Seattle-based Xplore isn’t due to launch its first Xcraft space probe until late 2021, but it’s already landed in an educational board game. Xtronaut 2.0, a multiplayer game devised by… Read More
— Nintendo is on a roll. Though its current console, the Nintendo Switch, doesn’t boast the same type of processing power as Microsoft’s Xbox One or Sony’s PlayStation 4, it… Read More
— As the 2020 presidential election approaches, many are concerned about the effects disinformation campaigns may have on the race, since they played a big part in the 2016 election.… Read More
— Remember 2000? Perhaps the biggest commotion in technology was in full swing. As everyone rang in the Millenium, a large part of the general public was scared that most,… Read More
-There might not be any snow on the ground just yet, but Seattle’s Pacific Science Center will have plenty of it starting Dec. 21. A special installation called Snowzone will… Read More
— Do you ever get so frustrated with your smartphone that you want to chuck it out the window, but realize how disconnected you would be to the rest of… Read More
Half Truth, a trivia party game by “Jeopardy!” legend Ken Jennings and “Magic: The Gathering” creator Richard Garfield — both Seattle-area locals — has raised over a quarter-million dollars from… Read More
— August plays host to a number of gaming-related events in the Seattle area, with the first ones happening next weekend. On Aug. 17 and 18, the Pacific Science Center’s Curiosity… Read More
Gen Con — the largest gaming convention in the country — bills itself as “The Home of Tabletop Gaming™” and as such, is primarily focused on tabletop gaming such as… Read More
Your intrepid Seattle-based gaming correspondent Tim Ellis (that’s me) hit the road this weekend to visit Indianapolis, home of Gen Con, the nation’s largest and oldest tabletop gaming convention. The… Read More
— While next week promises to be filled with parades, fireworks, and picnics, there’s also the chance to play some board games you love or possibly finding one you’ve never… Read More
Gaming veteran James Ohlen has been lured back to the industry he took a break from last year with an opportunity that was too good to refuse — he’ll be… Read More
One of the biggest pop culture conventions in the Pacific Northwest is happening in Portland the weekend of Feb. 22. Wizard World draws in big crowds and big guests every… Read More
We probably all know someone who wanted to be an astronaut when they grew up. You may even have wanted to be one yourself. Our fascination with space forms the… Read More
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was the special guest at Tech Alliance’s annual luncheon in Seattle on Friday, and he had plenty to say about the current state of technology. But… Read More
There may not have been any dashing saves or dramatic hits, but the pressure at GeekWire’s first-ever Settlers of Catan tournament still had some of the competitors sweating. The tournament,… Read More
At PAX South on Friday in San Antonio, Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik announced PAX Unplugged, a new convention focused purely on tabletop gaming that will take… Read More
Q: What do robots, polar bears, lobsters, tigers, a giant monster abomination, and vocabulary have in common? A: The new card game Stiches, now in its final days on Kickstarter.… Read More
Even with four days to take it all in, it’s impossible to experience everything that PAX West has to offer. That’s especially true if you spend hours at a time… Read More
Watching a couple of guys play a board game on streaming video may not sound exciting – unless those two guys also play the real-life asteroid-hunting game. That’s precisely the situation facing… Read More
On Feb. 9, 2012, I backed my first Kickstarter project—an old-school adventure video game known at the time as “Double Fine Adventure.” Although the “estimated delivery” of the game was originally… Read More
In our increasingly digital lives old, analog touchstones can be more than nostalgic — they can help ground us and remind us of what it is to be a living breathing… Read More
Big news for all you wizards out there: The insanely popular card game, “Magic: The Gathering,” is coming will be available soon as a board game. Wizards of the Coast and… Read More
Lots of people make up rules for games as they go along. Some people turn it into a creative artform. Meet our latest Geek of the Week, Peter Newland, a… Read More