Without much fanfare, there was a little announcement over on the Steve Jackson Game Blog. At the beginning of my career, long before GURPS, I created a roleplaying game called The Fantasy Trip. For decades, the rights have been held by Metagaming, a publisher which is no longer in operation. I’m very pleased […]
World Health Organization Will Add “Gaming Addiction” To Mental Health Disease List
Just one more quest? Just one more level? we’ve all been there… Gaming addiction will become a mental disorder officially recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) next year. The WHO, originally founded in 1946 as an agency of the United Nations dedicated to international health, is set to publish an updated
The Steam Winter Sale Is Live
Your wallet is about to become much, much lighter. The Steam winter sale is upon us. The sale is running through Jan 4th, so you have a few weeks to spend that money. Steam card collectors will be happy to know that browsing your discovery queue will net you two cards per […]
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Launching On iPad Today
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, the 2016 Strategy Game of the Year, is available today in the iOS App Store for a limited-time discounted price of $29.99** on iPad, with the first 60 turns free to play. Rebuilt with touch controls, Civilization VI is the first flagship entry in the award-winning turn-based strategy franchise to […]
Maniac Mansion Mysteriously Available On Steam
Old-school adventure game players might be surprised to see that the original 8-bit version of the game has suddenly popped up on Steam. With no fan fare or fancy press releases, it’s just Bam here it is buy it today. Maniac Mansion tells the story of Dave and his friends, who wander […]