Through the magic of careful reading, Joystiq has discovered confirmation that EA Hasbro will be releasing four games to the Xbox Live Arcade this March. Joystiq uncovered the news buried in a press release announcing the addition of "Yahtzee" to the Hasbro Family Game Night lineup. "Yahtzee" joins the ranks of old-school favorites "Scrabble," "Connect [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
It's not an easy job to please a tabletop gaming purist: No matter how faithful a digital board-game adaptation is, players of the physical version will almost always want to stick with the original. EA's upcoming version of "Trivial Pursuit" might not replace the fun of gathering around the table and reading questions to friends [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Sometimes, when a board game becomes a video game, it's a great thing for all concerned. The XBLA version of Catan is terrific fun, and while the Catan MMO misses a few steps, it's certainly a unique exercise in digital board gaming. We've seen recent Xbox conversions for many of our favorite tabletop games, including [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 29, 2008
While plenty of classic analog games have seen digital adaptations over the years, it's not unprecedented for the transition to occur in the other direction. From Everquest pen-and-paper RPGs, to Street Fighter CCGs, to board games based on World of Warcraft, Doom, and even Pac-Man, tabletop gaming is no stranger to video game franchises realized [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 3, 2008
There's a very good chance that you've played -- or are, at least, aware of -- The Settlers of Catan, a German-born board game which has sold over 11 million copies worldwide. If you've played it, you know how clever and fun it is, and if you haven't, you may remember how excited everybody was [...]
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