Preview: The C2E2 2023 Choose Your Own Adventure
It’s Spring Break time, which means while some are heading to balmier locales for drinking contests and poolside tanning, there’s a different contingent of nerds and pop culture fans headed […]
Eight Favorite Finds From This Year’s Inspired Home Show
The Inspired Home Show, or #TIHS23 (formerly known as the International Home and Housewares Show) is a pretty big deal. Not only has the show been hosted in Chicago since […]
It’s Electric! The 2023 Chicago Auto Show Highlights Hybrids and EV options in Every Shape, Size and Color
February is for lovers, and that means car lovers, too. Every year (save the freak mid-summer COVID show) we’ve headed out to McCormick Place to get our fix on all […]
Light Cycles: 40 Years of Tron in Games & Film Debuts at Chicago Gamespace Tomorrow
While in 2023, there still exists a subset of people who fail to see video games as art, and instead condescendingly relegate the work of countless artists over the past […]
Review: Ten Dates Is a Fun, Stress-Free Way to Enjoy Valentine’s Day from Your Couch
It’s Valentine’s Day and no matter where you fall on the spectrum from “absolutely against” to “bring on the glittery hearts,” it’s unavoidable. All around us strawberries are being dipped, […]
Review: Mahokenshi Upends Deck Builder Conventions
I’ve played a lot of deck builders and card games over the years. Most of them were roguelikes that followed the formula that was seemingly established by Slay the Spire—or […]
Review: Outshine Is What Mavis Beacon Taught Me to Type For
Back when I was in middle school, computers were becoming essential. AOL brought us the internet, Compton brought us the depth of knowledge of encyclopedias without the need for a […]
Review: Cyanide and Happiness’ Master Dater Is a Great New Holiday Party Game
Tabletop party games are everywhere these days. A simple trip to Target will turn up dozens and dozens of them. And many of them follow a familiar formula, at least […]
Review: The Couchmaster Cybot Provides Plenty of Space for Cozy Couch Gaming with a Few Flaws
2020 made the home office king. Lockdown forced most 9 to 5 corporate folk to find a nook in their home to set up a laptop and get down to […]
Review: Storypod Is a Great Interactive Learning Aid for Kids
There are a lot of ways to learn as a kid these days. There’s the things we grew up on like picture book and PBS as well as educational video […]
Review: The Horror Tarot Deck Is a Great Spooky Addition to Your Halloween
It’s the right time of year for the spooky and supernatural to come to the forefront. Everyone’s got ghosts and ghouls on their mind and are soaking up the Halloween […]
Horsin’ Around Is Serious Business in Them’s Fightin’ Herds
I didn’t catch Them’s Fightin’ Herds when it came out on PC back in April of 2020, and I’m a little surprised. Though after some legal mayhem it’s not exactly […]