incredible cosplay of Wonder Woman. The popular cosplayer, with over 200,000 followers on Facebook, said that she started off with a makeup test but ended up putting on the nearly finished costume too. I’m just pleased she shared the before picture as well otherwise I’d be wondering if this was […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: attack on titan, cosplay, overwatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, vampires, Wonder Woman

Stranger Things (Barbed)

October 10, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Stranger Things 2 is due to hit Netflix on the 27th. We know there’s a Cthulhu inspired monster lurking in the sky. We know more 80s inspirations are layered into this series and as of today we know 6 episode titles. What about the rest? The Duffer brothers are keeping those secret for now in […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: stranger things, weebl

If you wanted… support this sexy orc beefcake 2018 calendar

October 9, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

$20 in backing gets you a copy of the Orcish Beefcake calendar. It’s no joke. It’s a Kickstarter and you can follow the progress here. Zombie Orpheus are asking for $15,000 and, at the time of writing, have made $8,700 from nearly 200 backers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/orcish-beefcake-calendar-2018 [Back this Campaign] There is one special effects guru in […]

Filed Under: Online Shows Tagged With: calendars, journey, kickstarters, orcs

October 10: all proceeds of Hellblade go to mental health charity Rethink

October 9, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ninja Theory have released a new trailer for their horror action-adventure game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The game follows a Pict as she struggles her way through a hellscape of reality and mind. The Cambridge based developer’s latest trailer doesn’t use reviews but messages from fans about their own mental health issues. Tomorrow, October 10, is […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: charity, playstation 4, Steam

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