January 22, 2015

In Defence of Waiting: SimCity BuildIt and Two Dots Can Last Forever

January 22, 2015

SimCity is the only game franchise that’s posed a credible threat to my life. (Not really, but work with me, people.) I was thirteen, I had cheat codes, paper route savings to provide me with candy, and far too much time on my hands. Thirteen–also the number of hours I played it, ...

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The Thursday Book Beat: Another Children’s Division Bites The Dust

January 22, 2015

Egmont Shutting Down USA Division I covered this in October but at the time, Egmont was hoping to get a buyer to keep the division intact. Sadly, that didn’t pan out. Attempts to sell Egmont USA since October 2014 have not resulted in any final agreements. As a consequence, Egmont has ...

Comics, Opinion

Character Appreciation: Aquaman

January 22, 2015

When I wandered on to the WWAC Twitter account on Friday night, wine in hand, I had no idea what to expect, mainly because I had nothing planned. I put my faith in our followers, hoping that they could find something interesting to chat about. They most certainly did: Aquaman. And so began an ...

Roundtables

Fate Reforged: Roundtable

January 22, 2015

Featuring Jo Fu, Jules Low, and Rachel Stevens “Travel back in time to a war-torn Tarkir where five clans clash with the mighty dragons of the past. The choices made now will decide the fate of Tarkir.” At least, that’s the idea according to the Magic site. Let’s see ...

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Exploding Kittens explodes Kickstarter goal

January 22, 2015

Making its Kickstarter debut on Tuesday, Exploding Kittens met its $10,000 goal in 20 minutes and as of this writing has hit the 2.5 million mark. The game was created by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal, Elan Lee, former Chief Design Officer for Xbox Entertainment Studios, and Xbox/Marvel game ...

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The Darkest Part of the Forest

January 22, 2015

The Darkest Part of the Forest Holly Black Little, Brown Books for Young Readers January 13, 2015 “Down a path worn into the woods, past a stream and hollowed-out log full of pill bugs and termites, was a glass coffin.” Holly Black is a master of secret-revealing. Reading through ...

January 22, 2015

In Defence of Waiting: SimCity BuildIt and Two Dots Can Last Forever

The Thursday Book Beat: Another Children’s Division Bites The Dust

Character Appreciation: Aquaman

Fate Reforged: Roundtable

Exploding Kittens explodes Kickstarter goal

The Darkest Part of the Forest

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