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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7854019" data-attributes="member: 1">With the latest mainstream article* (this time the New York Times for the third time!) from a major news outlet covering the resurgence of D&D, I thought I'd take a quick look at similar articles which have appeared on the radar of major newspapers and broadcasters recently, including The Guardian, the BBC, the Washington Post, and more![prbreak][/prbreak]*Note, this article was written in Nov 2019, but I intend to update the list below as more such articles appear. Last updated Sep 2022.[ATTACH=full]115812[/ATTACH] Image from NYT, depicting live-streamed D&D show "Rivals of Waterdeep"Just yesterday, the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-dungeons-dragons-still-dominates" target="_blank">Washington Examiner</a> joined in. Forbes also covers the game fairly regularly. It's pretty amazing that this hobby is now appearing in mainstream media on a regular basis. There's a major mainstream article every couple of months now, it seems. The articles are usually very similar -- the surprising revelation of the "rise" or "resurgence" of D&D, and reports that D&D is now 'out of the basement', a few words from somebody at WotC about how the current year is the best year yet, and perhaps an interview with a gamer or two explaining why they think D&D is resurgent now, as well as quotes from a celebrity gamer.The New York Times was surprised about the popularity of D&D twice this year - this week on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/books/dungeons-dragons.html#click=%5BURL%5Dhttps://t.co/9gTJfXIJe1" target="_blank">D&D's resurgence</a>, and back in April on "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/sunday/dungeons-and-dragons.html" target="_blank">why the cool kids are playing Dungeons & Dragons</a>". The Times looks at <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dungeons-and-dragons-fans-enter-the-land-of-popularity-j0q53lkcw" target="_blank">the strangeness of D&D becoming cool</a>, while the Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/how-dungeons-and-dragons-somehow-became-more-popular-than-ever/2019/04/18/fc226f56-5f8f-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html" target="_blank">wonders how D&D became more popular than ever</a>. IGN <a href="https://uk.ign.com/articles/2019/10/02/dungeons-dragons-creators-and-celebrity-players-explain-its-recent-surge-in-popularity" target="_blank">explains the recent surge in popularity</a>, and the Guardian tells us <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/13/no-more-nerds-how-dungeons-dragons-became-cool-stranger-things-game-of-thrones" target="_blank">we're no longer nerds because D&D is cool now</a> (update: and then again in November 2019, July 2019, May 202, and then in September 2022). The BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42874044" target="_blank">covers the phenomenon</a>, as does <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/programs/afternoons/dungeons-and-dragons/11174470" target="_blank">Australia's ABC</a>.It'll be fun to see what comes next, if D&D's resurgence becomes no longer 'news' but accepted fact, and the outlets get to report on more focused aspects of the hobby -- hopefully the coverage won't die down. It's come some way since 2004 when the BBC asked <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3655627.stm" target="_blank">"What happened to Dungeons & Dragons?"</a> They've certainly got to stop being surprised at the resurgence soon! (*edit -- as of July 2022, nope, they're still surprised!)[HR][/HR]UPDATE -- January 2023, during the height of "OGL-gate", D&D has featured heavily. I have <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/ogl-gate-mainstream-media-the-guardian-weighs-in.694429/" target="_blank">made a separate OGL-gate list here</a>.[HR][/HR]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/29/dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-film-satanic-panic-to-conquered-world-chris-pine" target="_blank">From satanic panic to billion-dollar business: how Dungeons & Dragons conquered the world</a> (Sep 29, 2022)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Telegraph: <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/how-dungeons-dragons-became-cool/" target="_blank">How Dungeons and Dragons became cool</a> (July 1st, 2022)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The  New York Times: <a href="http://tps://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/style/dungeons-and-dragons.html?" target="_blank">Who’s Playing Dungeons & Dragons These Days? The Usual Fans, and Then Some</a> (May 21st, 2022)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BBC: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57636378?fbclid=IwAR0GncaeN3nQFc39SjDuJBcJxUJlg_IUclD8ITB28tiQ0lfyK6htIUhnFDk" target="_blank">Covid-19: 'Dungeons and Dragons got us through lockdown'</a> (July 3rd, 2021)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">LA Times. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-13/online-d-d-provides-relief-covid-19-pandemic" target="_blank">Turning to Dungeons & Dragons to escape a real-life monster</a> — COVID-19 (Jan 13th, 2021)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Metro. <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/11/04/why-now-is-a-great-time-to-start-playing-dungeons-dragons-13534206/?fbclid=IwAR3VBjwMj7YK1ptU4spp7-GnTY1UdQ0c6VJlenvNh7URjygeocFUg_EObUQ" target="_blank">Why now is a great time to start playing Dungeons & Dragons</a> (Nov 4, 2020).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">LA Times. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-09/coronavirus-dungeons-and-dragons" target="_blank">D&D nerds (like me) are donning virtual armor and venturing online amid pandemic</a> (Oct 9, 2020).