PAX Prime 2013 Table Top Gaming
PAX Prime 2013 is upon us once again! With shimmering media passes, some of us on the Dorkadia crew are going to be doing their Continue Reading
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Swords & Cyborgs
I know it’s taken me a long time to get around to this game, but I was reluctant to pick up something called “Revengeance”. Come Continue Reading
Gencon – Saturday
Return to Hades I lost the good parts of me again. I don’t think they’re coming back this time. Mesa Mundi and d20pro I did Continue Reading
Shadowrun Returns with a Vengeance
When I was 17 I experienced Shadowrun for the first time. I’d never read a William Gibson novel, never read Snowcrash, and The Matrix was Continue Reading
Gencon – Friday
The Hangover No, not the movie. Friday morning I was forced to descend into the Underworld and rescue all that was good in me. The Continue Reading
Amnesia: The Dark Descent Review
I have yet to experience a game that is scarier to play than Frictional‘s Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The fear I experienced didn’t come from Continue Reading
GenCon 2013 – Thursday
Gencon is big. Really really big. The convention center is connected via skybridge to a Hyatt/PNC bank center. If you’re familiar with the concept of Continue Reading
Papers, Please – documents, stamps, and intrigue
Have you ever dreamed of the day when you could be a checkpoint inspector for a communist country? Okay, probably not your dream job and Continue Reading
Going to GenCon
It’s August and two large events are looming on the horizon – Gencon and PAX. Gencon arrives this weekend (August 15-18) and PAX at the Continue Reading
Deep Dungeons of Doom Review
I’m not really into the tap-action game scene on mobile devices. I’ve just never been too keen on piloting a floating object through a gauntlet Continue Reading
Game of Thrones, and Getting On Board With Tie-Ins in Games
The first time I attempted Fantasy Flight’s table top Game of Thrones game, there was something of a hurdle. Every player – every potential player – at Continue Reading
Rise of the Triad – How to do a reboot like a boss.
Rise of the Triad has made its triumphant return to computer screens everywhere. It’s been almost 20 years since the release of the original, but Continue Reading
I played The Last of Us and it killed me
I’m still reeling from finishing up The Last of Us yesterday. To say that it’s a good game is to say that the sky is Continue Reading
10000000 Review
When you’re playing a mobile game, there seems to be a safe bet that you’re doing one of three things: matching three like objects together Continue Reading
Soundtrack Your Game – Music as a GM’s Tool
As we’ve discussed during the Dorkadia podcast, music can be a powerful force when used during a session of tabletop gaming. Music can build a Continue Reading
Smartphone Apps and Games for Nerds
I utilize Seattle’s infamously unreliable public transit very often, which leads to me having a frustrating amount of down time at bus stops on a Continue Reading
Deadpool – Like you’ve got something better to do
Hell yeah! That pretty well sums up my feelings about the Deadpool video game. However, since I can’t exactly post a review consisting of “hell Continue Reading
I’m in range . . .target’s coming up . . . almost there, almost there. . .
Lara puts her hand on the cave wall to steady herself as she descends into the dark. She puts her hand on the cave wall Continue Reading
Rogue Legacy: Randomizing Castlevania
Described as an action platformer with roguelike sensibilities, it was no surprise that Rogue Legacy by indie developer Cellar Door Games popped up on my Continue Reading
Newbie GM Tips from 13th Age
As I’ve talked about on our podcast (you know, the one you’ve already rated 5 stars on iTunes?), I’ve recently begun running my first legitimate Continue Reading
Cube World alpha preview
There’s been a good deal of buzz about Cube World as of late, so I couldn’t help but go have a look at what all Continue Reading