I visited the store on a Thursday afternoon and they already had people playing some games. The store has a very wide selection of books, cards, snacks, drinks, and tables to play on. I did not end up buying or playing anything but definitely spent time browsing. I would definitely come again and hopefully play one day. It has free parking and bathroom inside. read more

Next-Gen Games - Hobby Shops Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I'n not entirely sure what this guys problem was that day, but boy did I have a poor experience on the phone with one of the guys that work here. I'm a private Pokémon card collector that has never ventured into the world of buy/sell/trade, so I decided I'd call a few shops in the area to see what they'd recommend, and this is exactly how this conversation went. Guy answers phone, i asked him if he had a minute to answer a couple questions i had. "i mean i have a few people I'm helping right now but yeah sure" I proceed to explain that i was looking for guidance or advice on how to offload my extensive Pokémon card collection as I'm moving out of the area, and i was wondering if they had a buyer or something of the sort that would sit down with me and run through it to see what they're willing to buy, etc. He responds, "oookay. Are you planning on paying someone for that?" Confused, i asked what he meant? "Basically what I'm getting at is no, we don't do that. I have a guy here that's really knowledgeable about that kinda stuff but i wouldn't wanna waste his time" I thanked him for his "candid" (read: completely rude) response and that i would look elsewhere. Needless to say I'll never step foot here again. read more

Honestly one of worst experiences with a card store ever. Asked if I could pay a dollar for a card that is that is generally $.50 and not even on tcgplayer bc it's a bulk card that no one cares abt. They're selling it for $2 and the prick of a staff made us feel shitty for even asking. Like you can say no straightforwardly and nicely. Like it's okay to be firm on your outrageously priced stuff but this scruffy dude was straight but rude and belittling. Never coming here again smh read more

Love the store and staff! Great selection and events! Jeremy is super helpful and they have a great selection of terrain for wargaming!

Went to pick up a Phantasmal Flames booster box, store was great had lots of different card selections, Eddie was the person who helped me out super cool guy definitely will be going back to buy more in the future. read more

Wanna give a show out to the team at Next-Gen especially Eddie, he goes above and beyond. Is knowledgeable about the products they have as well as patience explaining things. As a new player to Pokemon he made everything easy to understand. They offer great prices and I will be a lifetime customer. Thanks again! read more

Next-Gen is a wonderful game store. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, and their inventory is top-notch. Even all the patrons of this store seemed very positive - highly recommended! read more

Amazing MTG presence and great people in the store and running it. Waited for them to clean and update the bathroom before giving this review so my enthusiasm would be genuine. Not the place for a deep archival selection of singles but very decent. read more

Super nice guy at the counter. Was super hectic and busy but was patient with everyone. Highly recommended and helped me out with Pokemon cards. read more

Good service, open rooms for play, good selection of Magic, Pokemon, and even a little Riftbound.

Next-Gen Games is a great The location is super convenient, and the shop itself has a warm, welcoming viThey offer an amazing variety of cards read more

Great TCG place! Came here for pokemon and there was just a little selection but the customer service is amazing! 10/10 read more

Great place to gather with friends and hang out for the day. All the customers are friendly and the staff is helpful and knowledgeable. If you have a rule question, they are there to provide their expertise. read more

The game store has a large collection of board games and other game gears, and the staff was friendly. Though they ran out the board game requested, and be aware they sold cheap demo board games with a lot missing pieces. read more

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Does not sell video games!!! Does not sell video games!!! Doees not sell video games!!! guy with glasses at the front desk was rude when asked if they sell video games. read more

I absolutely love this place. I come here frequently for many different reasons. I've bought packs of Pokémon cards for my daughter, My wife has gotten board games and expansion packs here. I love their selection of D&D Dice. You can buy Single or Booster packs of different TCG here. Prices are true to retail price and I love that they're not trying to rip you off. There's so much to do and look at here I encourage you to check the place out if you're into Dungeons and Dragons, Magic The Gathering, War Hammer, Board Games and a ton more. The service here is always great the guys are always very helpful and will answer any questions you may have if you're a beginner to any of these games without making you feel bad for not knowing much about a topic. You can rent a table out for you and your friends if needed and FYI one thing I did learn is they will not host a D&D session there as a Rule they have but one of the guys there was willing to work with us if I'd scheduled it way in advance with X amount of players at a set price each person. So they are nice enough to work with you if you ask. read more

