Calling out around the world, are you ready to camp your butt next to an air conditioner? Because summerâs here and the time is right for staying the hell away from all outdoor activities. As summer temperatures continue to break records and raise sea levels, I highly suggest keeping it cool and pull out some awesomeâŚ
Do you watch Disneyâs classic animated films and secretly root for the villains? Do you think Captain Hook was actually a tragic figure, a victim of a flying boy with no sense of responsibility? With Villainous, a new board game by Wonder Forge, you finally get to spend game night playing the baddie, and youâllâŚ
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the newest, coolest toys we want to add to our collections. This weekâs entries might be a bit hard to acquire thoughâbecause truly, San Diego Comic-Con exclusive season is upon us. Weâve got creepy Yodas! Aquamen! Spaceship cockpits! Oh, and a Swedish chef. Take aâŚ
The most effective way to tell your co-workers you donât want to be bothered is to close your office door. But if youâre stuck in cubicle purgatory, thatâs not an option. Instead, try this Scrabble tile rack desk lamp that lets you spell out seven-letter warnings like âGO AWAYâ, âNOT NOWâ, or other, blunter messagesâŚ
It all started after the 2016 election. The TESA Collective, which makes games and tools about social causes, was in a bind. They wanted to make a game that would inspire players to change the world, but they knew people also needed a break from all the crap. How could they accomplish their goal and combat theâŚ
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of the best toys weâve seen all week. This time weâve got a bumper bunch of Jurassic Park merchandise (and some Jurassic-adjacent attempts too), rocking toys that boldly go, and perhaps the worldâs most absurdly articulated action figure cape ever seen. Check them out!
Itâs neither easy nor advisable to become a member of Hellboyâs Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, given the unique set of skills it takes to face the kinds of otherworldly threats handled by the organization. But if youâve got your heart dead set on investigating the things that go bump in the night, thenâŚ
If your wallet serves as more of a toolbox than a place to stash a few bucks, alongside a flat-pack knife and credit card-sized multi-tools, you can also slip in this super tiny, 3D-printed chess set. Compared to playing rock-paper-scissors, itâs a far more civilized way to make important decisions.
If you had the board game Fireball Island in the â80s, odds are you never forgot it. Not just because it was a wild game that let you race marbles around and knock out opposing players, but because the box and board were so ridiculously massive. That original game was shelved by Milton Bradley long ago but, as ofâŚ
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of shiny toys and merch we desperately wish we had the money to waste on. This week is getting a bit life-sized, with a giant Star Wars trooper, a slightly less giant (but still life-sized) baby Groot, and a cool look at Thorâs new Infinity War weapon. Check it out!
Weâve covered a few of Massdropâs unorthodox keyboard upgrades over the years, but none as lovely as this officially-licensed Hasbro Scrabble keyboard that puts every letter of the alphabet at your disposal, instead of just seven you randomly grab at the start of a game.
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, which after a post-Toy Fair break, is back and ready to tempt your wallet with all sorts of lavish toys and collectibles. This week, weâve got a very special Lego minifigure, almost comically deadly darts, and a Jabba worthy of any great Huttâs display cabinet. Come take a look!
Ryan Reynolds, at Fox, with the Deadpool writers.
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of the cool toys and merchandise weâve been trying to furiously add to our Christmas wishlists this week. Weâve got some excellent new Pacific Rim robots, the General of the Resistance herself, and even environmentally-conscious Jenga. What more could you want?
Cards Against Humanity, the nerd-beloved party game which asks players to respond to a variety of Mad Lib-style prompts with extremely offensive words and phrases, is famous for promotions like selling unsuspecting fans boxes of literal shit. This year, itâs upping the ante (and paying for goodwill with well-meaningâŚ
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of all the awesome new toys rapidly sucking the money out of our wallets this week. Weâve got a Thor: Ragnarok figure worthy of Cate Blanchettâs glory, an extravagant as hell Frozen sleigh, a tricked-out Batmobile, and a very fancy phaser. Take a look!
Anyone who tells you Twitter is social mediaâs closest approximation to hell on Earth is utterly, unimpeachably correct. This is, after all, the company that decided to deal with its role in a rising tide of digital fascism by verifying a white supremacist, and doubling the amount of space anyone can use to shoutâŚ
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly roundup of the best toys floating around the internet. This week, Lego resurrects an iconic set, the Flash dashes into Hot Toysâ Justice League range, and yes, the Porgs continue their endless march across Star Wars merchandising mania. Letâs take a look, shall we?
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of all the fabulous new toys just waiting to drain our wallets of their precious monetary fluids. This week, Hot Toys tackles The Last Jediâs most important characters, plus a patriotically posable Captain America, and even stranger Stranger Things board games.
I was about an hour into zombie horror board game Dead of Winter when I gave up all hope of ever being happy again. My players were surrounded by the undead, I was nearly out of supplies, and my heart was beating like a jack-hammer. It took all my courage not to flip over my brother-in-lawâs table and scream: âScrewâŚ
