The Acquisitions Inc. team regulars all got together during the holidays to give us another three hours of their ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ roleplaying shenanigans, available for viewing on Amazon.
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The eagerly awaited ‘Thornwatch’ tabletop game collaboration between Penny Arcade and Lone Shark Games has finally launched their Kickstarter!
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Penny Arcade has teamed up with Elder Wood Academy to create a special edition Acquisitions Incorporated Spellbook Gaming Box. What’ s a Spellbook? Why I’m so glad you asked…
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Ever look at a crazy expensive set of dice hewn from some ancient hunk of wood or bone and say to yourself “There’s no way it can cost that much.” Turns out, you’re getting a bargain.
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PAX Prime is coming to Seattle in a couple of weeks, August 28-31, and GeekDad.com and GeekMom.com will be hosting a panel you won’t want to miss!
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Join in on the fun as the PAX edition of Acquisitions Inc. is streamed live tonight.
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Wizards of the Coast has teamed up with 14 of the world’s Gaming/Geek Elite to design a series of cards for Magic 2015.
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TableTop returns from summer break with an action-packed game of Shadows Over Camelot, featuring Tara Strong and Penny Arcade‘s Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
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Holy-cow-I-am-so-excited!! The first episode of the two-part finale of Strip Search will be on the Penny Arcade YouTube channel today. The level of my excitement is so high, the theme for this week’s playlist is cartoons and comics in honor of the show.
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Each year, as we contemplate gift guides for Mother’s Day, we think about what we want for Mother’s Day. Chances are good your GeekMom will like this stuff, too.
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Dear broadcast television,
I am sorry; I have been cheating on you. I do have my favorite parts of you – Arrow, Castle, and Grimm – but it’s just not enough anymore. Even though you have broadened your horizons and experimented with giving me most of what I want when I want it on the internet through Hulu and Netflix, I’m really sorry to say, I need something different.
Continue ReadingIt’s been a few years since we were first introduced to Lookouts, a comic created by Penny Arcade’s Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. The story follows a group of boys, led by a mysterious, one-eyed man named Samson, who have …
Continue ReadingDuring the Cold War, to prevent a full-on nuclear war, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 501: all international conflicts were to be brought to the table — the ping-pong table. Based on the Penny Arcade comic strip series, …
Continue ReadingOnce again, the writers and editors of GeekDad will be going on the road to PAX East in Boston to talk about all sorts of things related to geeky parenting. We’ll be speaking at 1:00 on Saturday afternoon in the …
Continue ReadingOnce again, the writers and editors of GeekDad will be going on the road to PAX East in Boston to talk about all sorts of things related to geeky parenting. We’ll be speaking at 1:00 on Saturday afternoon in the …
Continue ReadingChild’s Play, the Penny-Arcade run charitable organization, kicked off their 2010 season last week. The charity, which sponsors an annual toy drive for childrens’ hospitals, is in its eighth year of service and helps more than 70 hospitals nationwide and …
Continue ReadingThus speaketh the PAX Prime schedule: Saturday, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Wolfman Theatre Raising Geek Generation 2.0: Roll For Parenting Ability How young is too young for The Hobbit? Why is LEGO Star Wars the best console game for …
Continue ReadingWednesday night is Preview Night at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, and it’s intended as a little extra time for people with four-day passes to get in and walk around the booths early before the crowds hit. Though as you can …
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to consoles, I’m more of an Xbox guy. There’s nothing fanboy about my preference, it’s just the system I’ve fallen into playing more. Every so often, I’ll play a Wii game with my kids, but most of …
Continue ReadingIf you enjoy gaming, or the webcomic Penny Arcade, or (if you’re like most of us at GeekDad) both, you’ve probably heard of their annual PAX festival. PAX, short for “Penny Arcade Expo,” has been held every summer since 2004 …
Continue ReadingRepeat after me: “I hereby resolve that in the new year I…” 1. Will faithfully read every new xkcd, Penny Arcade and of course Dork Tower strip as it appears. If the joke in a strip is too esoteric for …
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