Stack Overflow: 2023 Reading Resolutions
Happy New Year! The beginning of the year is an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, perhaps setting aside some goals that no longer feel relevant and choosing some new challenges for ourselves. Our...
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It’s a brand new year—time to pack up the holiday decorations and get rid of all those non-working strings of lights, right? Maybe not. The LED Keeper (as well as the related gadget Light Keeper Pro)...
View ArticleKlaus Teuber, Inventor of Catan, Has Passed Away
The gaming world received the very sad news yesterday that Klaus Teuber, inventor of CATAN, passed away on Saturday, April 1. He was 70 years old. He first published The Settlers of Catan in his home...
View ArticleMegaCon 2023 Review – A Good Time Had By All
MegaCon in Orlando, Florida has become the place to be in the South to celebrate fan culture. Over the four-day event this year (March 30th through April 1st), MegaCon in Orlando, Florida had an...
View ArticleKublaCon 2023: A Trip to the SF Bay Area’s Premier Tabletop Gaming Convention
As everyone knows, the last few years have been kind of rough for the convention scene. The Covid pandemic forced events to go online in 2020, and although the last couple of years saw a return to...
View ArticleRegister Now for Nintendo Live 2023
Amid the announcement of the new pastel Joy-Cons and an unexpected sequel to gonzo multiplayer game 1-2 Switch, you may have missed an important third Nintendo news item this week; registration is now...
View Article‘Animal Crossing’ Comes to the Seattle Aquarium
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will forever be remembered as one of the standout titles of the current console generation. This adorable social sim saw many of us—myself included—through the 2020 COVID...
View ArticleStack Overflow: 8 Creepy Comics
It feels like spooky season arrives earlier and earlier each year (at least, according to the displays at the grocery store) but I generally have the restraint to wait until it’s at least October. But...
View ArticleStack Overflow: Putting the “BOO!” in “Comic Books”
Following up from last week’s stack of creepy comics, here are some more spooky stories for the season! Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring by Matthew Loux Prunella’s village is terrified of monsters....
View ArticleBring Halloween Horror Nights Home With Creepy Universal Merch
Running from early September through the end of October, Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights is an autumnal tradition for many fright fans. With a rotating selection of haunted houses based on...
View ArticleNew York Comic Con 2023 – Back To The Big Time
New York Comic Con 2023, via ReedPop/EventBrite New York Comic Con is not only the biggest event in New York City for fans of the industry – it’s probably the second largest comic event in the world,...
View Article13 Spooky Treats for Your Halloween Game Night
It’s spooky season, and while it’s certainly okay to play games about werewolves and ghosts and witches any time of the year, Halloween is always a great time to break out some extra creature features....
View ArticleDungeons and Dragons Gifts for Every Kind of Geek
As Dungeons and Dragons moves into the next phase of its development, and as we move into the holiday season, it’s time to look at the best gifts for every kind of geek. As Dungeons and Dragons...
View ArticleStack Overflow: Our Favorite Books of 2023
Happy New Year! Before we get to our resolutions for 2024, we wanted to take a moment to share some of the best books we read in 2023. Jonathan H. Liu Both this year and last year I set myself the...
View ArticleStack Overflow: 2024 Reading Resolutions
Last week we shared some of our favorite reads from 2023. This week, we continue our tradition of setting some New Year’s resolutions—specifically about our reading habits! Whether it’s a list of...
View ArticleGear Up For MegaCon 2024 in Orlando, Florida!
MegaCon returns to Orlando, Florida, this week from February 1st to the 4th, making it the first major convention of the year. Last year we had over 160,000 attendees and the numbers are estimated to...
View ArticleMegaCon Orlando 2024 – Big Names. Big Cosplay.
MegaCon hit Orlando hard February 1st – 4th, 2024 with high-profile guests, amazing artists, and impressive panels to entertain and educate conventioneers of all ages. This massive four-day con was the...
View ArticleGaryCon Hosted ‘D&D’ for Its 50th Anniversary
At GaryCon 2024, Wizards of the Coast, Luke Gygax, and countless luminaries came together in a storm of news, excitement, and a few reveals. This writer had the opportunity to attend, at the invitation...
View ArticleIs GaryCon the Convention for You?
The 2024 GaryCon marks the 16th annual gathering of geeks to celebrate the life and works of Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons. This year, it sold out despite extensions to the ticket cap....
View ArticleWelcome to the ‘X-Men’ Airbnb, Hope You Survive the Experience!
This week, Airbnb introduced the “Icons” program, where you can request stays at one of 11 unique locations, such as the Ferrari Museum in Italy, or Prince’s Minneapolis Purple Rain house. One of the...
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