Business

Coverage of businesses originating in and/or catering to the MN geek community, including but not limited to gaming companies, publishers, stores, favorite geek hangouts, start-ups with cool ideas, and Kickstarters worth noting.

Jump to store listings: Minneapolis | St. Paul | Greater Twin Cities Metro | Outside the Metro | Outside Minnesota It’s that time of year! On April 25, 2026, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. Officially participating stores…

As most people who have played tabletop role-playing games know, the hardest part is finding a group to play with. Some lucky players have enough friends they can rally together, but what about those whose friends aren’t as interested in TTRPGs? This is something I have personally struggled…

Jump to store listings: Minneapolis | St. Paul | Greater Twin Cities Metro | Outside the Metro | Outside Minnesota It’s that time of year! On April 26, 2025, bookstores throughout Minnesota and around the country will be celebrating Independent Bookstore Day. Officially participating stores…

I remember when I first discovered OtaKuPop in Minneapolis. I’d been complaining to a friend about not having an affordable place to buy K-pop albums in person—when I could manage to find them in a store, they were expensive, or the selection was limited. And while my favorite group, SHINee, is certainly…

Reading a book is often a solitary affair: one person and their book, whether paper, electronic, or audio. Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you have friends to talk about books with, in person or from a distance. Sometimes those friends become more than friends—and no, I’m not alluding to the…