Chick chick chick chick chicken, make a ToucanBox with me!Chick chick chick chick chicken, I’m going to eat you for my tea. BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: ToucanBoxProduct Type: Craft subscription box for children and the young at heartPrice: £7.99 plus £2 postage. Get your first box free with our link and code. Summary: Chilled, mildly messy, fun. An easy 4 …
Like a trebuchet of information bombarding your castle of experience. There may be casualties in this war of gaming news. So long, KewlBoi39572 This week the long-awaited name change option was released for Playstation players. The function was announced several months ago, which was many years too late for most gamers who created their Playstation ID back in the …
We haven’t even finished writing up or PAX East adventures yet and those fine indie-loving folk at the Indie Megabooth have gone and opened submissions for PAX West 2019. We’ve already covered Dangerous Driving, have got writeups of adorable old age dating sim Later Daters and to contrast that One Finger Death Punch 2, to come soon and here’s the …
Indie games in abundance! Our Convention Survival Guide and plenty of video and in depth hands ons are coming, but for now, here are our games of EGX Rezzed 2019! BEST COOPERATIVE COUCH MULTIPLAYER GAME Heave Ho – Devolver Digital “DAVID YOU ARE LITERALLY NOT HELPING” Oh how we laughed as we seethed at each other. The game …
Burning Out of the Noughties with Dangerous Dr1v1ngShiny Red Car Five! BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Dangerous DrivingProduct Type: Arcade RacerPrice: PC Epic Games store – $26.99/£22.49 PS4/XBox One – $29.99/£24.99 digitally Physical release – $39.99 US/$49.99 CAD/UK £29.99/Europe €39.99/Australia $69.95 AUD Summary: A blast from the past with shiny new graphics. Pared back but a joy to return to the …
Newshit 8th April This week’s gaming information service, beamed digitally through the airwaves like some sort of knowledge laser. Do not adjust your set, stay tuned, and we’ll be back right after this. Super Meat Boy Forever … and ever… (and ever) Some news which sounds bad on first reading, but turns into one of gaming’s good news stories …
Earth Defense Force has always been a super Japanese B Move of a game. Massive battles against hordes of massive enemies; ants, spiders, wasps, aliens, landing pods, drones, and spacecraft. Coming in on the ‘janky’ end of the 3rd person shooter spectrum, it’s fast paced, over the top, unashamed fun and has done OK in the west, but largely appealed …
Feed your Funko Pop addiction with Pop in a Box!Pop! Vinyl delivered to your door. BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Pop in a BoxProduct Type: Subscription Funko Pop Delivery ServicePrice: From £9.99 but generally £12.99Summary: When they get it right, it should work brilliantly but a few questions hang over the service. Rating: GET A MONTHLY FUNKO POP Get a …
Trover Saves the Universe shouldn’t be as good as it is. It’s a fairly standard action platformer and yet it feels fresh and is fucking hilarious. PAX East saw Squanch Games bringing Trover Saves the Universe along to play. Plus a panel featuring Justin Roiland, co creator of Rick & Morty, hosting a series of guests to talk about comedy …
Hello and welcome back to Coaching for Geeks’ Creator of the Month for April 2019! We interviewed: Jörn Meyer, artist and illustrator. Hello! Who are you? Hello Jörn! What do you create? Artwork and illustrations, mostly from the fantasy and horror genre. I especially like to draw everything dark, eerie, macabre, and unsettling. Why do you do it? I always …
Make terrible mistakes that are only semi permanent with inkbox TattoosYou don’t need Splatoon as an excuse to get inky anymore. BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 INKBOX Review Summary Product Name: Inkbox Semi Permanent TattoosProduct Type: Non permanent tattoo pads and ink, plus freestyle tattoo ink pens.Price: $14-$23 plus postage (free to mainland USA and Canada, $9 flat fee worldwide).EXCLUSIVE CFG DISCOUNT …
Burnout is dead, long live Dangerous Driving! Three Fields Entertainment Alex Ward needs a cup of tea I sat down with Alex Ward, Creative Director at Three Fields Entertainment and co-creator of Burnout, at PAX East 2019, who talked me through some of the elements that have gone into giving Dangerous Driving more than just a fresh lick of …
Did worlds collide at the Doctor Who escape room?Doctor Doctor, can’t you see I’m burning, burning? BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Doctor Who – The Live Escape Game: Worlds CollideProduct Type: Escape RoomPrice: £30 per person, 4-6 peopleSummary: This review summary provides everything at a glance and makes it easier for impulse buyers to get what they want …
