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November 4, 2019 by Amy Goodenough 0 comments

28 October–3 November 2019: Digital Platforms, RPGs in Asia, Asia in RPGs

This week we learn that Wizards of the Coast is pushing further into the digital D&D space, purchasing a computer games studio that is already working on a Dungeons & Dragons game. In other digital news, a number of OneBookShelf accounts have been hacked, Roll20’s industry report shows movement in the top 10 RPGs, and…

October 7, 2019 by Amy Goodenough 2 comments

30 September–6 October 2019: Wendy’s & Critical Role; DriveThru Reconsiders; Kickstarter

Welcome to the first week of October 2019 where the biggest news of the week is a fast-food chain publishing its own RPG. The road to the mainstream was never going to be all blockbuster movies and celebrity endorsements, but we definitely didn’t see this one coming. That may be the most contentious story this…

September 16, 2019 by Amy Goodenough 0 comments

9–15 September 2019: D&D History, Consent in Gaming, Carnival Row

We are beginning to see the news pick up again after the lull of the last few weeks. There are rumblings about Kickstarter’s anti-union practices, and we see one publisher considering whether to continue using the platform. We could see a call for a boycott in the near future, and we will be interested to…

March 18, 2019 by Amy Goodenough 0 comments

11–17 March 2019: Adapting RPGs, Remembering Larry DiTillio, Cthulhu in Australia and Japan

This week we see a host of announcements related to adaptations: RPGs being made into movies, movies being made into RPGs, RPGs into computer games, miniature-lines into RPGs, and so on. We get some reminiscences on Larry DiTillio’s work at Chaosium, and on the global reach of Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu. In addition, we have…