There are a lot of great family board games on the market today with simple yet engaging mechanisms and themes. What I honestly haven’t seen a lot of is a second stage family game, something a bit more advanced than your basic family games, where the mechanisms are straightforward

Telling a story is something video games have attempted to do since their inception. For years, people have worked tirelessly on providing a narrative through-line within their projects. However, one genre that has avoided this is sports. It has never seemed possible to integrate a story into a game so

Sometimes even a murderous demon deserves a second chance.  Rarely does a soul shackled by evil redeem itself, just as rarely does a lackluster game suddenly gain appeal.  That does not mean, however, that we should always turn away from possible redemption cases.  Those few that manage to turn the

Continuing its trend of inviting new players into the hobby, Wizards of the Coast has released the Basic Set for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. Included is everything needed to learn the rules of the game and start playing, with a substantially reduced cost as compared to even one of

If you asked me why I’m not a big Madden player, I’d have a ready answer for you: a distinct lack of bloodthirsty orcs. Elves too. Also, the entire game takes place at a very fast pace, and I’d really rather if it was turn-based and more

We’ve finally got some new people on the show this week, and that includes Lucious’ GT Reboot debut. Along with Justin, Eric and Kenneth talk about the possibility of a voice actor strike, the merits of backwards compatibility after getting sidetracked during a discussion about Black Ops III’s

An almost universal childhood experience is the struggle of parents trying to get their children to clean their rooms. Whether this happens when you are five or twenty-five, at some point you are going to have to break down your defense against order and do something about the pile of

Being the total gaming nerd that I am, it should come as no surprise that I consider the first gaming moments my children have as important milestones in their life. Two years ago, the youngest of my three had her first real gaming moment with Skylanders Swap Force, and I