By Staff Reports Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), AirConsole, and BMW Group announced that Mattel’s classic card game UNO TM will be revealed next week for in-car gaming in Cologne, Germany at gamescom 2024, the world’s largest, leading event for video games. Visitors to the AirConsole booth (Hall 10.1, Stand B028 – C029) will be the first to experience UNO ® […]
By Staff Reports The Op Games, a leading creator of board games announced the release of its Blank Slate Challenge (MSRP: $14.99), a thrilling game of insight and synchrony. Building on the success of its predecessor, Blank Slate, this new iteration introduces a cooperative aspect that challenge partners and is designed to spark laughter and friendly competition. A game full […]
Cryptozoic Entertainment, leading creator of tabletop games, trading cards, and collectibles, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, today announced the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for the Adventure Time Card Wars 10th Anniversary. Fans can pledge now on Kickstarter. Based on the “Card Wars” episodes of Cartoon Network’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning animated series, Adventure Time, the […]
By Staff Reports The world’s greatest role-playing game is heading back to school! Wizards of the Coast in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org, today announced an initiative to bring Dungeons & Dragons to 200 classrooms across the country. Through the partnership, selected teachers will receive a Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) library along with much needed funding to support their classrooms. Beginning today, teachers supporting […]
By Staff Reports The Toy Foundation (TTF) announced that innovative tabletop games developer Funko Games earned Toy of The Year (TOTY) Award nominations for two of their most popular games released earlier this year – Disney Animated and Cranium Big Brain: Detective Game. The announcement signals the fifth consecutive year that Funko Games’ products have earned nominations and the seventh year for Prospero Hall as a whole. The TOTY […]
(Photo: Business Wire) By Staff Reports Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), today announced a collaboration between Grammy-nominated recording artist Post Malone and their popular gaming brand Magic: The Gathering. The partnership will kickoff with the return of Friday Night Magic (FNM), a global play program celebrated by millions of players across more than 8,000 […]
By Staff Reports WizKids is excited to announce that Star Trek Super-Skill Pinball, a new edition of the acclaimed roll-and-write tabletop pinball experience from designer Geoff Engelstein, is coming soon to stores! First came Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade in September 2020 with 4 exciting tables inspired by classic pinball mechanics, then Super-Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up made a splash in November […]
By Staff Reports Hasbro Gaming and Nintendo have announced some exciting news! They’ve teamed up for two new games: Game of Life: Super Mario Edition Board game and Monopoly Animal Crossing New Horizons Edition Board Game. In The Game of Life: Super Mario Edition board game, players choose to play as Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Yoshi, journeying through the Mushroom […]
By Staff Reports WizKids is excited to announce the upcoming release of Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze, a lighthearted game of undeath by Andrew Beardsley! Once upon a time she was looking for love…now she’s looking for lunch! In this new twist on the classic tale, players become chivalrous Knights, trapped in an ever-changing maze with a princess-turned-zombie! Players will place and rotate maze tiles to open up their own path to escape while slowing down their […]
By Staff Reports BE A PART OF THE MARVEL MULTIVERSE! Coming next year, Marvel will release an all-new MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME, beginning with an introductory Playtest Rulebook that will put the Marvel Universe in the hands of Marvel and tabletop RPG fans everywhere! Building on decades of thrilling characters and stories from Marvel Comics, the MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLE-PLAYING GAME: […]
By Staff Reports The NERF Marketing Team at Hasbro kicked off a nationwide search for a trend-obsessed and highly-creative NERF fan to take on the title of NERF Chief TikTok Officer (Nerf CTO). The coveted position will pay $10,000 a month for up to three months to help develop strategy (read: give our marketing team some clout), create content (make […]
By Staff Reports IDW Games and Sony Pictures Consumer Products announced today that their upcoming game, “Ghostbusters x Men in Black: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion”, is planned for release in fall 2021, with a preorder initiative taking place from March 15th through April 2nd. Originally announced in 2018, Panda Cult Games and IDW Games recently completed development of Ecto-terrestrial Invasion. Following the […]
By Staff Reports Hasbro, Inc. announced plans to join forces with Charlie “Rocket” Jabaley and his “Dream Machine Tour” this holiday season, bringing positive experiences to communities that have been greatly impacted by this difficult and unprecedented year. The company is contributing $450,000 to Grammy and Emmy award-winning Charlie “Rocket” Jabaley, who will use the funds to deliver acts of […]
By Staff Reports They’ve crushed comics, they’ve conquered streaming, and now, The Boys will dominate the dinner table in an all-new tabletop game! The Boys: This is Going to Hurt finds you and your closest friends trying to save the world from The Homelander… and each other! The Boys, created by Eisner Award-winning writer Garth Ennis and legendary artist Darick […]
