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Okay, how many of you want to watch all the Twilight movies again (even though you may have seen them all like a hundred million times)? And how many of you want to finally get with the programme and see for yourself what the fuss over the human/vampire/werewolf love triangle is all about? Well, thanks […]
By JASON LIOH alltherage@thestar.com.my PORTRAITURE photography is one of the most common genres that most new and young photographers want to pick up; with humans as subjects – particularly female models. However, many do not realise that portraiture photography is also one of the toughest genes to master due to the amount of variables involved […]
The first SWX (Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures) tournament took place recently in Boardgame Depot, Bangsar. The chosen format was 60 points squads going head-to-head. Ten players showed up, as each player experienced 3 Swiss-style pairings. The winner will get the upcoming Millenium Falcon expansion blister that will be coming out around November/December 2012. […]
Just in case you guys don’t remember, Britney Spears’ former manager Sam Lufti had a case against the pop star and her family. He sued her and the rest of the Spears clan for unpaid fees, alleged assauilt and defamation for Lynne Spears’ autobiography in 2008. However, after six days of trial, a judge declared […]
I was on holiday (well, still am, since I’m flying back to KL in several days) in Melbourne, and asides from sampling the city’s awesome food and sights, I actually stumbled upon several games stores. One of them was a Games Workshop store, right in the heart of the city’s central business district, in […]
If you’ve got nowhere to go or game this weekend, and RM30 to spare, why not check out the MaGaCon 2012 games convention in Publika, Solaris Dutamas? Well, MaGaCon looks stacked to the max with analog and digital/computer games, so if you’re keen on boardgames and trading card games such as Magic: the Gathering […]
By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my KICKSTARTER is not a store,” wrote the foudners of Kickstarter.com in a blog post last month. And yet, fans of the site seem to have largely ignored the founders’ plea. The fans, despite several warnings, are still “investing” in Kickstarter projects that promise to deliver goodies they’ve always wanted but couldn’t […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my JUSTIN Timberlake married his longtime girlfriend Jessica Biel earlier this week and none of his former band mates were invited to the special occasion. Ouch! Timberlake, 31 and Biel 30, had been dating for several years before getting engaged last December and the high-profile couple tied the knot at a […]
There’s never any doubt on the influence of the first role-playing game titles towards the gaming industry today. Boardgames such as Dungeon! may be “elementary” in nature, but it serves as useful introductions to many veteran gamers back in the day. The 1970s boardgame is considered iconic for its simpler rendition of the […]