Science fiction and cyberpunk novelist William Gibson once said that science fiction is best used to explore contemporary reality rather than attempt to predict the future. Whether you agree with that opinion or not, you can certainly see where it was coming from if you read Stark’s War, which is the first in a three […]
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files movie review
Armored Trooper VOTOMS is an anime series with a long history; 52 TV episodes that started in 1983, plenty of movies and games. VOTOMS is a mecha fighting series – but unlike Gundam the mecha are not giant space robots, they’re suits about 4 metres tall, they’re about as “man size” as powered fighting suits […]
Karafuru / Colourful review
It’s easy to see why Colourful is an award-winning anime. It’s the sort of feature-length that would appeal to judges. We start in a way station; somewhere between somewhere else, with people – or shapes of people – shuffling around before taking a line, getting a mysterious ticket and moving on. There’s an exception; a […]
Mi-Fi: 3’s Mobile Wi-Fi
This is a review of the latest Mi-Fi, aka mobile Wi-Fi, from 3. It’s an Huawei E568 device. If you’ve not heard of Huawei before, don’t worry, they’re a significant brand in this space. In fact, my 3G dongle I have from work is branded in the colours of a mobile network but my laptop […]
A first play of The One Ring
Michael McCabe, Mike, reached out to Geek Native through his influential web of contacts with an offer we could not refuse. The deal? He was about to play the brand new The One Ring RPG and was prepared to give us his gameplay impressions. Thanks Mike! Last week, a friend and fellow roleplayer received his […]
Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend review
I approached Robert Ross’s Marty Feldman biography with a degree of apprehension. Just to be clear, I approach any biography with apprehension. If I like the subject of the book then the biography risks shattering my perceptions and that’s a concern. In this case I was not all that aware of whom Marty Feldman was. […]
Bioshock: Rapture review
No, you’ve not missed out on a Bioshock game. Bioshock: Rapture is a book. It’s a prequel from Titan Books and author John Shirley and is an engaging tale of the rise and fall of Andrew Ryan’s empire. I’ve spent hours in front of Bioshock. Never actually played it myself, though, it was always one […]
The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild RPG review
The One Ring RPG is the latest Lord of the Rings roleplaying games. My main aspiration when I bought the game, buying it as a pre-order, was that it felt like Lord of the Rings. I think we all have our own take on Lord of the Rings. We now even have a generation of […]
Mobile Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson have been among the earliest providers of consumer friendly smartphone technology, long before the term ‘smartphone’ gained widespread traction among today’s increasingly mobile-savvy shoppers. Throughout the early to mid noughties they produced a line of Symbian-driven touchscreen handsets that helped define a vision of what convergence devices had to offer. Over the past […]
Bloodshot review
Bloodshot is a vampire novel from Cherie Priest. Back in July I was able to interview Cherie about Bloodshot. It’s a few weeks later so time to share a reviewers thoughts on her book. I doubt I would have picked Bloodshot up from the shelves simply because it is another vampire novel. Harsh? Perhaps. As […]