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/07/24/amid-pandemic-racial-reckoning-dd-finds-itself-an-inflection-point/?fbclid=IwAR0gl9UU2uovjGvWsg8kL2gLsPZyLh3NjCsoHtAIdOA7odxo0aLokZ61W6A" target="_blank">Amid a pandemic and a racial reckoning, ‘D&D’ finds itself at an inflection point</a> (July 24, 2020)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/may/20/dungeons-dragons-in-lockdown-as-my-universe-contracts-this-game-expands-whole-worlds?fbclid=IwAR1sQ8nKCYLSnz4baLGfDagX3GrK1910PhhtSkWpSHdewEIaB08Ab-bL3og" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons in lockdown: as my universe contracts, this game expands whole worlds</a> (May 19, 2020)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Variety: <a href="https://variety.com/2020/biz/features/joe-manganiello-dungeons-and-dragons-campaign-1234585006/" target="_blank">Inside Joe Manganiello’s Epic Dungeons & Dragons Campaign</a> (May 6th, 2020)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">CNBC: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/14/critical-role-helped-spark-a-dungeons-dragons-renaissance.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain" target="_blank">How Critical Role helped start a Dungeons & Dragons renaissance</a> (March 14th, 2020)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">USA Today: <a href="https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2020/01/14/dungeons-dragons-role-playing-game-popular-again-why/4427635002/" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons had fallen on 'troubled times.' The role-playing game's fifth edition changed everything</a> (Jan 14th 2020)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/books/dungeons-dragons.html#click=%5BURL%5Dhttps://t.co/9gTJfXIJe1" target="_blank">In a Chaotic World, Dungeons & Dragons Is Resurgent</a> (Nov 13, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">CBR: <a href="https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-and-dragons-stranger-things/" target="_blank">How Dungeons & Dragons Quietly Took Over Pop Culture</a> (Aug 25, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/opinion/sunday/dungeons-and-dragons.html" target="_blank">Why the Cool Kids are playing Dungeons &/ Dragons</a> (April 6, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Times: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dungeons-and-dragons-fans-enter-the-land-of-popularity-j0q53lkcw" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons cool? Stranger things have happened</a> (July 12, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">BBC: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-42874044" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons: The revival of a 'geeky' pastime</a> (May 26, 2018)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/jul/13/no-more-nerds-how-dungeons-dragons-became-cool-stranger-things-game-of-thrones" target="_blank">No more nerds: how Dungeons & Dragons finally became cool</a> (July 13, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ABD News: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-06/dungeons-and-dragons-now-firmly-in-the-mainstream/11258290" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons resurrected from basement into mainstream</a> (July 5, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">IGN: <a href="https://uk.ign.com/articles/2019/10/02/dungeons-dragons-creators-and-celebrity-players-explain-its-recent-surge-in-popularity" target="_blank">Dungeons & Dragons Creators and Celebrity Players Explain Its Recent Surge in Popularity</a> (October 2, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/how-dungeons-and-dragons-somehow-became-more-popular-than-ever/2019/04/18/fc226f56-5f8f-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html" target="_blank">How Dungeons & Dragons somehow became more popular than ever</a> (April 18, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/nov/29/gamers-back-under-dungeons-and-dragons-spell" target="_blank">'It's cool now': why Dungeons & Dragons is casting its spell again</a> (Nov 29, 2019)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Star: <a href="https://www.thestar.com/life/2018/01/05/when-did-dungeons-dragons-suddenly-become-cool.html" target="_blank">When did Dungeons & Dragons suddenly become cool?</a> (Jan 5, 2018)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The New Yorker: <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-uncanny-resurrection-of-dungeons-and-dragons" target="_blank">The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons</a> (Oct 24, 2017)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">WIRED: <a href="https://www.wired.com/2015/10/geeks-guide-dungeons-dragons/" target="_blank">The Media Still Owes Dungeons & Dragons an Apology</a> (yes, they were saying this back in 2015!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vice: <a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9bgqqv/dungeons-dragons-seeks-out-new-more-demon-heavy-yet-mainstream-territories" target="_blank">How Dungeons & Dragons Went Mainstream</a> (Sep 3, 2015)</li> </ul>With a bit of Googling, you can also uncover a ton of local news outlets which have covered the game, such as the <a href="https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/how-stranger-things-hollywood-fans-16643340" target="_blank">Liverpool Echo</a>, the <a href="http://www.oxfordobserver.org/article/books-brews-game-night" target="_blank">Oxford Observer,</a> the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/how-dungeons-dragons-still-dominates" target="_blank">Washington Examiner</a>, or the <a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20190427/for-dungeons-and-dragons-a-new-class-of-players" target="_blank">Chicago Daily Herald</a>, as well as many comic book and general geek sites. D&D is everywhere! Even the <a href="https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/05/12/dd-and-the-rise-of-the-fantasy-world-geek/" target="_blank">Cyprus Mail</a>!I'm sure there are more! Those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-fumble-major-newspaper-surprised-by-how-often-its-been-surprised-by-renewed-popularity-of-rpgs.669393/[/URL][ATTACH=full]117522[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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