Gaming

Duels of the Planeswalkers Expansion Changes the Rules on Premium Cards

When Duels of the Planeswalkers 2015 was released a few months ago, it introduced full deckbuilding and cards only attainable through an additional purchase. We didn’t like it. An expansion for the game makes those premium cards available simply by winning matches. Full disclosure: Wizards of the Coast flew me to Honolulu, Hawaii recently for…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Oct 21

Android is Getting StreetPass-Style Local Multiplayer Ability

Asynchronous multiplayer gaming is all the rage these days. Whether it’s taking on your pal’s ghost-car times in Forza, or the more-interesting “ambient” multiplayer of the Nintendo 3DS’s StreetPass system (letting you progress in games and trade items merely by being in proximity to someone who also has one of Nintendo’s handhelds), the idea that…

Tech News Gerald Lynch - Gizmodo UK Oct 17

Crowdfund These Games: Kaiju, Castles, Glorantha, Southlands and More

There are so many excellent tabletop gaming crowdfunding projects going on right now it’s hard to keep track. Check out these creator interviews, previews, and highlights from our favorites. 13th Age in Glorantha The award-winning 13th Age RPG is being adapted to the classic Glorantha RPG setting, a campaign world that dates back to the…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Oct 8

The D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual Is a Cornucopia of Classic Creatures

You like monsters, right? Of course you do. What about a whole book full of monsters? That sounds cool. What if I told you about the best book of monsters ever? The 5E Monster Manual just might be the one. I have a predisposition to liking books full of monsters. Bring out your creature catalogs,…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Oct 7

Microsoft Wants to Turn Your Living Room Into an Xbox Game

Rememeber Microsoft’s balls-to-the-wall crazy IllumiRoom idea, when it wanted to use a projector-type gadget to transforms rooms into immersive gaming experiences by projecting video games all over them? Yeah, they’re still doing that. It’s called RoomAlive now. RoomAlive is a proof-of-concept prototype showing what it’d be like if Microsoft figured out how to use Kinect…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Oct 5

A Teenage Hacker Ring Stole $100 Million in Army and Xbox Tech

The U.S. Department of Justice just charged a group of four young hackers with a doozie of a crime. They’re accused of breaking into both Microsoft and U.S. Army servers and stealing $100 million worth of everything from unreleased games to military training software. Two of the hackers have already pleaded guilty. This is interesting…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 30

Nvidia Shield Tablet LTE: Stream Games Anywhere (If You’ve Got the Cash)

I just stepped into the future of gaming. Well, that’s not quite correct. I sampled one possible future: the one where you can take the power of your entire gaming PC absolutely anywhere. I walked into a Starbucks, grabbed a mocha, and sat down with my brand spanking new Nvidia Shield Tablet with LTE. Then,…

Tech News Sean Hollister Sep 30

Wrap Your Walls In a Glorious Tribute To Classic Cartridge Gaming

Nintendo has stuck with plastic cartridges for its portable gaming machines, but every other console you can buy today left them behind years ago. Which is too bad, because there was a certain charm to swapping those old seemingly indestructible game carts. And if you’re feeling nostalgic for them, you can now deck out your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 29

Samsung’s 27-Inch Curved Gaming Monitors Are No Work, All Play

At CES this year, we got a good look at Samsung’s ideas on bringing curved display technology to consumer monitors. Ten months later, the company is ready to release its first one, boringly named “SD590C.” But its run-of-the-mill branding doesn’t carry over to its design. Unlike other monitors, the SD590C comes with a “curved design…

Gadgets Darren Orf Sep 29

A Tetris-Playing Bracelet Is Where Fashion Meets Frustration

Earlier this year Kevin Bates revealed what had to be the best way to make an amazing first impression with any potential employer: a business card that actually played Tetris. That project is still in development (yes, you’ll eventually be able to buy one) but in the meantime Kevin has reformatted the guts of his…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 27

The Khans of Tarkir Battle Over Dragon Bones in the Latest Magic Set

In Magic: the Gathering’s latest expansion, Khans of Tarkir, five clans are at war in a landscape littered with the bones of now extinct dragons and stalked by a solemn vampire seeking clues to a greater mystery. Here is some of the gorgeous art from the new cards. Tarkir is the home plane of Sarkhan…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Sep 26

Marvel Dice Masters Is Like Magic: The Gathering, But With Superheroes

Marvel Dice Masters is like a deckbuilding game with Magic: The Gathering style creature attacks, but using dice. Unfortunately, the parts don’t add up to a very compelling game. Marvel Dice Masters is based on Wizkids earlier dice game, Quarriors. When it first came out, Marvel Dice Masters was so popular there were serious supply…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Sep 26

