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Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Seattle as Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova join the Emerald City Comic Con 2025 guest list!
That's right - the actors of Baldur's Gate 3 are coming to the PNW staple, ECCC 2025!
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Amazon's gaming anthology Secret Level gets an epic new trailer showcasing Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Mega Man, and even more
There's 15 games being brought to animated life in the new series, and the new trailer for the Prime Video series teases just what that will look like
November 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Listen to the sweet sounds of a Magic: The Gathering Duskmourn: House of Horror unboxing
Popverse's Ashley Victoria Robinson unboxes a booster pack from the latest Magic: The Gathering set, Duskmourn: House of Horror
October 30, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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People keep giving Baldur's Gate 3 actors sex toys as presents and we don't know why
We didn't know we needed to say this but this isn't okay, folks
October 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Baldur's Gate 3 voice actor Tim Downie did the most Gale thing ever and got stopped at customs for having too many books
How much is too many books? (Asking for a friend who is also us)
October 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Recording Baldur's Gate 3 was like being a 5 year old with a stick, according to Gale's actor Tim Downie
Childlike imagination is the at the heart of motion capture recording.
October 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role reveals how The Legend of Vox Machina season 3 expands upon the original campaign
The cast of Critical Role dishes on how The Legend of Vox Machina animated series from Amazon Prime Video digs into character moments we never saw in the original campaign.
October 07, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Netflix's Magic: The Gathering animated series is no longer in the cards, says Brandon Routh
Brandon Routh, who would have provided a voice in the animated Magic: The Gathering show, says the series is no longer happening
September 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Aerith voice actor's game of the year (and would be even if she wasn't in it)
"I think it's just such a joy to play" Briana White says about FFVII: Rebirth, midway through replaying the game
September 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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We asked the Baldur's Gate 3 cast which character would be the best DM and here is what they said
Baldur's Gate III's Devora Wilde, Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, and Aliona Baranova decide on their dream DM.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Monster Hunter Wild's Baby Pukei Pukei isn't what you think (but it may be even cuter)
The internet fell in love with what became known as Baby Pukei Pukei, but PAX West 2024 fans found out what the truth is behind the cutest creatures in the Forbidden Lands
September 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth's most memorable recording session? Four hours of ribbiting
FFVII: Rebirth voice actor Britt Baron joked at PAX West 2024 that she's "blocked it out" when asked to repeat her marathon frog session
September 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Civilization VII isn't a historical recreation; it's asking 'What If?' on a giant scale
Civ VII isn't meant to be solely historically accurate, as its developers (and a literal historical expert) argued at PAX West 2024
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Cozy gaming might be teaching important life lessons
Games like Wylde Flowers don't get the credit they deserve for their emotional depth, according to one PAX West 2024 panel
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Monster Hunter Wilds' Rey Dau might be an apex monster, but there's something worse out there
At PAX West 2024, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto clarified that the monster seen in promotional material for the new game isn't Wilds' "flagship monster," which remains under wraps
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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The Last of Us fungal infection couldn't spread to humans in real life... right now
A scientist explains that we don't need to worry about being mind-controlled by fungus (yet)
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Catch up with all of Popverse's PAX West 2024 coverage!
Scary monsters and super peeps abound with stories about Magic: The Gathering, Marvel vs. Capcom, Monster Hunter Wilds and more!
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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What the Civilization developers felt was wrong in Civ VI, and how they're fixing it for 2025's Civ VII
History comes in layers, and Civilization VII lets you build empires inside them that even crises can't tear down
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Talk about an emergency meeting! Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations comes to Among Us
The classic murder mystery game will crossover with the current hit murder mystery September 9
September 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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1980s horror (and a superbad demon) rule over Magic: The Gathering's new Duskmourn set
Everything is a haunted house in the new plane from MTG
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Magic: The Gathering teams with iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito for its new horror-themed set
Masahiro Ito is a guest artist for Duskmourn: House of Horror, MTG has announced
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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PAX West 2024 is enough to convince skeptics of the joys of gaming
Midway through the 20th anniversary event, PAX West 2024 converted me into a gaming believer
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Freddy Fazbear has been making kids nervous for a decade, but at PAX West 2024 Five Nights at Freddy's is giving back to the fans on his 10th birthday
10 years of Five Nights at Freddy's at PAX West 2024
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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How (and why) one bear romance changed the way people thought about Baldur's Gate 3
"People just walked by the desk and they’re like, ‘What are you doing?'" remembered the scene's cinematic artist.
