The market for shooter games seem to have been taking on a softer face recently. Gigantic recently burst on the scene with bright, cartoony graphics, Splatoon 2 has put a colorful coat of paint over the competitive scene, and Overwatch all but celebrates a loss, awarding experience points and softening

When Asmodee bought up some of the entities within F2Z Entertainment, a few groups decided to create their own publisher, and Plan B Games was born.  Their inaugural original game comes from designer Emerson Matsuuchi, creator of the hits VOLT: Robot Battle Arena and Specter Ops.  He sat me through

If you’ve seen any of my posts about White Wizard Games, you know that I thought they had something special with Star Realms before it was even released.  Since then they have released Epic and Hero Realms.  I stopped by at Origins and talked to Robert Dougherty about their

Pacific Rim, MechWarrior, Robotech, Gundam, Heavy Gear, Front Mission, Armored Core, Virtual On, Steel Battalion — the list goes on nearly forever and proves one simple fact: we are in love with giant robots. Skydance Interactive (spawned from Skydance Media – the studio that brought you Jack Reacher, Star Trek Beyond, Life,

Calliope Games is a company that consistently publishes fun family games.  While their biggest hit is the path-creating Tsuro, they have several other fun games.  If you haven’t tried Hive Mind, you owe it to yourself to check it out.  Soon Calliope will be releasing two new games, Ancestree

Being a small publisher can make it difficult to get off the ground.  However, sometimes you’ll find some creative ideas behind those publishers.  I took a look at Overlords of Infamy from Obscure Reference Games to see what kind of creativity they had behind it.

San Diego Comic-Con offered a small group of press a first look at the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery on Saturday afternoon. Cast and crew assembled in The Hilton’s Sapphire ball room to chat about the upcoming CBS series, with guests including Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays First Officer Michael Burnham,

Virtual reality is the next hot item in the gaming universe, but not all of us are so blessed to be able to afford the equipment needed to join in on the hype. Video games often step in to fill a void with experiences designed to allow you to live