Gaming

Tabletop Tuesday: Holy Red Shirts and Russians, Batman!

Greetings once again, dice slingers, card wizards and tabletop enthusiasts!  This week’s Tabletop Tuesday takes us from the 40’s to the 60’s and then all the way to the 22nd century. To begin, we start with an old favorite of mine – Batman.  No, not Christian Bale.  Obviously not Clooney or Kilmer, either.  Not even…

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Ubisoft Xbox One Launch Titles Announced

Yesterday Ubisoft UK (@ubisoftuk) took to twitter to announce it’s launch titles for the XboxOne. The tweet was simple, it read… We are please to let you know our #XboxOne launch titles are: Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Watch Dogs, Just Dance 2014 and Fighter Within. — Ubisoft UK (@UbisoftUK) September 4, 2013 After seeing this…

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Tabletop Tuesday: There ain’t no party like an Adeptus Astartes party

It’s been a while folks, but Tabletop Tuesday is back (albeit, a little late in the day)!  Now I know I’ve been out of the saddle for a spell, so I think the best way to celebrate would be to jump right in and sift through some of the great tabletop news that’s come out…

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Nintendo announces Nintendo 2DS & Wii U Price Cut

With Nintendo struggling to find a solid market for the Wii U but also finding their hand-held device (Nintendo 3DS) a hit, it’s no wonder why the company announced some changes together. Yesterday Nintendo officially announced that effective September 20th the Wii U deluxe set will be reduced from $349.99 to $299.99 – they’ll also…

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Wednesday’s Webcomic: The Order of the Stick

This week’s recommendation is a big name, but I would like to reiterate that if at least someone hasn’t read a fantastic comic then it is worth my time to recommend it.  I am also hesitant to give any plot details whatsoever, as I believe it should all be experienced first hand. The Order of the Stick is a long…

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Bachman’s Best – DC Deck-Building Game

The best thing I played last week was the DC Deck-Building Game by Cryptozoic studios.  After the stunning review this game got from Gonna Geek’s very own ATGN/Tabletop Bebop podcast I got the idea that this would be a really good game for me, the wife, and our friends. We got it, we played, a…

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Rent Your Favorite Arcade Game

This has to fall in one of the categories of something I would love to try one day.  If you’re out in California there is a new delivery service called All You Can Arcade that will deliver a new arcade game to your house once a month for $75.  Subscribers to the service can keep…

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Tabletop Tuesday: The Returnening

Greetings, fellow dice fiends!  It has been a few weeks since my last column and for that I owe you all an apology.  My greatest nemesis, real life, got in the way when I began a new job.  Now that I’m settled in, I’m back to bring you the best highlights from the world of…

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Microsoft Backtracking on Xbox One DRM? (Update)

Gaming site Giant Bomb broke the news earlier that according to their sources at Microsoft there is a big shakeup coming regarding the widely criticized DRM policies for the new Xbox One.  According to their sources Microsoft is planning to pull a complete 180 and reverse their course on DRM for the Xbox One. What…

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Tabletop Tuesday: All aboard for Elder Gods and Cylons!

What a week it has been!  Well, actually it’s been two weeks since I was on a bit of a hiatus, but that’s besides the point.  As GenCon creeps ever closer, it seems like the world of tabletop gaming is pulsing with barely contained energy.  This week, I’ve dug up my usual array of news…

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