I grab a lot of iOS apps when they’re free — quite often they’re free for a very limited time, before they go back up to regular price. Freebies aren’t always super, but I have gotten a lot of fun ones. This Core Dump is a collection of apps I ...

I’m awfully excited about the Dark Ascension card we’ve been given to preview. It’s powerful and sinister, a game-changer that can put the fear of destruction in your opponent toward the end of the game — the monster is actually cheaper to cast the more creatures populate your graveyard. Woah. ...

MakerBot Industries, makers of the open source 3D Printer known as the “Thingomatic,” will be announcing a new product at CES in Las Vegas this coming week. Now they could just do a normal press release, maybe a sneak peek or even a teaser video on YouTube. That’s what other ...

We were digging through the storage shed this weekend to find just the right box of Christmas decorations that were needed to make things perfect before the party, when I should chance across the dusty stack of old Dungeons & Dragons modules I’ve had with me for… well, for a ...

We were digging through the storage shed this weekend to find just the right box of Christmas decorations that were needed to make things perfect before the party, when I should chance across the dusty stack of old Dungeons & Dragons modules I’ve had with me for… well, for a ...

Another year has drawn to a close and it’s time to reflect back on a great year for RPGs. With all the great releases this year I decided to draw up a short list of my favorite RPGs that were released in 2011. My criteria were pretty simple – what ...

So you’re sitting at the computer at home, looking for a little diversion from those chores you have to do. Or maybe someone else wanted to use the game console or watch TV, so you had to stop playing Skyrim or Star Wars: The Old Republic for a little while. ...

  Overview: The folks at Stratus Games are no strangers to simple and fun games that get the whole family playing. They’re back again with DiceAFARI, a board game that lets you explore Africa and collect photographs of the exotic animals that live there. The game is on Kickstarter right ...

My kid made up a game and taught it to me.

We’re into December, and that means you’ve got only a few weeks left! But no worries, we have the ultimate gift suggestions. And if you don’t see it here check out our previous gift guides. Individual reviews are by Kathy Ceceri (KC), Jenny Williams (JW), Charles Laughton (CL), Jonathan Liu ...