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Days of Wonder announced today that it is cancelling its Small World 2 Kickstarter campaign, despite having reached half of the goal in about a week. The reason? Feedback from backers.

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You need to know right away that The Sketchnote Handbook is no normal book. Rohde’s created a book that teaches you how to create your own visual notes by using his own methods in the pages of the book. It’s …

Well, gamers can now rejoice and take up arms on their computers once again. Sony Online Entertainment has acquired the license and is now going to release the Wizardry world into a permanent home online. Wizardry Online is set to …

Eric has outfitted the new Hexbug Spider XL with a smart phone and his EMGRobotics Audio Dual Motor Controller board. The board allows control of motors based on signals from a standard stereo jack.

For every Batman, there’s a Matter-Eater Lad. For every X-Men, there’s a Legion of Super-Pets. There are comic book characters and groups who make it big, and there are those who never find …

Here’s another stack of picture books — poetry, goofy numbers, a big fish story, books within books, and a gorgeous tale about a boy who just wanted to draw. From board books for tiny kids to a longer non-fiction book …

This is an open letter to the retail customer service representatives who appear to have lost all sense of what it means to provide competent service at walk-in retail stores.

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The video preview single for U.K.-based electronic music artist Xilent’s (aka Eryk Kowalczyk) is an awesome romp through an 8-bit videogame brought to life (at least in the artist’s head). That’s some serious “pew! pew!”

Really fun machinima video of the musical turrets from Portal.

This one might be a little bit OCD, GeekDads, but the technical details are at least a little bit interesting, so bear with me. You see, I have an LED flashlight that I’m generally quite fond of. The light uses …

The Civic Theatre in New Orleans is a sign that the city has embraced its past as much as its future when it comes to music.

Discover a Kickstarter campaign to fund a combination bicycle light and horn that should do a good job of keeping cyclists safe.

Yesterday, Peter David’s wife, Kathleen, posted a public reply to all the fans on how they can best help. They are accepting donations through Hero Initiative, but would prefer that fans go buy David’s e-books.

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Does the soft rock-style cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s classic “Baby Got Back” performed by the cast of Fox’s Glee sound familiar to you? If you’re a fan of geek rock troubadour Jonathan Coulton it certainly might.

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These nerds exude more self-confidence than I have ever seen portrayed on TV before.

The Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie includes multiple versions of the film and a small but well-done collection of bonus features that make it a worthwhile purchase for fans of the idiosyncratic director’s work.