If board games are your thing, The Witcher: Old World could be right down your street. As we set our sights on Netflix’s The Witcher season two, we certainly need something to make the time go in and also get our Geralt of Rivia fix. CD Projekt and publisher Go On Board have headed to Kickstarter
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It’s finally happening my fellow Android users. Slay the Spire will soon be on our preferred mobile platform. Of course, after the game launched on iOS last summer, it was only a matter of time. That said, I’m very happy to no longer have to steal my wife’s iPhone to play the game on the
As 2020 (thankfully) comes to a close, the DualShockers staff is coming together to share their personal favorite games throughout the year. Unlike our official Game of the Year Awards, each of these lists is mean to reflect which games stood out personally to each of our staff members. Additionally, any game — not just
Many stay-at-home activities have seen a rise over the last year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. More and more people are finding ways to properly social distance while still keeping their sanity by either doing things they already enjoy or discovering new hobbies to take on. As such, video game usage has reportedly seen
The Steam Game Fests we’ve been treated to this year have mostly been a hit. They’re a great way to try out demos of upcoming games, while also enjoying some deeper dives with the devs. Now, Steam is looking to expand beyond board games with its upcoming Steam Digital Tabletop Fest. The week-long shindig kicks
It was previously revealed that Darkest Dungeon, the hugely popular roguelike RPG from Red Hook Studios, would be getting an official boardgame made by Mythic Games. A preview of the miniatures, painted by Seb Lavigne, was revealed already. Now a new video from Gen-Con 2020 online has made its debut and we learn a bit
It was previously revealed that Darkest Dungeon, the hugely popular roguelike RPG from Red Hook Studios, would be getting an official boardgame made by Mythic Games. And today we finally have our sneak peak of the upcoming project, with a preview of the miniatures: This is not a trick of the light! It's a preview
Viticulture is among the best-reviewed board games to come out in recent years. It features the excellent design team of Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone. In fact, the original design was one of Stegmaier’s first before he really hit it out of the park with Scythe. Viticulture is a crunchy worker placement game that’s all
Asmodee Digital is back at it again, this time with A Game of Thrones: The Board Game. Those wizards have slowly been developing digital versions of hit board games like Blood Rage and Gloomhaven to Steam. Now, they’re adding everyone’s favorite medieval intrigue simulator to the catalog. Give the new teaser for A Game of
The Captain Is Dead is a pretty solid cooperative board game that lets you play out your favorite sci-fi TV show. And now, Thunderbox Entertainment is bringing the experience to the PC. Announced at today’s Gamesradar Future Games Show, the upcoming turn-based adaptation is set to release this year. Watch the new trailer below. The
In a recent Polygon article, Splash Damage, the team behind Gears Tactics, gave some cool insight into how the turn-based strategy game came to be. In working with Tyler Bielman from The Coalition, the team was able to put together a rough board game design and work from there. Of course, this isn’t an incredibly
Dire Wolf Digital announced that they were working on a digital version of Leder Games’ Root board game way back at Gen Con 2019. Since then, the team has mostly been quiet; however, they’ve finally broken that silence and are giving everyone at PAX East a first-look. If you can’t be on the show floor,
In a report from Polygon, a new tabletop game based on the Dishonored franchise has been announced. The tabletop game comes from London-based Modiphius, which developed tabletop games based off the Star Trek, Conan, and Elder Scrolls franchises. The game is a 300 page hardcover and it comes with custom 20-sided dice. It lets players
Hey everyone! This is Lou Contaldi, friendly neighborhood Editor in Chief at DualShockers. Welcome to 2020, another year for our backlogs to grow larger and to accept no New Year’s Resolution that is less than 4K. In a quick detour from our normal gaming news, reviews, and editorials, I wanted to talk briefly about what
For all of the months of build-up, here we are: the sober day after E3 2019 and in full-on conference withdrawal. However, with all of our staff traveling back, our votes tallied, and our awards distributed, it’s time that we showcase what was DualShockers’ top picks in Los Angeles for this year’s E3. And what
Each year, ReedPOP and Penny Arcade hold a variety of PAX events around the world were developers indie and AAA alike can show off their games to both regular attendees and press. Today, PAX West 2019 finally went on sale as the show’s official dates were set in stone and some new changes for this
Tales of Treachery is an upcoming four-player party game from developer Ghost Camp. The choose-your-own-adventure style game uses phones to make one player a secret traitor similar to what Supermassive Games did with Hidden Agenda. The team released a short gameplay trailer via Twitter. Check it out below. Tales of Treachery is a four player
In preparation for the start of next week’s Kickstarter campaign, Publisher Cool Mini or Not (CMON) has dropped a trailer for the upcoming Bloodborne: The Board Game. The trailer melds video game footage with a 3D representation of the board game to show that the devs are sticking close to the source material. It’s a
Even after four years since its release, Bloodborne continues to be a game that has built up a massive fan base in this generation of games, and now the upcoming board game adaptation of the FromSoftware title will begin its crowdfunding campaign later this month. Publisher CMON Games has announced that the Kickstarter campaign for Bloodborne: The
Earlier this year, fans of the Kingdom Hearts series finally got what they were wishing for with the long-awaited release of Kingdom Hearts 3, and while the game itself seems to have delivered what fans have been hoping for, more is to come in the form of a tabletop adaptation of an all-time great board game. Tabletop
Good morning and Merry Christmas everyone! This is Lou Contaldi, friendly neighborhood Editor-in-Chief at DualShockers, and I just wanted to check in with the best part of our site–readers–for the holiday season. First, and most importantly, let’s set the mood — go ahead and start playing this video below: Next, let’s knock the normal relative
It’s that time of the year again, and you’re now called to decide DualShockers’ annual honor: Game of the Year 2018 – Reader’s Choice Award. Without question, our community is the best part of DualShockers, so we (and the developers and publishers we chat to) know that the Reader’s Choice Award is one of the best
Hey everyone, long time no chat! This is Lou Contaldi, Editor-in-Chief of DualShockers and I’m looking for your help. If you’ve been a frequent reader, you may have noticed that DualShockers design looked… dated. Not much has changed since when DualShockers first started in 2009. While it may be a streamlined way to get to
Epic games are tantalizing Fortnite fans with a new item called the Port-A-Fortress, the big sister to their previous Port-A-Fort which allowed players to build forts on the fly in a valiant effort to save their backside from rockets and the onslaught of bullets. Although there isn’t a lot of information nor an exact time
Good afternoon, readers – this is Lou Contaldi, Editor-in-Chief of DualShockers. We interrupt you from our regularly-scheduled news reporting to touch on something important to us: our creative independence. Now, it’s no secret that gaming is a somewhat expensive hobby – many of us have our bookcases stacked (to some degree) with collector’s editions of