Robot Viking

A revitalized Wizkids was at Gen Con last week showing off some new and upcoming games. Drawing the most attention were a pair of prototypes for two very different, very interesting Star Trek games planned for 2011 release.

My first day at Gen Con, I was escorted past the velvet ropes (well, there weren’t really velvet ropes) to the exclusive Wizards of the Coast press area. There, amidst leather couches and seemingly random room lamps, I spoke to Magic: the Gathering brand managers Paul Levy and Mark Purvis about Scottish highland dance competitions. [...]

Here are some interesting ideas, blogs and gaming sites I’ve been checking out lately. If you like beer with your games, non sequitur gaming chatter or frequent character death, there’s something for you here.

Let’s start the post-Gen Con reporting with the biggest news from the biggest company in gaming. Saturday morning, Wizards of the Coast devs gave a presentation outlining upcoming releases for D&D all the way into 2011. Gamma World, Ravenloft, rules changes, comic books, novels and more!

There’s so much to see and do at Gen Con, and I have so much awesome news to share with the Vikings. Most of it will be dished out in heaping helpings over the next few weeks, but some things are too cool to wait. Want to see exactly what you’ll get when the Gamma [...]

I’ve never been to Gen Con. It’s true. I know this takes away some of my gamer cred, but Origins is closer, and I’ve never been able to do both in the same year. But I skipped Origins this year and threw together a bare bones trip to Gen Con to see what the fuss [...]

It’s been years since you’ve seen those guys, your old high school friends that all learned and played D&D together, shared hilarious mishaps and adventures that remain etched on your memory to this day. Wouldn’t it be great if you could all get together again? And if it could be at Gen Con this year? [...]