Think for a moment of the five fantasy/science fiction movie franchises that have dominated the first years of the 21st century: Marvel, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. Now, think of a great board game that’s set in those universes. Marvel has Legendary,

Released last week, the Great Lakes Avengers officially had their first ongoing series thanks to a creative team led by Zac Gorman and Will Robson. In our impressions piece, we really enjoyed the fresh new take on this underrated group. We talked with UK-based artist Will Robson to discuss the

My first brush with Minion Games was with their hit: The Manhattan Project. I was immediately drawn into the game’s clever take on worker placement in a historically interesting theme. It was the first game I had ever played that used different kinds of workers to take different kinds

Everyone can remember the first time they tried something new, whether that be riding a bike, getting a job, or getting a car. If you’re a gamer, chances are you remember that first game that pulled you into the hobby. For me, it was Axis & Allies: my teen

A steel carriage powers up the tree-studded slope of a Mediterranean cliffside, and miles below, a coastal city naps in the warm light of a waning sun. I’m not here for sightseeing though; nothing so innocent as that. Dishonored 2 takes place 15 years after the events of its

You may recognize Keith Baker as the creator of the Gloom card game and the Eberron setting for Dungeons and Dragons.  So how does a designer get together with a band and create a new card game with funding on Kickstarter?  I was fortunate enough to ask Keith Baker about

When Battlefield 1 was first announced a few months ago, its World War I (WWI) setting took many by surprise. World War II, modern combat, and near-future combat, are standbys of the first person shooter genre. Many significant wars have remained under represented, or not represented at all, as developers

Check out the brand new multiplayer game type in Battlefield 1, War Pigeons. An intense, infantry-focused kill fest where your team must locate a pigeon, hold it for long enough to write a message, and then release it successfully. Stay tuned to Gaming Trend for the full review of Battlefield