We’re all used to amazing special effects now and computer-generated awesomeness on the big and small screens. That doesn’t stop the pen and paper approach having a unique magic of its very own. A marketing campaign by Angies List, a site that wants you to get in contact with architects, is using the magic of […]
What If? Harry Potter & The Twenty-Sided Die
This Berds & Nerds comic from Sarah Yoshi and Sozo is brilliantly done. Switch the character classes of Harry Potter around and you get a very different story! Shankwarts,” … says Sarah, describing her eagerness to draw the strip. Aren’t rogues just wizards with knives? Specialists in the art of knife-o-mancy?” … wonders S. Sozo […]
Harry Potter game flees Kickstarter and goes private
Last month we had news from Knight Models that they had a Harry Potter mini game ready to take to Kickstarter. Today, even the teaser video has been pulled from YouTube. So, what’s going on? The Knight Models’ Facebook page had the game would only be sold to people in the pre-order. However, their website […]
Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game teaser looks impressive!
Knight Models have are planning a Kickstarter and it could be a big one. The license is Harry Potter, they’ve got the license to do a board game complete with miniatures and the teaser trailer looks incredible. Don’t take my word for it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1VtiDR0WkY There’s less than a minute of footage there but we can […]
Cthulhu or Potter? H.P. Lovecraft Preparatory School
Third Eye Games has announced a Kickstarter for H.P. Lovecraft. Geek Native reached out to owner Eloy Lasanta and asked whether the game would feel more like Cthulhu or the shenanigans of a certain boy wizard. This is the response; Good question! HPL Prep has all the schooling and fantasy feel, but instead of students […]
Where would you find Fantastic Beasts in real life?
Have you seen the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? As is J. K Rowling’s way many of the strange creatures featured are drawn from traditional mythology and legends. There are certain parts of the world where, if you believe these old stories, you might encounter a fantastic beast of your […]
The Harry Potter film location guide [infographic]
The Darwin Escapes team want you to visit their holiday parks across the UK. To tempt you into doing just that thy put together a travel guide with a twist – all the locations at which Harry Potter was filmed. Geek Native’s HQ is here in Edinburgh so we know a thing or two about […]
Harry Potter’s Hogwarts corsets
[I want these] Okay, they look kinda cool. I’m conflicted on how sexy Hogswarts merch should get, though. In the meantime if you’re looking for something to wear to a Comic Con, perhaps a LARP or Halloween then Think Geek has the exclusive on this officially licensed Harry Potter fashion corset set. There’s Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, […]
Catch up with WonderCon and this cosplay music video
Sneaky Zebrea went to WonderCon 2016 and put together one of their tightly shot cosplay videos. There’s a strange sweet spot for these cosplay videos. You need to see enough quality cosplay, matched with a catchy tune but it’s very easy to add too much and make the video repetitive. Sneaky Zebra are good at […]
Competition: Win your very own Hermione Granger Pop Vinyl
There’s a Harry Potter collection of Pop Vinyl’s in Funko’s Fantasy Movie Series. That means you can have a range of Hogwarts characters on your desk, lurking on your bookcase or as part of your growing Pop collection. At the time of writing, you can pre-order Hermione from Pop in a Box for about £10 […]
