These aren't the old WotC sculpts from the older D&D Miniatures line. These are the new sculpts from the current Wizkids Icons of the Realms line. They are reusing the sculpts between that and Attack Wing, but that's standard operating practice from Wizkids. Like Daniel said, you get a huge amount of stuff in the…

I used to be all about Arkham Horror, but the long play and set-up time really detract from my enjoyment these days. If I needed to get my fix of Cthulhu themed board games, I'll pass it over for Eldritch Horror.

Or, better yet, the much lesser known Witch of Salem. Very similar to Arkham Horror, but plays in about a…

The best part of the "Personality Mechanics" is that you actually don't have to roll, and they're not really a mechanic: more like a guideline to help newer players get in to the mindset of taking this set of random numbers they've just created and turn it into an actual character. The only real mechanical advantage…

I did probably come off a bit harsher than I wanted, and I apologize for that. I've grown amazingly fatigued at the stupid edition wars nonsense, especially from 3.5 players, that my reactions tend to be overly severe. It's more annoying when it's people who never actually play the system, and just spout random crap…

That's an awful lot of hyperbole, don't you think? If the party's getting killed by a 12 AC, 2 HP, +0 to hit, 1 damage house cat then the party (or the DM) is doing something very, very wrong. Especially when your average fighter (and many clerics) are averaging an 18 AC at 1st level.

I get it: people hate WotC like…

Mike's suggestion of checking out your local game shop (assuming you have one) is a great one. I'd like to also add that many game stores will start running weekly D&D Encounters games this week as the new season starts on Wednesday. Encounters is part of the new D&D organized play program, Adventurers League, which…

I've often thought that if they couldn't get the rights to Surfer back before finally pulling the trigger on Infinity Gauntlet, they could totally use someone like Adam Warlock instead. I mean.. they've pretty much got to introduce THAT character at some point, especially with a second GotG coming.

I love The Infinity Gauntlet. Sure, there's a bunch of problems with it (pacing, being a big one, and the Nebula bit's lame among other things) but it has a TON of great moments that I'd love to see preserved. Much of the fight against Earth's Mightiest Heroes (and a couple of other people) is still great to watch,…

Nope. He's killing off half it's population because of a promise he made to Death.

There's some great imagery to be mined from that comic series, really. I hope they go all out with the Infinity Gauntlet and just blow us away with insane visuals. What's really awesome is that with GotG getting a sequel that'll drop most likely before Avengers 3/Infinity Gauntlet, they have time enough to introduce…

I'm still hedging my bets on Infinity Gauntlet being it's own movie at this point. Marvel's the company that's all about huge crossover events, so why wouldn't they make one big crossover movie? My personal pet theory is that Avengers 3 ends up being filmed back to back with a "Marvel's The Infinity Gauntlet" movie,…

I'm a big fan of all the art for the Soul cards, though I will say that I much prefer the promo/alt-art versions for Soul of Zendikar and Soul of Ravnica. Zendikar especially as it seems more fitting for a giant green monster (and less like a Squiggoth, though those are cool too!).

I hate a good chunk of the new…

Phil Collins Block was the name given by the Justice Department to the old run down megablock that used to be called Genesis Towers. Phil Collins Block is most notable for nearly being destroyed by it's nearby rival, Peter Gabriel Block, during the Block Riots of 2103. It survived mostly intact, only to be reduced…

That quiz is awesome. Sadly, I only scored 60/100 which means I don't know nearly enough about the horrors that dwell in Austrailia. I'm definitely sharing that! Kudos!

I would watch the crap out of that movie if it were done well. Hell, they could do a prequel to it based around the Brother's War and I'd be ecstatic. Always thought the fight between Urza and Mishra, along with the whole Weatherlight Saga, would make a fantastic movie. Some of the older Urza/Mishra cards have…

I could see Dack Fayden as at least a supporting character. WotC definitely likes the character enough to make a card for him in the latest MtG sets, the comics are popular enough to perhaps warrant his inclusion if WotC has any kind of input on the story, and he's got a character design that's easily translatable to…

That bit sounds like a potential plot point I could see Whedon & Co. using. That spoiled scene could set up that no one can pick up the hammer (reminding the audience about the major plot from Thor 1), only to have a moment later in the movie where Thor's knocked out/incapacitated and someone else wields it. Cap's…

Look in to the massive "The Sundering" event that Wizards has been running through it's D&D Encounters program. They're been building up to a big overhaul of the Forgotten Realms that will carry in to the new D&D's launch and tie in to the Tyranny of Dragons multimedia meta-event they're launching this fall. The…

Agreed 100%. I can't imagine anyone who's played the playtest, especially in it's current form, even beginning to call it "video gamey". I'd even go further and say that it's not just a more stripped down version of 3.5; there's many ways it hews much, much closer in many respects to 2nd edition especially in how it…

I'm actually kind of surprised that Garry's Mod is so low!