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Borderlands 4's creators break down the secrets of the game's first teaser trailer
At PAX West 2024, Gearbox execs and developers revealed how Borderlands 4 starts seconds after the climactic end of Borderlands 3...
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Borderlands 4 will bring the new to the videogame franchise, with new characters, new tech, and a whole new world to explore
Revealed at PAX West 2024, Gearbox is leaning into the new for the upcoming expansion of the series
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Before PAX, there was Necrowambicon, Penny Arcade's first attempt at a real-world event
The prehistory of PAX turned out to involve a food court, inventive network engineers, and a little bit of radio larceny
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Get hands-on demos of Monster Hunter Wilds, Dead Rising Deluxe, and more at PAX West in their North American debuts
Want to be among the first to play Street Fighter 6's first guest character? Head to Seattle Aug 30-Sep 2
August 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
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Red Dead Redemption 2;s Arthur Morgan voice actor Roger Clark reveals just how long recording took
“Some scenes would take years to complete,” Red Dead voice actor Roger Clark reveals.
August 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Red Dead Redemption: Who is Jack Marston’s biological father? The cast has some theories
Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff have some thoughts about Jack Marston’s parentage in the RDR games
July 30, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Daily Coin Master free spins and free coins links (September 2024)
New links are added daily so don't miss out!
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Roblox Anime Defenders codes (August 2024)
Don't miss out on these freebies in this popular Roblox game.
July 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Watch the full Critical Role Panel from Florida Supercon 2024!
Join Critical Role's Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham from sunny Miami Beach.
July 15, 2024
Veronica Valencia
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Everything you need to know about San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Everything you need to know about this year's San Diego Comic-Con
July 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
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Iconic artist Mitsuhiro Arita is coming to San Diego Comic-Con with Stan Sakai
He's drawn art that has been part of pop culture for 3 decades, and now you can meet Mitsuhiro Arita at SDCC 2024
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
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MTG Arena Codes (August 2024)
Free Magic: The Gathering Arena booster packs and cosmetics
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Anime Last Stand codes (August 2024)
How to redeem Roblox's Anime Last Stand codes - and the best ones to use!
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
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LEGO Marvel Superheroes Cheat Codes (August 2024)
How to unlock your favorite characters in the game.
July 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Upcoming comic cons, pop culture conventions, and more
There are comic conventions happening weekly around the world - here's a list of many of them, so you can make plans to be there yourself!
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
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All Marvel Snap codes (November 2024)
The fate of the multiverse is at your fingertips.
July 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
How to play the western game series Red Dead Redemption in order (release or chronological)
Want to get started on the Red Dead Redemption video game franchise? Here’s how to do it!
July 05, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Raina Telgemeier & Tri Vuong light up at the idea of video game adaptations of their comics
Raina Telgemeier and Tri Vuong value the medium of comics, but are intrigued by other areas for adaptations.
July 05, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
Critical Role is coming to Florida Supercon - here's everything Critters can do in Miami Beach
Action, adventure, and at least one tea party
July 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the full panelWatch: Spores Productions talk about their video Final Fantasy - Fate's Edge at MCM London
Fate's Edge is part cosplay, part music video, all fan-created - hear from the team that developed it
July 03, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Meet Popverse's new staff writer, Grant DeArmitt
Popverse is entering year 2 with a new staff writer (and old face): Grant DeArmitt
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the Baldur's Gate III Tavs, Dark Urge Characters and Cast panel from London's MCM!
Join Joshua Wichard, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Ethan Reid, Tina Barnes, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Scott Joseph, Emma Gregory, Dave Jones, and Andrew Wincott from London
June 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
How to watch panels from New York Comic Con (and other ReedPop shows) from anywhere
Stream the big panels from New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, MCM Comic Con, and more
June 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the full panelLove Baldur's Gate 3? Learn the behind-the-scenes secrets & jokes with the cast & casting directors
See Baldur's Gate III personnel Beth Park, Josh Weeden, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Harriet Kershaw, Kirsty Gillmore, Tilly Steele and Andrew Wincott take the stage in London
June 14, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Watch the full panelWatch Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Patricia Summersett, Cristina Vee and Sean Chiplock from MCM!
