I still remember being lucky enough being asked to try out a prototype of a deck-building game one day before Origins at a hotel nearby.  That day I was introduced to Rob Dougherty and Star Realms.  I knew it would be special, but I had no idea how big it

Putting my hands on my knees I catch my breath. It’s a mixture of nausea, sweat, and intensity, and that’s a great way to sum up DOOM VFR. I’ve spent some time in virtual hell, so let’s get knee deep in the dead and talk about

I’m sore and tired. My shoulders on both arms hurt, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Sparc, the latest game from CCP Games, the creators of EVE Online, EVE Valkyrie, and the sadly-canceled World of Darkness MMO, is what would happen if there was a TRON version

Nauvoo Games is a relatively new entry into the tabletop scene, but has already made something of a splash. Starting in 2014, it has two promising games under its belt and a big announcement: the coming of the Reckoners board game, soon to be Kickstarted in January of 2018. Based

I’m always in the mood for wacky, weird, and wonderful rhythm games: the crazier the better, I always say. In recent memory, I’ve been entertained by the Rhythm Heaven franchise, an inexplicable collection of rhythmic minigames that can only come from from the makers of Warioware. Likewise, 7th

This year’s Gen Con was one of busiest ever since it was the 50th Anniversary and completely sold out for the entire show.  While most people are there to have a fun time, it’s unfortunate to say that some unscrupulous activities occurred.  One of those happened to Jon

The Surge was one of the major surprise hits for me in 2017. Unique, addictive, and challenging as hell, this was a title I found myself still playing long after my review went live. With the game’s first major piece of DLC, A Walk in the Park, Deck 13

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is the fourth and penultimate game created by Japanese mobile developer DeNA in partnership with Nintendo. It follows Miitomo, Super Mario Run, and Fire Emblem Heroes, games that were critically–if not financially–successful (Super Mario run has been downloaded over 200 million times, but did