Free Mythical giveaways to celebrate 20 years of Pokemon

Nintendo are celebrating 2 decades of Pokemon games with free official mythical pokemon events throughout 2016.

Each month from February there will be a new Mythical available for download at various events. Many of these Pokemon are almost impossible to get a hold of so this is an exciting time for those trying to finish the National Pokedex.

Mew is available until February 24th by visiting a Gamestop location and receiving a gift from your Pokemon card. Be sure to take a couple of games with you so you can get more than one! Pokemon X, Y, Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby cards can all accept these mythical pokemon.

More instructions and a release schedule can be found on the Pokemon 20th Anniversary website. Gotta catch em all!

A wild cross stitch appears!

I've been looking to increase the amount of time I spend doing something that's not staring at a screen. That means real books and a lot of crafts. I'd forgotten the joy of making something physical and feeling accomplished, it sure beats heavy refreshing on Facebook.

One of my childhood joys was cross stitch and I've discovered that thanks to the internet this is now a cheap hobby that lends itself perfectly to 8 bit artwork. With some cheap thread and a hoop from the craft store and some digital downloads we're away!

Here's some great online geek cross stitch resources for all your geek crafter needs:

• Cross Stitch Techniques and Basics
• Pokemon Cross Stitch designs (Makibird @ Deviantart)
• Harry Potter Cross Stitch designs
• Disney Cross Stitch
• Subversive Cross Stitch (for the naughty geek girls!)
• Sprite Stitch a Gamer Cross Stitch Blog
• Cross Stitch on Geek Crafts
• Capes & Crafts on Etsy