culture
What we miss when play is only pleasurable
Professor Aaron Trammell on torture, military strategists at conventions, and learning from his cats.
culture
Stripe admits employee claims of anti-LGBT policy was a mistake
“We apologize, the information given by our support team was totally wrong.”
culture
Wizards of the Coast’s president remains a diehard video game executive
Hight guy for the job.
culture
Exploring queer analog games with Edmond Chang
Why reaching beyond representation is critical for tabletop’s cultural future.
culture
We can’t let the market decide what we remember and forget
Emily Friedman and Evan Torner on why gaming histories matter.
culture
EXCLUSIVE: DIE returns to the table with Loaded comic run and RPG quickstart
Another roll of the bones.
tabletop
The Rascal community recalls their first ever RPG session
A little experiment in collecting and sharing personal histories.
culture
Blog to the future: Safeguarding Wisdom for future sickos
Prismatic Wasteland’s blog-to-book transformation is, in part, defiance against entropy.
culture
More reunion than Gathering: Final Fantasy and MTG's shared history
Dungeons & Dragons & Wizardry, Oh My!
culture
White Wolf denies using Generative AI in tabletop RPGs
A recent spate of job postings fuelled concerns that the revamped tabletop publisher would pursue AI usage in new books.
tabletop
I love horny games but I'm also afraid of them
What are we losing if we let people censor the perverted stuff?
culture
Saying nothing is free
An object lesson in bad PR from Czech Games Edition.
culture
The house that crossovers built rests on a shaky foundation
Universe Beyond go brrrrrrrrrr.
culture
Walking the walk with RPGs in Malaysia
A travelogue and convention report rolled into one.
culture
Itch.io delists games under pressure from payment processors and an Australian anti-porn group [Updated]
Collective Shout’s campaign puts the digital platform against the proverbial wall.
culture
I didn’t want to see Critical Role’s live show, except they’re coming to my old back yard
It’s the principle.