By Jeremiah Gagnon After leaving the waterfall. Aayushi’s horse stepped on a branch that set off a trap which sent a screech out into the air. Moments later the chanting of natives on the hunt could be heard. The party moved on. Love Trip flew up to look for anything, all they could see was a large clearing, four pteranodon’s […]
By Jeremiah Gagnon “Greetings and Welcome, take this inspiration. You will need it for the road ahead.” Our story started out with our heroes, Aayushi, LoveTrip, and Whisper dreaming about living on an island right as something terrible happens… After hiring some workers to oversee their business (at the end of the last adventure they were gifted a home they […]
By Jeremiah Gagnon Join us for the first episode of our Dungeons & Dragons podcast: D&D or Nothing! Greetings and Welcome, the road is dangerous, allow me to be your guide… Our story begins in the small farming village known as San-Torrekk. The party finds themselves inside the inn known as The Smelly Bard which used to be a front […]
By Staff Reports A legendary Space Marine Chapter Master of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, Marneus Calgar leads his elite Ultramarines against humanity’s greatest threats and has had his dark past shrouded in mystery…until now. This October, writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Journey Into Mystery, The Wicked + The Divine) and artist Jacen Burrows (Punisher: Soviet, Moon Knight) will unite to […]
By Staff Reports Today, Nerdist announced the popular series Nerdist News Talks Back will return on their official YouTube channel. Beginning Monday, June 22, fans can join host Dan Casey (Nerdist News, Explainiac) and a rotating panel of experts, luminaries, and celebrities from the pop culture universe to abandon character limits and dig into fascinating discussions of everything (and anything) pop culture fans care about. […]
By Staff Reports CMON has the Power! When Eternia is threatened by Skeletor and his vile minions, the noble Prince Adam holds aloft the Sword of Power and proclaims, “By the Power of Grayskull, I have the power!”, transforming into He-Man! These battles have raged endlessly in toy stores, living rooms, and playrooms, but soon, gamers will be able to […]
Welcome to Pastrami Nation’s Mega Podcast! Join Nolan, Jason, and a slew of amazing podcasters, reviewers, and guests from our eight-year history! We talk about pop culture during these COVID times, debate what franchise is doing better in 2020 (Star Wars or Star Trek), and learn about our amazing giveaways that end on May 13th!!!
By Staff Reports WizKids is pleased to announce WWE: Headlock, Paper, Scissors, a new upcoming release from the designers of Rock, Paper, Wizard! In this all-new game of Striking, Showboating, and making hand signals, players select their favorite Superstar and work to gain the most popularity and reach the briefcase at the top of a 3-D ladder while making sure […]
By Staff Reports For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the organizers behind the annual pop culture celebration, announced today with deep regret that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020. The event will instead return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021. Recognizing that countless attendees save and plan for […]
By Nolan P. Smith Are you ready to check out the world of Kickstarter once again? This project was brought to my attention by Pastrami Nation’s own Eddie Aguirre, a big-time board game enthusiasts and I am betting a fan of the cult classic film, They Live. So let’s shine the spotlight down on They Live: Assault on Cable 54 […]
By Staff Reports WizKids is pleased to announce that Ettin, a team-based competitive drafting game from the mind of Ken Shannon, is now available in North American game stores! In this fast-paced strategy game, players form teams of two and battle against enemy teams over three Ages, drafting cards with their allies on one side and their enemies on the […]
By Staff Reports Usaopoly (The Op), a leading games publisher, in collaboration with Toho International, Inc., is excited for the North American launch of GODZILLA tabletop games: MONOPOLY® and JENGA®. From its debut on the big screen in 1954, there have been over 30 GODZILLA films made in Japan and the United States, and GODZILLA continues to stomp through popular culture today. In […]
By Staff Reports Exploding Kittens, the hit game creator, is announcing Burning Cat, a first-of-its-kind convention meant to bring together game enthusiasts and creators for a fun, interactive weekend of gameplay on May 16 -17, 2020, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. “Burning Cat is the party we’ve always wanted to throw,” said Elan Lee, Co-Founder of Exploding […]
By Staff Reports When renowned surgeon Doctor Stephen Strange sought to fix his broken hands through magical means, he found a new calling in life. Utilizing mystic forces beyond our mortal understanding, Doctor Strange now protects our dimension as the Sorcerer Supreme! Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the Doctor Strange Hero Pack for Marvel Champions: The Card Game! […]
By Staff Reports WizKids is thrilled to announce that Blade Runner 2049: Nexus Protocol, a new deduction game based on the iconic sci-fi classic, is coming soon! In this hidden identity game, 3-6 players will take on the roles of Blade Runners, joining Deckard to hunt down a replicant that remains at large. The replicant could be any one of […]
By Staff Reports WizKids fans the world over can rejoice as the NJ-based developer, publisher and leader in pre-painted miniatures revealed plans to expand availability of their most acclaimed products through partnerships with three new European Distributors, beginning in Q1 2020. These new partnerships include European distributors, PBM, HEO, and Hobby World Russia, who will initially offer distribution for WizKids’ […]