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Jun 26

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! New tidbits for Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, Paizo apologists for police-themed adventure path, new gameplay demo for Baldur’s...

News Digest for the Week of June 19

Jun 19

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Multiple new D&D books announced, change in management at Paizo, Baldur’s Gate III gameplay, GAMA Board shake-up, Starfinder playtest, and...

News Digest for the Week of June 5

Jun 05

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Pathfinder 2nd Edition releases for year announced, Baldur’s Gate III teaser trailer, Tales from the Loop Starter Set available, and more!

New Baldur's Gate III Teaser Trailer

May 29

Larian Studios posted a teaser trailer for Baldur's Gate III on Twitter, showing off both apparent cutscene and gameplay footage.

The Last Edition of D&D?

May 18

Changes in Dungeons & Dragons' various editions have ranged from the incremental to the epic, shaking up the game's sales along with its playerbase. There is evidence that Wizards of the Coast is...

News Digest for the Week of May 15

May 15

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! A new Unearthed Arcana for D&D, Dungeons & Dragons meets My Little Pony, PaizoCon Online 2020 event announcements, the announcement of the...

News Digest for the Week of March 27

Mar 27

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! More COVID-19 updates from conventions and companies, new Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana, new Pathfinder releases, Chaosium announces...

News Digest for the Week of March 20

Mar 20

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Critical Role and several conventions canceled, free products for Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, and more to promote gaming during...

News Digest for the Week of March 13

Mar 13

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Lord of the Rings license finds a new home as does Fantasy Flight's RPGs, ICv2 sales rankings for Fall 2019 released, Critical Role coming...

R. Talsorian Games’ Teenagers from Outerspace: An Interview

Mar 10

On Facebook, I shared a post about anime RPGs, which garnered a remark from J Gray of R. Talsorian Games mentioning their RPG, Teenagers from Outerspace. That led to this interview with Kienna...

Rise of the Artificial Game Master

Mar 09

In the past, computer role-playing games (CRPGs) have largely sidelined the role of the game master in favorite of simple automation chiefly dedicated to managing non-player characters (NPCs). But...

Hands-On VR--Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire

Mar 06

Chris Cocks, the CEO of Wizards of the Coast, mentioned the possibility of an augmented-reality game for Dungeons & Dragons in 2017. Three years later we're still waiting. But a new advanced in...

Crowdfunding News: Dragon Stew, BroadSword Monthly, and more

Feb 26

This week, I look at some of the RPG crowdfunding projects that end between March 6th and the 12th. While ZineQuest 2 continues, its volume has turned down from tidal flood to manageable flow...

How a RPG Company Launched Virtual Reality Gaming

Feb 24

The concept of virtual reality is not a new one. It's been a staple of science fiction for some time in books, television, and movies. But it took a pair of tabletop gaming entrepreneurs with...

News Digest for the Week of February 21

Feb 21

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Gameplay footage of Baldur’s Gate III coming soon, Kickstarter votes to unionize, Paizo previews monster creation rules for Pathfinder 2nd...

News Digest for the Week of February 14

Feb 14

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Big Dungeons & Dragons announcement coming next week according to Hasbro shareholders meeting, a new celebrity roleplaying series coming...

Was The Witcher Inspired by an AD&D Campaign?

Feb 10

We previously discussed how The Witcher may have been inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, concluding that although author Andrzej Sapkowski may have seen a tabletop role-playing game, he never played...

News Digest for the Week of February 7

Feb 07

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news. Wizards of the Coast posts then pulls and replaces controversial Unearthed Arcana article, video game news for Dungeons & Dragons and...

Wizards of the Coast Announces Sci-Fi Video Game with ex-BioWare Developers

Jan 31

Wizards of the Coast announced they are forming a new video game studio called Archetype Entertainment headed by former BioWare developers James Ohlen and Chad Robertson.

News Digest for the Week of January 24

Jan 24

Hello everyone, Darryl here with this week’s gaming news! Pathfinder gets a new Lead Designer, Modiphius lands another big license, news on the RPG tie-ins Cyberpunk 2077 and the Dungeons &...