Card Games
Review: Hour of Devastation Quietly Makes its Debut
Released on July 14, 2017, Hour of Devastation is a small set that may need time to fully entrench itself into Magic: the Gathering
Entertainment
6 burning questions following the Solo trailer
Fangirl breaks down several possibilities for the film, with some lore on the side.
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Card Games
Preview: Rivals of Ixalan brings tribal warfare to the Golden City
Overall, Rivals of Ixalan promises to bring tribe-based gameplay to the fore in Standard and Limited, while offering many new tools and build-around-me cards for Commander and other casual formats, and the story brings the swashbuckling legend of Ixalan to an exciting conclusion.
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Card Games
Opinion: Wizards of the Coast needs to slow down product releases
Wizards of the Coast pushed their releases to 11 in 2017, which can be overwhelming for the average player and can stretch creative and financial value thin.
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Video games
Ask Dr. Rachel: Tablets are great platform for toddlers to explore learning apps
Do you have a question you would like to ask Dr. Rachel? Send your question via twitter to @linacaruso using the hashtag #AskDrRachel and your question could be featured in next month’s column!
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Entertainment
Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ sometimes stumbles, but has strong finish
The Last Jedi is an ambitious, experimental, and thrilling addition to the saga.
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News
Video game training organization Ukatsu aims to promote interpersonal skills among youth
For some kids, online gaming is their primary social interaction with other people and bad habits can develop easily.
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Video games
Fortnite: Battle Royale (PS4) Open Beta Review
The fun was there, even if many simply brush this title off as a studio trying to mooch off of the success of PUBG, while trying counteract its eventual deal with Microsoft.
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Comics
Review: The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, part 1, Spreads Itself too Thin
Dark Horse’s The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars, part 1, is the first comic continuation of Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra animated show
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Books
Review: Trade paperback ‘Yoda’s Secret War’ is a solid but obscure adventure
Overall, Yoda’s Secret War has strong thematic ties to the Force, Yoda, and Jedi wisdom, but is only a fleeting sideshow in the bigger Star Wars canon.
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Video games
Ask Dr. Rachel: MMOG players are generally easier to access for academic research
Do you have a question you would like to ask Dr. Rachel? Send your question to via twitter to @linacaruso using the hashtag #AskDrRachel and your question could be featured in next month’s column!
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Comics
A Doomed-From-The-Start Kind of Love: A Gothic Kickstarter
Hope Nicholson hopes to bring the fad of the 1970s back to life with a twist.
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Comics
Redlands #1: Review
What was billed as the next great feminist comic lets angst override the story. Yeah, we were pretty disappointed too.
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Movies
Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ gets to the heart of both Spider-Man and Peter Parker
Unlike the Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield versions of the character, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is a cheerful and optimistic 15 year old with an infectious but almost naive taste for adventure.
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Television
Review: Little Witch Academia’s First 13 Episodes Are Less Than Spellbinding
Overall, Little Witch Academia could serve as an introduction-level anime for those new to Japanese animation, but otherwise, it’s just a filler series for a rainy afternoon.
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Entertainment
Preview: ‘Hour of Devestation’ brings chaos and power to Amonkhet
New cards and plot details are coming to Magic: The Gathering’s ‘Amonkhet’ block later this week. Check out everything you need to know about these cards.