In the Wild West-themed series Deadwood, there are narrative story beats where all the town “Elders” get together over cans of peaches to discuss the important events in the town. These serve to both remind the viewers what went before as well as give each influential character a formal chance […]
Continue Reading NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 17, 2026): Actor and Character Q: Name a famous actor of the past, seven letter first name and seven letter last name. Remove three consecutive letters from his last name and the remaining letters in order will be the well known lead character from a long […]
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Recently, we travelled to sunny Swindon in the heart of England to meet with Mongoose Publishing, where we met the staff, toured the offices, and interviewed everybody about life at Mongoose–including a long interview with CEO Matt Sprange covering the company’s history, goals, and work culture. Mongoose is small company […]
Continue Reading NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 10, 2026): Baseball and Movie Franchises Q: Think of a popular film franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a place mentioned multiple times in the Bible. Replace that place with a single letter and you’ll name a Major League Baseball […]
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Darryl Mott is a tabletop gaming and media journalist with bylines from outlets including Ain’t It Cool News, EN World, and Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. He also makes videos for YouTube and does live streams on Twitch as well as doing post-production and editing for the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk […]
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Diablo Immortal and StarCraft are joining in a crossover event starting next week. New rewards and gifts, themed events, a new Legendary Gem with Swarm capabilities, Kerrigan-themed cosmetics, and even iconic StarCraft Familiar skins. The Aeon of Stars event is on from May 13th – June 10th. Just for logging […]
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We’re finally getting a look at what Skull and Bones Year 3 looks like, with a new roadmap, Year 3 stream, and an AMA set for tonight. Ubisoft Singapore team held a stream to lay out Year 3 season 1, as well as some of what else they’re developing for […]
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A new multiclass MMORPG has entered the ring, as Hollowed Oath by upstart studio God Mode Games has launched its Kickstarter today. In Hallowed Oath, players explore and try to mend the world of Orrathis, “where a mysterious force known as the Hollow distorts reality,” as the Kickstarter explains. “The […]
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The Prosperous Universe team has a development update covering March and April. Work continues on an updated New Player Experience, the faction influence system, and there was a bit of a political scandal. Faction Influence work focuses on the long term, with three sources of influence generation to collect data […]
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Wizards confirmed that Cthulhu, the classic elder being created by HP Lovecraft, will be featured in Ravenloft: The Horror Within as a Darklord. Innsmouth, a New England town featured in multiple Lovecraft stories, will also appear as a new Domain of Dread. Of course, Cthulhu has a long history with […]
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