PAX Unplugged 2023 was a bounty of knowledge, new faces, and great games. I spoke to someone at nearly every RPG booth, and I am following up with an interview series on the design and production of roleplaying games. Below you can find some highlights of games I saw and

Every year there are a ton of games that deserve recognition. This year might be the most packed ever. 2023 brought games from every genre to our attention, and this is the first time I remember recently where I could legitimately slot ten games in a category and find all

Galaxycon events are quickly becoming known as one of the largest and most well respected touring conventions, visiting cities such as Columbus, Richmond, Raleigh, San Jose, and Des Moines on a yearly basis. This self-described festival of fandom provides jam-packed weekends chock full of celebrity encounters, insightful panels, exciting Q&

Whether you have a Quest 2, a shiny new Quest 3, or a HTC Vive with the wireless addon, the power of your wireless router has a great deal to do with the smoothness of your VR experience. Whether it’s multiplayer with friends, or streaming with PCVR, a strong

The Meta Quest 2 has a problem – the VR headset was ahead of its time in terms of being entirely untethered by a PC, but the battery life was frankly garbage. The Meta Quest 3 improved on the Quest 2 in every way, providing higher resolution gaming at faster refresh

What lies beyond our solar system has been one of the greatest mysteries of our time. Our fascination with the ‘final frontier’ is fueled by the media with shows and films like Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek as well as the discoveries made by the Hubble and JWST

Kicking off my first in a series of interviews with RPG designers, Stephen Dewey and I discussed the culture and practicalities of independent game production. He is best known for designing, writing, and producing Ten Candles, a tragic horror game which incorporates candles that are the only light you will

After thwarting the conspiracy leaned against them, the Payday crew is back on the offensive. The Syntax Error heist tasks you with infiltrating the tech-giant Scry Digital, but it won’t be cash you’re nabbing this time around. Highly coveted and valuable drone data is hosted on their server