Recent content by Michael Mifsud

My daughter just won the lotto for this and picked it up today from the Tokyo Pokemon Center. It's her first 3ds and Eevee is her favorite Pokemon. Since she is 9 I expect its targeting her age group and not older players. Also, Pokemon Centre on a weekend is a MAD HOUSE.

It definitely has to be the Planescape setting....

Agh ok. That's a shame. Good read nonetheless.

Nice piece.  Would be great to get an interview with the designer or some big-wig at AEG -from the horses mouth if you will- and find out what happened and why. /mm

What a great article. It brought joy to both myself and my wife. My son is only 5 and he has the same passion for gaming (video and boardgames and I just introduced him to D&D) that I do. I look forward to the day we can play as peers like you and your Dad. Its amazing how something as...

My wife originally had no interest in video games but over the years of dating then marriage she got into them - it started with, of all things, Command and Conquer and then Red Alert. But it was crystalised by Everquest. More recently we do more of this combo console gaming you describe. I...

Hi, I enjoyed your article and can both sympathize (and empathize) with your points. Though I come at it from a different angle as I became a Christian around the time you rejected it (University era). I was not raised as a Christian though my parents were Catholic - in name only. I can...

Lets hope more of the classical D&D gaming style works its way in. 4E is the most enjoyable version of the game since 1e IMO. It has its problems but so did 1e.

Evolution? Sounds more like natural selection. Either way I think the convergence will continue and things like the iPad and the Microsoft table are the future for boardgames, wargames and table-top RPGS. A combination of analog and digital.

You may enjoy classic (or old school) D&D where the whole thing is much more co-operative - no frustrated storytellers...