One of my greatest gaming victories was a Games Workshop board game by the name of Adeptus Titanicus. Giant robots and futuristic warriors and weapons fighting in a future 40, 000 years in the future. In the real world though, painted plastic toys that you assemble yourself to create armies. …
Read More »5 Science-Backed Benefits of Playing Tabletop RPGs During (and After) COVID-19
In this time of crisis, tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) not only help us cope but get stronger and ready for the future. Here's the science behind how.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘Half Truth’ is smart fun for the whole family while social distancing
During this time of imposed isolation, we’re all looking for ways to connect with each other as we wait for the pandemic to die down. Half Truth is an entertaining game with simple rules but enough tricks to make for a challenging evening of fun and sharing with the family.
Read More »Distanced D&D: A chat with Jeff Cannata of ‘The Dungeon Run’
Right now, distancing practices and school closures are presenting obstacles in traditional educational delivery models. Students are cut off from their friends, their teachers and the traditional social interaction of teaching has now been remanded to contact via the internet on platforms like Google Classroom or videoconferencing. Curriculum packaging …
Read More »Stephen Colbert plays D&D with Matthew Mercer for Red Nose Day
For Red Nose Day, Matthew Mercer and Stephen Colbert played D&D together this week in a one-shot adventure to vanquish the fiendish foe of Child Poverty and to recover … The Crimson Orb of Generosity! … And it actually saddened me that I couldn’t play with them. Did you ever …
Read More »INTERVIEW: ‘Critical Role’ actors discuss ‘Vox Machina’s massively successful Kickstarter
The Critical Role phenomenon has taken the geek-world by storm. It’s gratifying to see that my childhood and adolescence … and university years … and latter adulthood gaming with other aging man-children have not gone to waste and that role-playing is still a viable way to spend time. The good …
Read More »Religion and spirituality in the original ‘Mass Effect’ trilogy
As in Deism, 'Mass Effect' emphasizes freedom and choice. We can’t expect anyone or anything else to push us to the right action. We are the ones responsible for determining our path, and meaning is in the way there.
Read More »REVIEW: ‘The Walking Dead – Road to Survival’ proves zombie games are still kicking ★★★★★
'The Walking Dead: Road to Survival' gets an enthusiastic recommendation for its gritty, violent story and engrossing combat system. This should be a treat for any fan of the franchise.
Read More »Days of Retro Past: play X-Men versions of 80s arcade classics
Everyone’s excited about X-Men: Apocalypse, hitting theaters May 27, and as a marketing push 20th Century Fox has released Retro x: 3 playable mutant versions of 80s arcade and Nintendo classics like Track & Field. They’ve even released retro “cover box” images to go with the games. Head over to SpacePortArcade.com to play …
Read More »‘Sword Coast Legends’ won’t replace tabletop D&D but it sure is fun
Despite some flaws, 'Sword Coast Legends' is one of the funnest RPGs to be released of late and provides an immersive D&D experience. It won't (and can't) replace your tabletop sessions, though.
Read More »Jane McGonigal, SuperBetter team give Chicago a Power-Up
Chicago got a big Power-Up this past Wed., Sept. 30, as Jane McGonigal and the SuperBetter team talked about games, health, and the forging of new alliances.
Read More »The ‘Mad Max’ game takes you to Valhalla, shiny and chrome
The story is serviceable at best, but plot was never a strong point of the Mad Max franchise. Instead, 'Mad Max' delivers all the bone crunching, car slamming, sawed-off shotgun blasting action any fan could possibly want.
Read More »DeNa releases ‘Blood Gate: Age of Alchemy,’ a dark fantasy puzzle RPG
The dark fantasy puzzle RPG 'Blood Gate: Age of Alchemy 'is now available as a free download on the App Store and Google Play for mobile devices.
Read More »Anime MMORPG ‘Dragomon Hunter’ is like ‘Pokemon’ meets ‘Monster Hunter’
If you’ve ever wanted a game that fused together the monster capturing aspect of Pokemon with the crafting system of Monster Hunter, you’re in luck. Aeria Games has announced the upcoming Dragomon Hunter , an animestyle MMORPG that pits players and their friends against fearsome and fantastical creatures. With more than 100 monsters to track down, …
Read More »The top 10 selling comics, toys, games and books of July 2015
Diamond has released their lists of top-selling products for the month of July 2015.
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