The voice talent behind the legendary Legend of Zelda chapter were in London to tell fans about their experience with the game - don't miss it
June 13, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch now!Watch the Critical Role cast talk about their upcoming plans and your favorite moments
Matt Mercer and the whole Critical Role gang love a live show - so we brought them to a comic con with thousands of fans
June 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Mark my words: Blumhouse's Fear the Spotlight, Grave Seasons, & The Simulation will win the gaming wars
Blumhouse brings years of horror experience into the gaming space, but that's not all they've got going for them
June 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer reveals Ruidus history goes all the way back to the group's first campaign
The Game Master teases "there's still so much" to explore about the mythology of Critical Role
June 07, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Re-live the Baldur's Gate 3 cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con 2024 with our play-by-play
Baldur's Gate 3 stars Beth Park, Josh Weeden, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Kirsty Gillmore, Tilly Steele and Andrew Wincott talked all about the game.
June 06, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch nowWatch now: Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Tails, and Sage reunite for Sonic Frontiers cast reunion
The voices of Sonic Frontier's Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Tails, and Sage reunite on the MCM Comic Con main stage in London
May 26, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Astarion, the real hero of Baldur's Gate 3, almost wasn't a sexy vampire (but he was still sexy)
Maybe not a vampire, but Astarion was always sexy
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Baldur's Gate 3 cast reveal where the custom character term TAV really came from
If you're a dog lover, this Baldur's Gate 3 easter egg is extra cute
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Urge voice actor Neil Roberts opens up about his ADHD, and how he "never stops doing takes"
Dark Urge's actor Neil Roberts shares his personal side with Baldur's Gate 3 fans at MCM.
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Watch the full panelWatch now: Oxventure's full MCM Comic Con 2024 (They will also all be Kobolds)
Corazon, Dob, Egbert, Merilwen and Prudence are back for a D&D session on the MCM stage - but with very similar character stats
May 26, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Watch the full panelWatch Oxventure's full MCM Comic Con from London (They will also all be Kobolds)
Corazon, Dob, Egbert, Merilwen and Prudence are back for a D&D session on the MCM stage - but with very similar character stats
May 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Dicebreaker builds a cursed warhammer with Dicebreaker at MCM London Comic Con 2024!
Join the Dicebreaker crew as they work with a London audience to build a magic, murderous weapon
May 21, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Dungeons & Dragons spells, as ranked by Dicebreaker from MCM London Comic Con 2024
This very special edition of the Dicebreaker Podcast Live plumbs the D&D universe for the biggest and spells your warlock, wizard, or sorcerer could cast
May 21, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
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Here's how (and when) to get New York Comic Con 2024 tickets... and how to get them early
It's time to get your ticket to the biggest comic con in North America - NYCC 2024.
May 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
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The Five Nights at Freddys-esque game Poppy Playtime is bringing Huggy Wuggy to your local bookshelf
Poppy Playtime Orientation Handbook is out now, launching a line of books bringing Huggy Wuggy to a new (terrified) audience
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
C2E2 2023: Watch most of the big panels on VOD, read the biggest news, and more thanks to Popverse
It's time to make our way to Chicago for one of our favorite comic conventions
May 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Meet Popverse's new editor, Graeme McMillan
Wait, what? Graeme McMillan is becoming a bigger part of Popverse
May 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
C2E2 fan profile: This Fallout 4 cosplayer has been coming to C2E2 for longer than a decade
After all of these years, Kevin Bley has just entered his first cosplay contest
April 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Fallout: From the games to the TV and back again (including the Great War), the timeline of the show explained
For anyone wondering about the Prime Video series, here's your guide to the history of Fallout's nuclear post-apocalypse
April 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Roll for luck through the tallest dice tower in the world
Test your luck on the C2E2 show floor
April 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
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Gotta go fast to the new Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Café pop-up opening in Texas this May
Colorful characters and good food are making our mouths water
April 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
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Chicago, get ready: the C2E2 2025 dates are here
We haven't even celebrated C2E2 2024 yet, and we're already making plans for C2E2 2025
April 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
MCM Comic Con and EGX are teaming up for a massive Fall 2024 event in London
The biggest comic con in the UK teams up with the biggest gaming con in the UK for MCM x EGX 2024.
April 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
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Birmingham, England - prepare for MCM's return in 2024
MCM Comic Con returns to Birmingham this fall.
April 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
C2E2's gaming area gets an upgrade as Side Quest: TTRPGs, an Escape Room, LARPing, video games, and more
Whether you prefer dice, a joystick, or being in the game yourself, C2E2's Side Quest area has something for you
April 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Fallout: How a category-5 hurricane and its aftermath soured me on dystopian stories... until, maybe, now
Dystopian fiction only works when real life isn't worse
April 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
What is Fallout 5 and when will we finally get a release date?
