As we approach the end of the year Geek Native has been sifting through data from DriveThruRPG to see which games sold the best from which genre. As it happens, games can belong to many genres, and we’re starting to see some overlaps. In this chapter, we look at games tagged ‘modern’ by the publisher […]
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What Are D&D Grognards?
Originally the term comes from the Old French root word “grogner” which was used to describe someone who grunts, growls, or snarls like an animal.
Funded in 9 minutes: Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG
Judge Dredd was last an RPG back in the days of d20 and D&D 3e. Today the iconic lawman’s new home was firmly established as EN Publishing then Morrus’ Kickstarter funded in less than 10 minutes. You can check out Geek Native’s brief preview of Judge Dredd RPG here or just dive into the Kickstarter […]
Collectible Disney advent coins worth nearly £500 for £60 pre-order
A few days ago Geek Native had the news that Zavvi had the exclusive on Marvel and Star Wars collectable coin advent calendars. Each set was £59.99, and ebay has single coins going for over £100. [Grab these] An eagle-eyed reader has spotted what looks to be a similar set over at My Geek Box. […]
Dark and Deadly: A review of The Witcher tabletop RPG
This is a review of The Witcher tabletop RPG from a roleplayer who is well aware of The Witcher computer game but who has never played it. As a result of reading, re-reading the 330+ pages of the tabletop game and playing through some scenes and melees I am now even more tempted by the […]
Brilliant costume mashups from the 2018 San Diego Comic Con
Yesterday you saw some of the great genderswapped costumes from this year’s San Diego Comic Con, but if you’re looking for some truly clever cosplays, it’s hard to beat those that mashup two different characters. These mashups were some of the best I spotted at the 2018 SDCC. McThor Would you like fries with that […]
Nostalgia will whack you in the face thanks to this pixel perfect cartography
There’s a trick computer games do to create a 3D effect. They take a 2D map and characters and rotate the image until a corner of the rectangle points at you. It’s a way to suggest a depth in perception that isn’t there and is sometimes called two-and-a-half-D or fake 3D. This is the trick […]
Geeky art collection – 5 mystery prints
Right now pop-culture and music retailer Zavvi have a ‘very time limited’ offer on in which you get 5 mystery prints for £9.99. I didn’t even know Zavvi sold prints. I was inspired to take a look. The mystery print deal seems to be capped at a retail value of £25 so the chances of […]
John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction: The Standoff launches at San Diego Comic-Con
John Carpenter’s wife, Sandy King, owns a comic company. Storm King Comics is a division of Storm King Productions, and Sandy is both the head producer and the head writer. This will be the first time the company has been to San Diego Comic-Con, find them at booth #4504, and to mark that they’ll be […]
Competition: An interview with Empire of Silence’s Christopher Ruocchio and a chance to win!
This post is a two-for-one. We have an interview with Christopher Ruocchio who’s debut novel, Empire of Silence, is impressing reviewers and a chance to win a hardback copy of it! The main character is a hero and a murderer. On the wrong planet, at the right time, Hadrian Marlowe ends up being remembered as […]