Gorgeous, Insane Posters Take You on the Greatest D&D Campaigns Ever

If you have fond memories of early Dungeons & Dragons modules, you are going to utterly love these special edition posters by Jason Thompson for Wizards of the Coast. They’re hilarious, detailed walkthrough maps of classic adventures like Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, Tomb of Horrors, and more. The posters are utterly gorgeous, and the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Sep 25

These Tiny Game Boy Headphones Are Wonderful, Even If They Sound Awful

When it comes to buying gadgets and electronics there’s always going to be compromise. To get the features you want, you’ll have to learn to live with things you don’t. Take these headphones, for example. For just $20 they probably don’t sound amazing, but the inline remote and mic is shaped like an adorably tiny…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 25

Report: Microsoft Will Purchase the Makers of Minecraft on Monday

This week we brought you the news that Microsoft is reportedly looking to purchase Mojang, the Swedish developer behind the wildly successful game Minecraft. Now, Reuters says Microsoft will announce the $2.5 billion deal on Monday. Analysts speculate that the deal has to do with Microsoft’s need to boost Windows Phone: Minecraft has a loyal…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Sep 13

Beloved Lone Wolf Adventure Books Return as an RPG

The Lone Wolf series may have been the apex of the 80s “choose your own adventure” craze, combining non-linear novels with game stats and dice rolling. They were essentially solitaire RPGs, so their reinvention as an actual RPG makes perfect sense. I distinctly remember playing through the Lone Wolf books around age 11 or 12,…

Books & Comics Ed Grabianowski Sep 12

This Laptop Can Voltron with Its Dock For an Extra Graphics Boost

If you want a laptop that can play graphically intensive games, you’re in a tough spot. Generally you can opt for something crazy expensive but portable, or something hulking and a little but cheaper. MSI’s new GS30 Gaming Shadow notebook offers a middle ground: Take a slim laptop on the go, and plug into a…

Tech News Eric Limer Sep 11

What’s the Best Video Game Peripheral Ever?

Video game consoles are amazing. Ever since I cracked into my first NES 20+ years ago, they continued their steady progression of awesome. Yeah, there have been a few hiccups along the way (does anyone remember 3DO Interactive Multiplayer?), but overall every iteration was an improvement. The most successful consoles, handheld or otherwise, of course…

Tech News Darren Orf Sep 7

This 22-Year-Old Just Rocked the Chess World with “Historic” Win

The highly competitive Sinquefield Cup is underway in St. Louis. Earlier today, grandmaster Fabiano Caruana won his seventh consecutive match — and he did so against the world champion. Chess pundits are calling the streak a “historical achievement.” Caruana, who was born in Miami, became a grandmaster at the age of 14, the youngest to…

io9 George Dvorsky Sep 5

Could An Evil Mega-Corporation Ever Exist In Real Life?

Dystopian stories are full of evil corporations that rule the world. But writers seldom explain how they rose to power in the first place. Could an amoral mega-corp really exist? We talked to a couple experts to find out. The good news: It probably couldn’t happen. Bad news: We may already be getting something worse.…

Books & Comics Rob Boffard Sep 4

Duels of the Planeswalkers Expansion Changes the Rules on Premium Cards

Android is Getting StreetPass-Style Local Multiplayer Ability

Crowdfund These Games: Kaiju, Castles, Glorantha, Southlands and More

The D&D 5th Edition Monster Manual Is a Cornucopia of Classic Creatures

Microsoft Wants to Turn Your Living Room Into an Xbox Game

A Teenage Hacker Ring Stole $100 Million in Army and Xbox Tech

Nvidia Shield Tablet LTE: Stream Games Anywhere (If You’ve Got the Cash)

Wrap Your Walls In a Glorious Tribute To Classic Cartridge Gaming

Samsung’s 27-Inch Curved Gaming Monitors Are No Work, All Play

A Tetris-Playing Bracelet Is Where Fashion Meets Frustration

The Khans of Tarkir Battle Over Dragon Bones in the Latest Magic Set

Marvel Dice Masters Is Like Magic: The Gathering, But With Superheroes

Gorgeous, Insane Posters Take You on the Greatest D&D Campaigns Ever

These Tiny Game Boy Headphones Are Wonderful, Even If They Sound Awful

Report: Microsoft Will Purchase the Makers of Minecraft on Monday

Beloved Lone Wolf Adventure Books Return as an RPG

This Laptop Can Voltron with Its Dock For an Extra Graphics Boost

What’s the Best Video Game Peripheral Ever?

This 22-Year-Old Just Rocked the Chess World with “Historic” Win

Could An Evil Mega-Corporation Ever Exist In Real Life?

What on Earth Is Happening With ‘Doctor Who’?

France to Ditch Microsoft Windows as Europe’s War on American Tech Rages On

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I Can’t Decide Which ‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Perspective I Liked More

I Rewatched the Live-Action ‘Speed Racer’ to Feel Something Again

Microsoft Says You Should Take Copilot Seriously but Not Literally

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