It’s the geeky daddy of subscription boxes… the almighty LootCrateGeekgasm in a box with LootCrate BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: LootCrateProduct Type: Monthly Subscription BoxPrice: $19.99/£24.99 plus shippingSummary: The daddy of the geeky subscription crate model, LootCrate, knows exactly what it’s doing and only falls short of a 5 star review due to a couple of minor details. Rating: …
Get Gin Soaked with Flavourly Craft Gin ClubIt’s a box of gin, tonic, and snacks! BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Flavourly Craft Gin ClubProduct Type: Monthly Gin Subscription BoxPrice: £34.99 – £18 off your first box with our link and discount codeSummary: A box of delicious craft gins made by small distilleries. Plus snacks, tonic and other treats. Rating: …
It’s a box full of tasty treats with February’s Degusta Box – Degusta & ChillAre they asking me to do rude things with the plantain bites? BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Degusta BoxProduct Type: Subscription Food BoxPrice: £12.99 including delivery. £5 off with our code taking it down to £7.99 for your first box.Summary: A much better effort …
Discover the Best Book of Battle Mats in our Loke Battle Mats Review BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Two books of Battle Mats. One Big, one Giant. But which is best? Robin tried both out in an effort to decide who shall win the battle of the battle mats! The Giant Book of Battle MatsThe Giant Book of Battle Mats …
Coaching for Geeks Overlord Robin is heading to PAX East on his annual pilgrimage to Boston. Expect lots of PAX East coverage as he’s armed with a press pass and a cheeky grin. So let’s see what’s going on at PAX East 2019. PAX East Unveils 2019 Panel Schedule, Exhibitors List PAX East 2019, taking place March 28-31 at the Boston …
Get your gamer gear with Loot Gaming BoxAnd get 50% off until 1st March 1019 with our link and code LOVEMORE BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Loot Gaming BoxProduct Type: Subscription BoxPrice: £28 + postage (but check out our link and use code AFF35 before 28th Feb to get 35% off)Summary: A surprisingly generous crate with a selection …
Immersive gaming space race action with Bring Them HomeGround control to Major Bates. Sending scrawled notes about what’s in space. BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Bring Them Home – An Immersive Game Experience Product Type: Immersive GamePrice: £22Summary: Bring Them Home is a fantastic and fast paced gaming experience, suitable for newcomers to the world of immersive gaming, and …
Is it delight or disappointment with the first Degusta Box of 2019?Tasty treats that can’t be beat or nasty surprises before your very eyeses? BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Degusta BoxProduct Type: Subscription Food BoxPrice: £12.99 – or use our link for £5 off with the coupon – DEGUSTA5Summary: Lots of potential with Degusta Box but squandered on a …
Guess what Robin thinks from the page title with a review of February’s My Geek BoxI said ‘plastic tat’ and I meant it! BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: My Geek BoxProduct Type: Subscription BoxPrice: £19.99 plus about £3 postageSummary: Old unwanted crap and customer service to match. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Rating: Get It Now Last …
Prepare for a revolution with Counting Sheep at the Vault Festival 2019Do you revolve or evolve? BY ROBIN BATES Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Counting SheepProduct Type: Immersive TheatrePrice: £19.50-£31.50 Rating: Book Tickets Now Entering the Vaults beneath Waterloo Station, we are transported to Kiev. Sat either side of a long table, with the cheap seats on benches either side, and …
Get ready to deduct your way out of this one with Sherlock: The Game is Now.Review of the Official Sherlock Escape Room BY ROBIN BATES, MAY 27, 2015 11:00 AM Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Pin0 Review Summary Product Name: Sherlock: The Game is NowWhat is it: Escape Room Experience in London, UKPrice: £54Summary: A well made escape room, with beautiful sets, from the team behind Time …
PodUK is a celebration of the UK podcasting scene, and is set to take place in Birmingham Millennium Point on Saturday February 2nd. Hosted by Rocksalt Events and sponsored by Present Communications Ltd and Hindenburg Systems, PodUk is a fan focussed event, allowing you to get up close and meet your favourite podcasters. Including Coaching for Geeks’ own Robin Bates. …
