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Character Design Contest ♯111 (A-Mage-ing) Winner

Posted on March 15, 2015 | 6 comments

I have to say, the quality of the entries for this contest was superb (and the same also applies to the current contest, but that’s off topic) and the poll just proves it. It wasn’t a run away contest, it was closer between the top 3 than in some contests  gold and silver medal positions, but the winner still won by a decent margin (13 points I believe). And that winner is Blunt Object for his Tempest. Congrats  Blunt Object and well done to everyone else who entered, as I said, the quality in this contest was amazing.

111 Blunt Object- Tempest

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Did he just make the 90’s make sense???

Posted on March 14, 2015 | 2 comments

Nah.

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Character Of The Week: Jeimuzu- Mech Suit: Brightstrike

Posted on March 13, 2015 | 7 comments

I’m sorry, this is ridiculous. Does this not look like it was hand drawn and coloured rather than created on Heromachine? I mean, I see bits I recognise from the ‘machine, but the way they’re put together defies all logic. Those of you who remember the original COTW run know that I’m a big fan of Jeimuzu’s work, but this one takes the biscuit, cake, confectionary isle and the whole damn store. How long did this take to do anyway? I guess we now know what Jei was doing in the few months he was away from us. And if you would care to share exactly how you did that shading Jeimuzu-senpai, it would be much appreciated.

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Oh, and Jeff, if you’re reading this, HOF at all? I think it deserves it.

For some reason I feel like watching Neon Genesis Evangelion….

Gallery: Jeimuzu’s World

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R.I.P Terry Pratchett

Posted on March 12, 2015 | 2 comments

I didn’t think I’d be writing another one of these so soon, but I do think that this man deserves our recognition, even if you didn’t like or read any of his work. A truly wonderful writer who created a magnificent world of weirdness and wonder in his Discworld series, he suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last seven years, before succumbing to the disease. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this time.

I think it’s best to let the man himself finish this post, so here’s my favourite quote of his.

“It is often said that before you die your life flashes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It’s called living.“

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Geek Quiz ♯15: Video Games

Posted on March 12, 2015 | 7 comments

So, last week I asked for suggestions on what quiz themes you guys would like to see and Skoul suggested video games, so that’s what we’re doing. We might do another one next week as well, because I have more questions than just the ten for this weeks quiz. Of course, if you have any suggestions for quiz themes, feel free to suggest them in the comments below.

As per usual, 10 questions with a total of 20 points to get. The answers will be below a jump from the post whilst on the main blog page, so if you don’t want to be spoiled, take a look at the questions on the blog first. And obviously Don’t Post Answers In The Comments.

1. What year was the original Pacman game released? (1)

2. In what game did Luigi first appear? (1)

3. What name was Amy Rose known by in her first appearance in the Sonic franchise? (1)

4. How many Legend of Zelda main series games have there been? (Not including re-makes and games where Link is not the main character). (1)

5. What is the name of the villainous religious cult from the Halo series? (1)

6. What was the first Pokemon ever created? (1)

7. In the Mass Effect series, what species is Garrus Vakarian? (1)

Bonus: What distinction does Liara T’Soni hold in the first game of the series? (1)

8. Name the playable character from Portal (1)

Bonus: Name the two robotic playable characters from the Portal 2 co-op (1)

9. What is the best selling games console of all time? (1)

Bonus: Name the rest of the top 5 (4)

10. What si the highest selling video game of all time, across all platforms (Console, PC, Mobile etc.)? (1)

Bonus: Grand Theft Auto V is currently the highest selling game on which 4 consoles? (4)

Answers Below The Jump

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PUP REDUX: DiCicatriz

Posted on March 10, 2015 | 7 comments

WARNING: Major amount of fanspazzing ahead, you have been warned.

So, for the second of our PUP reduxes we have the first person to get back to me about the idea after kicking the whole thing off with Kaldath last week. And boy was I happy about who it was. Now, if you guys don’t know who my favourite ‘machiners of all time is, you need not look any further (sorry everyone else). His creativity in costuming, his use of colour and his mastery of shading just make him one of the most inventive and awe-inspiring creators still active. Plus, he is a thoroughly nice guy (no matter how many times I’ve ripped off his characters he’s still cool about it) and an around awesome dude. And as a fan of At The Drive-In, I can certainly appreciate where he got his name from. So, it gives me great pleasure to pass you over to DiCicatriz

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Character Design Contest ♯112- Be A Pal-adin

Posted on March 9, 2015 | 43 comments

So, onto our next Fantasy RPG category contest, this time covering the “tin can” classes. Your task is to create a character that fits into any of the fighter classes. So that’s Barbarians, Knights, Paladins, stuff like that. So make sure your inventory is filled with the strongest armour,  the mightiest swords and the stoutest of shields. Physical strength is the order of the day here, so leave your traps and spells behind and get creating.

As per usual, no limits on entries this week and the contest will close at midnight Saturday (blog time). Please read the contest rules before entering, have fun and good luck.

Rules for posts, contests, and challenges that I am hosting: Original characters only, no copyrighted characters, no characters based on copyrighted characters, no characters based on RPG’s or other games. The characters must be your own design and not based on any character that might be copyrighted in any way. I have the right to delete any post that I believe crosses this line without warnings. Only post characters that you have either created for this contest specifically or you know for certain have never been entered to a contest before. If you aren’t certain, don’t enter it, because I’m not going to go back through all of the contests and check.

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Character Design Contest ♯111 (A-Mage-ing) Poll

Posted on March 8, 2015 | 2 comments

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This contest certainly lived up to its name. There could have been a completely different poll. Honourable mentions go to: Roseweave, ASubtleDagger, Meniukas (for his Zaria entry), Lef & Legatus, all of whom could have made it on to this poll.

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Character Design Contest ♯110 (Robots) Winner

Posted on March 8, 2015 | 5 comments

I do like it when we have a close contest. It’s so much nicer than just having the winner run away with almost half the vote  . This weeks winner only won by 6 votes over second place (to put this into perspective, last weeks winner got 55 votes more than second place, whilst this weeks winner didn’t even get 55 votes more than fifth, although there were 22 more votes overall in last weeks contest). But still, a win is a win and it doesn’t matter how close or distant the race was. ANd this weeks winner is Achilles228 for their Gauge. Congrats Achilles and well done to everyone else who entered.

110 achillies228-gauge

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I wonder why…

Posted on March 7, 2015 | 3 comments

dove

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