This is the best place to play MTG in LA county. My girlfriend and I came to this store to get rid of our MTG cards. We had such a good experience with the staff that we decided to give MTG another chance. Daniel literally took the time to teach us how to play MTG. We have since attended multiple pre-release events and found that the staff and the community at this store are all excellent. Prices at the store are very comparable to Amazon for most items. If you are thinking about playing MTG, do it at this store. If you are thinking of buying anything MTG related, do it at this store. They deserve the patronage. read more

Amazing selection interior setup for board game and MTG and customer service. Definitely glad to have found this as my LGS Prices are also reasonable no insane markups. Supports Apple Pay which I super appreciate read more

This is the absolute perfect place to get any Pokemon TCG items. The store has such a wide variety of board games and accessories to please any one. Staff is super friendly and helpful. They are amazing! read more

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Amazing store with great staff. Impressed with the amount of play space and singles. Pack prices could be a little lower but still fair. Would recommend visiting in a Sunday for commander games. read more

The shop has a good setup and the dim atmosphere really enhances the immersion of any game. Additionally, the space is large enough for multiple games/tournaments to run simultaneously. It's a great place for all communities of gamers to gather. As far as drawbacks go theirs is negligible. They can be shrewd business people and will take the bigger half on any trades/sales to the shop. To me, selling to the shop is a perk so I don't mind being the generous party if it keeps the traditions alive--especially considering that appraising each deal takes a considerable amount of time for the employees, who have all been respectful, hardworking, and knowledgable of their trade. read more

The staff is amazing! They really know their stuff and are always willing to chat. They have great deals and helped me get my hands on a Prismatic Evolutions ETB! read more

I love going here for Wed game nights. Always a fun crew, and I get to experience lots of different games. Often, someone will even be play testing a new game they've invented. read more

Lots of games to choose from. Large playing area for your favorite game to play right there and then! read more

Next-Gen Games - Hobby Shops Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I went in today for some Pokémon cards and the ppl there were nice. There was an error in my transaction so I had to go back and they were chill about it. I know how annoying it is to refund so they gave me store credit. Gave me some extra stuff as well read more

I have nothing but compliments to give Next Gen Video Games. It's the type of place that has something for everyone. They have all video games of course.. but in addition to that they even sell board games and they have magic tournaments a few times a week. Once a week they have a D&D game. The store is one of the better stores I've been in because it's big and spacious but it has a lot of things for sale. And everything is very neatly organized. The guys who work here are all pretty nice. When I was here the first time I noticed they even had one of the hold Atari consoles for sale for $250! And some old Atari games too. There are Nintendo Games, SNES Games, Sega, Playstation, everything. Even the gameboy games. There are tons of board games for sale and the amount of board games they have is huge. It takes up almost the whole entire wall of their store. There is even a nice Warhammer selection. And they have tons of stuff for Magic. We came here to sell a bunch of video games we were no longer playing. If you plan on doing that, you might have to come back a second time. Only because they test out all the games to make sure they're working. We dropped off the games on Sunday and came back on Monday. They will either give you cash back or you can also choose store credit to buy anything you want in the store. BTW, If you chose the cash back option, you will get 20% less of what you would get if you were to get store credit. Also, another good thing about this spot is that there is free parking behind the store. Or, if you come on Sunday there is free metered street parking. And, they're open pretty late on some nights.. till 9pm! I would recommend this store for all things that are game related. past gen and next gen. hahah. read more

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Rude staff. They don't respect people's civil rights and practice discrimination against certain people, and then they even threaten to call the cops on you for trespassing. Comically rude over the phone. Did not feel welcome here at all. Decent selection but I'd much rather give my money to Paper Hero's Games, It's Game Time, or Turn Zero Games where the staff are friendly and respect your civil rights and don't discriminate. read more

I recently started collecting Pokémon cards again and was looking for a specific elite trainer box (Crown Zenith). After calling a few other "gaming" stores near me who didn't carry Pokémon cards I came across this business. After calling and confirming that they had Pokémon cards (they were very nice on the phone btw and answered right away) I decided to stop by. The parking lot is a bit small but I was able to find parking at a meter nearby. Once inside I was amazed at how big this store was (most gaming stores I've visited recently are not too big and usually small spaces). They have tables in the middle and it looks like some serious competitions and events happen here. I was in a rush so I didn't get to look around too much. However, I did find the Pokémon section and they had what I wanted & more! The gentlemen were very nice and helpful. They answered all my questions and were good at explaining their products to me. I must say although I was in a rush I did not feel rushed. I definitely will be going back soon! I hope I get some good cards in the ETBs I picked up today! read more

