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This week: the GAMA expo brings interesting insights into the RPG industry; an ill-thought-out Asian-themed sourcebook is pulled from production; and a Warframe-inspired RPG is cancelled after harassment from fans. Follow us for regular updates: Support Us All our backers on Patreon and Ko-fi get +2 to Charisma checks. Become a Patron! Industry James Gray…
Read More 16–22 March 2021: Warframe & Witchcraft
Art from Jamila Nedjadi's upcoming game, Apocalypse Keys
This week: the Old School Revival revival; a beautiful Hellboy-inspired RPG; and a fascinating Kickstarter that blurs the line between physical and digital… Follow us for regular updates: Support Us Keep the dream alive by joining our backers on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! RPG History Dicebreaker looks at the recent Old School Revival…
Read More 9–15 March 2021: Old School; Apocalypse; Shiny
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This week, we take a look at the impact of Brexit on the gaming industry, at some promising new products for online play, and a theologian’s view of the portrayal of witchcraft in indie RPGs. Follow us for regular updates: Support Us Nothing gets us up in the morning like our backers on Patreon and…
Read More 2–8 March 2021: Brexit, Witches, Online Gaming
A new logo for a new era of Wizards of the Coast
This week, we see big news from Hasbro as a restructuring of the company throws the spotlight onto Wizards of the Coast: we predict dramatic changes in the coming months. Meanwhile a very different shake-up at Paradox Interactive sees Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 indefinitely delayed. And an RPG anthology on Kickstarter draws public…
Read More 23 February–1 March 2021: Wizards of the Coast Ascendant
Cover art from the original Ravenloft adventure module. Artist: Clyde Caldwell
Dungeons & Dragons will return to the Ravenloft setting with its next title — due to be announced in a few hours. Bridgerton star, Regé-Jean Page joins the cast of the D&D movie. Meanwhile, ZineQuest may be winding down, but there are still a heap of fascinating new projects currently crowdfunding. Support Us Nothing wakes…
Read More 16–22 February 2021: Bridgerton, Warwick, Van Richten
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This week is dominated again by crowdfunding, with the continuation of ZineQuest and the launch of Free League’s The One Ring 2e (oh, boy, do we have opinions). Meanwhile, news from Roll20 shows us the games played online in 2020 (spoiler alert: lots). And Jon Peterson looks at a game that could be the real…
Read More 9–15 February 2021: Western Gunfight; The One Ring 2; ZineQuest Continues
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ZineQuest 3 is now fully underway, and this week we have an absolutely blockbuster crowdfunding section, with over 50 Kickstarter projects making it into this issue. Crowdfunding isn’t the only place for exciting new projects: Magpie Games announces a cartoon adaptation that will excite a lot of nerds we know; and BioHazard Games brings back…
Read More 2–8 February 2021: ZineQuest 3
Art from Privateer Press's Iron Kingdoms: Requiem
January concludes with two major tabletop gaming conventions optimistic that they’ll be able to go ahead with in-person events later in the year. Meanwhile reports on the tabletop game sales from 2020 show massive growth. And with ZineQuest 3 underway we begin looking forward to another month of exciting, innovative projects on Kickstarter. Follow us…
Read More 26 January–1 February 2021: 2021 Cons Optimistic
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Despite the ravages of 2020, the RPG industry’s presence on Kickstarter remains strong. We take a look at the most-backed RPG projects on Kickstarter in 2020 and take a look at how the year shaped up on the crowdfunding platform: with the continued rise of the 5e Open Gaming License, the near-disappearance of Pathfinder, the…
Read More RPGs on Kickstarter in 2020: 5e Rises; Pathfinder Falls; the OSR Simmers
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This week: looking back at how Kickstarter and Dungeons & Dragons fared in 2020; that Dragonlance novel is officially announced; and Pathfinder Savage Worlds launches! Follow us for updates: Support Us We get by with a little help from our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Become a Patron! Industry ICO Partners releases its report on…
Read More 19–25 January: Dragonlance; Hand and Eye; Hero Points