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You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the AI board game startup
When a watchdog becomes a laundromat.
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UK Games Expo bans AI-generated work via a new policy
Enforcement of its “absolute discretion” remains unclear at the UK’s largest tabletop show.
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Years-late RPG adventure project embraces AI, is forced to refund angry backers
Somehow, World of Game Design returned.
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Dice Exploder’s Sam Dunnewold is running out of things to say about RPGs
New hosts, Seraphina Garcia Ramirez and Em Acosta, will be taking over from next year.
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Steve Jackson Games’ eponymous CEO steps down to focus on designing new games
Sabrina Gonzales takes his place, while Allison Page is promoted to chief operating officer
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Products aren’t people and don’t “have to” do anything
MTG’s Zeta Set looks rad, but let’s not pretend naivety about $20 booster packs.
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€6 million in 8 years: Larp for social good receives serious funding in Europe
Finding the “fun” in public funding.
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Does winning the Diana Jones Emerging Designer award help you stand out at Gen Con? The winners say yes.
Come hall or high water, the business cards will go on.
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Rowan, Rook and Decard workers unionize with IWGB Games Worker Union
Staff at the studio behind Heart, Spire, and Eat the Reich hope their decision spurs even more small-team unions.
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The big announcements from GenCon 2026 [with sparkling analysis]
It's only commentary if it's from the Indianapolis region.
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Daggerheart and Crooked Moon won big at the 2026 ENNIE Awards
Alongside Legends in the Mist and Dolmenwood, four games took home 20 out of 48 awards.
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Mischief Toy Store takes home the 2026 Diana Jones Award
In honor of this year’s winners, play and become ungovernable.
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Adobe InDesign’s generative AI feature is a sneaky, unhelpful mess, says tabletop designers
“I won't ever trust Adobe to roll out new features without defaulting them to enabled.”
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John Hight’s departure from Wizards of the Coast further dismantles digital dreams
The former president will stay on as an advisor as the tabletop publisher begins searching for its next leader.
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Modiphius delays Wolfenstein RPG amid swaths of Microsoft layoffs
Would-be Blazkowiczes will need to wait until next year.
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RPG Trader’s digital storefront wants to be the creator-friendly, RPG-focused alternative
Trading market majority for sustainability.