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This is the absolute best LGS in LA, especially for Magic The Gathering. I've been coming to Next-Gen for years and I've always had excellent experiences with staff and other players. They have a large collection of MTG singles and always have a ton of sealed product at good prices. What puts Next-Gen at the top of my list is their events. I never miss a prerelease event or preview draft. They are organized and friendly and always attract a great mix of seasoned players and newcomers. Their play area is large, with space for 60+ players. Even outside of events you can easily pop in to catch a game with other customers. FNM, weekly drafts, commander nights, modern nights and so on, you can find it all here with great vibes and excellent prize support. They are one of the few WPN Premium stores in LA, which means they get all of the best promo cards and event support from Wizards. Go now! read more

Next-Gen is one of my top choices for MTG. The staff is amazing, knowledgeable, friendly, and always looking out for folks in the community. I started getting into Magic in the last year, and I've never regretted going to Next-Gen for cards, packs, and storage. When buying today, I mentioned that I'm pretty new, and the incredibly kind staff immediately started talking to me about storage, making recommendations, and even gave me a few cards as a "welcome to the community." I've never been steered wrong, and the large playing area also makes it a fun spot for events. I recommend this place to anyone in a 20 mile radius! read more

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Good spot for other games like magic and other card games and such, but no retro video games

The owner of the shop helped me rekindle my love for MTG. Was in town on a biz trip and came through here as I just re-started my 25+ year hiatus away from MTG and recently got my kids into it. Super helpful letting me test out a bunch of merch, got me set up with a bunch of Commander decks, highly knowledegable and helpful. I did a bit of online research as well and so happened to be on a launch day/week for the Warhammer commander sets, and he was being very reasonable by not up-pricing some of the more covetted sets. i think he was being very fair and I highly recommend the shop. It was super clean / well organized and great for lovers of magic. Planning another trip to LA and just got into DND as well with my kids so definitely going to come back here. read more

first time I went to this place to play dungeons and dragons. The people said they would help me get my character ready before the game started and I waited for over an hour for someone to come and nobody came over so I just left. The next time I asked to play dnd at this place there was barely anybody running the store and one of the employees was being such a dick to me. Like giving me dirty looks whenever I picked up something and put it back or, when I asked him a simple question like where is the bathroom? He said well if you could read it's to your right. Wish I could give 0 stars never coming back here again. read more

I would of done 4 1/2 because every thing was good except for the little bit pricey tournament for of 39$

Great game store! Well run with knowledgeable and friendly staff-their tournaments that they run are always well organized and lots of fun-prices are fair and they have a great selection of games-every night they have a different event on their schedule-I look forward to going there and seeing old friends and making new ones read more

I take my son here for all his gaming needs - staff knows every about anything game related and they have tons of stuff I've never seen before read more

Been going here since they were game mania (if anyone remembers) back in the day, but boy has it changed. The coziness is gone and greed has finally finished manifesting itself. Everything is overpriced and they have the worst trade in value for mtg singles in all of LA. Canceling orders because a card might have spiked a dollar over night seems to be commonplace. Yeah, it's that kind of store now. There's many other lgs more deserving of your time and money then this silly place. Not a big mystery as to why it was completely empty the last two times I stopped by. What the hell happened to this place? read more

Selling Pokémon cards at worse scalper prices than eBay! The new sets were marked up at 3-4x retail. I left disgusted, first and last visit.

Great place for board and card games. Friendly staff and a great people to play games with.

These guys (and gals) are pretty cool. Walk in and you'll see tables of players in various tournaments. Different events for different nights, but if you're at all interested in getting your Magic on, for instance, you'll be set. This a nerd's paradise for gaming - and of course, this is said with affection. Kids of all ages (though I'm not sure if there's anybody below 12) can come buy stuff, sell stuff, learn stuff, and play stuff. You'll see classic consoles on sale, as well as the latest decks for the many varieties of the card games. If I sound vague, it's because I am not that experienced, but that's no problem: the guys who work here are patient (and busy), and welcome all comers. It's pretty low-tech of a venue, but the casualness here is appreciated. OK, sure, maybe an occasional spritz of deodorant is recommended for some of the casualness. Mostly, though, it's a well-scrubbed crowd. And, if you're looking for supplies and community, you'll definitely want to come to Next-Gen. read more