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Face capture that orc

December 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Have you seen any of The Hobbit movies? You might recognise this animation… and I think it’s nice to peer behind the face capture. WHat do you think? Pretty impressive? Will films of the future do without actors all together? We’ll have captured their likeness and will be able to animate them like puppets. Who […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Arrow, Green Arrow, orcs, the hobbit

Frighteningly good female orc warrior cosplay

May 2, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This incredible orc cosplay, a frighteningly good female warrior, was created by Lagueuse. The sisters in arms also manage an etsy store if you wish to join the ranks of the armour clad. It’s worth paying attention to the fine detail in this suit. The pot marks, the scars, the shine and tarnish. The orc […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cosplay, larp, orcs

Incredible Warhammer LARP costume transcends to cosplay perfection

April 8, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These incredible costumes were made for a Warhammer LARP but are more than a match for any top tier cosplayer. The artist is Bugbubbastuff from Russia. The photographers are DragoNika and Anna Klishina.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: cosplay, larp, monsters, orcs, warhammer

LEGO Treebeard versus Orcs – Christmas special

December 21, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Brotherhood Workshop have put together this fantastic little animation just in time for Christmas and The Hobbit movie hitting the big screens. Action kicks off with those pesky orcs hacking their way into Fangorn Forest. That’s where Treebeard lives and he’s not too happy to see the white hand. Any one spot Gollum?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, christmas, lego, lord of the rings, orcs

The 12 Masks of Halloween: #2 World of Warcraft Orc

October 20, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The second mask featured in this year’s The 12 Masks of Halloween is face familiar to many gamers; an orc. This is no ordinary orc, though, this is a fully overhead latex mask of a World of Warcraft orc. For the horde! [Buy it] The 12 Masks of Halloween is an annual tradition here at […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: 12 masks of halloween, halloween, masks, orcs, World of Warcraft

Of Orcs and Men trailer

August 19, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Of Orcs and Men is a roleplaying game from Cyanide Studios and Spiders (I’m sure quite a lot of people would be happy to put cyanide in with spiders; in this case, though, two different companies). The CRPG is due out on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In the game the character is an elite […]

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: orcs, PlayStation 3, spiders, Xbox 360

Hobbit news: Stephen Fry joining, Weaving returns and photo of McKellen as Gandalf

May 20, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Here’s a quick The Hobbit news round-up. It’s about time we’ve found the time to mention this rather important movie here at Geek native. First up is the news that Stephen Fry will be joining The Hobbit’s cast along with the seven foot tall Conan Stevens. Fry will be playing The Master of Laketown. Conan […]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gandalf, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, orcs, peter jackson, Stephen Fry, the hobbit

Orcs

October 14, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The following post was found within the original GameWyrd Famous Last Words. It’s not a list of famous last words. It deserved to be saved and restored. Here it is. Some of the greatest Orc inventors and exploreres from history and a concise list of their fine achievements. 1: ‘Urgrak Eek’ – Inventor of the […]

Filed Under: GameWyrd Tagged With: humour, orcs

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