At this rate, the actual apocalypse might happen before the game comes out.
April 10, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
See the geek inherit the earth at MCM Birmingham 2023's Nerd Bingo!
Can a person "B2" obsessed?
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Quadball UK was at MCM Birmingham 2023 - catch up on the action here
Watch the Quadball: A Sport for Everyone panel here on Popverse
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Santa brought the gift of a pub quiz to MCM Birmingham's Big Festive Trivia!
Ho, ho, ho - prove what you know, know, know! Watch it here
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Fallout: How to play the games and watch the Amazon show in order with this handy guide
It's no Pip-Boy, but our guide to both the release and chronological order of the Fallout franchise will help guide you through nuclear post-apocalypse
April 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Want to DM but don't know where to start? Try the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide to Worldbuilding
Join TTRPG experts Liv Kennedy and Zoe Delahunty-Light as they guide you through crafting your own rich world and satisfying dangers
April 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch MCM Birmingham's CJ Allan host the greatest game show on a Comic Con stage
Attendees to the UK-based convention started their day the right way - by proving their nerd cred
April 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch Eurogamer's Liv Kennedy and Zoe Delahunty-Light talk Worldbuilding at MCM Birmingham
Watch The Break Quest club members teach a Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Masters 101 session right here
April 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Jesse McCartney on how Kingdom Hearts changed his life
The musician and voice actor describes how the game began as "just another voiceover job" and morphed into something awe-inspiring
April 02, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch Jodie Whittaker, Rebecca Yarros, Mike Flanagan, and more new panels filmed at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2024
Watch full-length panel conversations about Doctor Who, The Strangers: Chapter One, Fourth Wing, the Flanaverse, and more.
March 28, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch James D’Amato, Jef Aldrich, & Jon Taylor discuss which RPG monsters they'd most like to date
The authors of The Ultimate RPG Series and Düngeonmeister books review the romantic prospects of eldritch horrors. In public!
March 28, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the Team Fortress 2 cast reunion from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Pyro, Heavy, Sniper, and Medic are together again... hopefully on friendly terms
March 28, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Disney's D23 Expo tickets are on sale now!
After 140k people attended 2022's D23 Expo by Disney, the next question is simple: how can we do it again?
March 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
A comprehensive visual history of Princess Peach
Princess Peach: Showtime! is the latest step in a 40-year evolution, here's Princess Peach's path to now
March 13, 2024
Kevin Wong
Features
The best superhero games for PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC, and more
Take flight, clobber evil, and stand for good with these fantastic superhero games.
March 11, 2024
Carl Waldron
Features
The Traitors season 2 finale is going to be exciting - could it also be good for you?
Is watching the Alan Cumming-hosted, Peacock-streamed game of deception actually beneficial to your well-being? We'll explain
March 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
RWBY creator Rooster Teeth shutting down proves that popularity may not equal prosperity
Warner Bros. Discovery is in talks to sell properties like RWBY and Gen:Lock, despite their considerable fandoms
March 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Escape the sensory overload of con life with the Japanese Freeplay Arcade
The attraction at ECCC 2024 offered fans the opportunity to get away from it all with some free video game action
March 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Emerald City Comic Con 2024 show floor trends: Dice and plushies
Every convention show floor is different, here's what we saw at ECCC
March 03, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Lord of the Rings continues to make more money than you'd think
It's not the Prime Video show that's driving its success, either
March 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Elderwood Academy is bringing innovation to dice boxes and rolling trays at Emerald City Comic Con
Want to see something cool?
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Come with Popverse to the Baldur's Gate meetup at Seattle's ECCC
We have witnessed far too much
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
ECCC: Learn to paint a miniature (and take it home) for free at Emerald City Comic Con
Take a look inside the Miniatures Paint-and-Take activity hosted by Arcanum Miniatures
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Ben Moser is making gaming dice - with a mechanical engineer's flair
You haven't seen dice like Summit Dice's
March 02, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Popverse heads to Emerald City Comic Con, Pikmin style
Popverse deputy editor got into the Pikmin spirit at the Seattle Convention Center
March 01, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Drinks, dungeons, dragons and delights await you at Emerald City Comic Con's The Tavern in Seattle
A thematic lounge with everything, including adult drinks
February 26, 2024
Chris Arrant