Celebrate Halloween in style with Deep Madness

Linking Minds. Illustrated by Stefan Kopiński.

New on the tabletop gaming block, Diemension Games (sinister name, eh?) seems to have taken a leaf out of CMON's book to orchestrate a highly successful Kickstarter campaign for its debut miniatures board game Deep Madness.

The game follows the premise of investigators locked inside an underwater facility where things have gone wrong. They'll have to tackle the monstrosities beneath, their own mounting madness, and even wrestle with water in drowned chambers. This one is just dripping with theme.

Back it now on Kickstarter

There's a ton of value in this game, as shown by the pledge graphic below:

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Endless Space 2 nears Early Access

Endless Space 2, Amplitude Studio's next great 4X game, is nearly ready for Early Access. The sequal to its wonderful turn-based space strategy game seeks to merge the best of ES1 with some of the new and fresh features of Endless Legend, its fantasy Civ-style spin-off.

But Amplitude always does things with a unique twist. Consider, for example, the faction known as the Vodyani, best described as "space vampires."

Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Launch Video

Check out the launch trailer for Beamdog's new entry in the Baldur's Gate franchise, Siege of Dragonspear. Hopefully they do it justice and decide to do an expansion for BG2. Those high-level heroes are so much fun to play!

Putting the "Table" in Tabletop Gaming with Rathskellers

The problem with board games, especially miniatures-based ones, is the footprint involved. They just take up so much space, some more than others.

And, if you're like me, you'll have a ton of board games, and nowhere to store them. Storage is key.

Enter Rathskellers, with an array of super specially-designed tables just for gamers, with plenty of drawers, trays, card holders, LED lighting, and, of course, lots of tabletop space for endless dice-rolling action.

Just look at these pictures and tell me that doesn't make you drool (careful! not on the table!).

Images courtesy of www.rathskellers.com

Tabletop Tip-off: The Walking Dead: All Out War

The Walking Dead have walked—or maybe hobbled—onto Kickstarter, courtesy of Mantic Games, the guys behind a slew of cheaper (and equally good) alternatives to the Games Workshop range.

The new game, The Walking Dead: All Out War, comes with all your favourite characters, plenty of zombies, and some cool scenery. The Stretch Goals are just ramping up, so now's the time to pledge to help fend off those undead.

It's worth pointing out that the designs of this are based on the comics, not the TV show, just in case you're wondering why some of the characters look noticeably different.

Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon Out Now

The new expansion for Age of Mythology is now available on Steam, reviving an old and much-loved real-time strategy game.

Tale of the Dragon focuses on the Chinese, bringing several new gods and myth units to the table (or, rather, the PC screen).

We only hope that this is just the start, and Forgotten Empires adds several more expansions.

Get it on Steam

Gearing Up

Welcome to Game Gearbox, a new blog on board games and video games, helping you gear up for the table, PC, or console.

I'm particularly big on miniatures games, but we'll try anything, especially if it's heavy on theme.

For video games, I tend to stick to the good old-fashioned PC, but I'll branch out to console games if they strike our fancy.

So, sit back, crank those engines, and get ready for a hell of a ride.