Review: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Feels Like the Classic Series I Grew Up With
For some of us, a new entry in the Tomb Raider series is always reason to celebrate. It’s a bit like going home, if you’re someone, like me, who started […]
Review: These Shining Lives Gets Lost in the Moment at Three Crows Theatre
I love fantasy worlds, fairy tales and impossible things coming to life in the media I consume. I’m a fan of exploring worlds unlike our own, where magical things can take […]
Bit Bash’s Fabricade Shines with Unique, Exclusive and Experimental Game Experiences
This past weekend, while Riot Fest was amping up for its first day in Douglas Park, a different kind of alternative experience was happening in River West, with Bit Bash’s Fabricade. In lieu […]
Preview: BitBash’s Fabricade Aims to Give Gamers Experiences They Can’t Get at Home
Bit Bash was founded back in 2014 with the goal of “furthering the culture of independent game development in Chicago by hosting larger, public faced events.” For years, the biggest example […]
Review: Tres Bandidos Reaches for the Sky and Hits the Mark
If you’re familiar with the concept of a bottle episode of a TV show, you might also know how notoriously difficult they can be for writers. Bottle episodes keep a […]
The Fire at Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro, The Field Museum, and the Treasures in Our Own Backyard
The first thing I thought of when I first heard the news of the devastating fire at the Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro was something I saw in one of the […]
The Chicago Video Gamers Club is Great for Social Gamers
I Play Games (IPG) is an organization we’ve become familiar with at video game events around the city, from Bitbash to C2E2 and even out in Milwaukee for the Midwest Gaming […]
Wistful for Wizard World Fun? Keep the Fun Going with Nerdy Neighbors You Should Know
Wizard World Chicago has wrapped up and the pop culture playground that existed in Rosemont is no more. This can create a sense of ennui if you’re a pop culture […]
Wizard World Chicago 2018 Sunday Panel Catchup
Sunday is always a little bittersweet, as we’re undoubtedly exhausted from the three previous days of nerdy fun, celeb sightings, shopping and cosplay, but still a little bit sad to […]
Gallery: Sunday Cosplay at Wizard World Chicago
[soliloquy id=”35756″] We had more time than we expected to roam the floors one last time on Sunday, which was great for getting shots of the cosplayers still getting their […]
Gallery: Saturday Cosplay at Wizard World Chicago 2018
[soliloquy id=”35734″] Saturday’s always a great day to find truly amazing cosplay on the floor of Wizard World Chicago at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. This […]
Wizard World 2018 Saturday Panel Catchup
There’s no bigger day at Wizard World Chicago 2018 than Saturday. The floor opens nice and early, the crowds are huge, and the biggest celebrity panels pack the rooms from […]