You Can Now Watch One of the Best Seasons of Star Trek for Free
Image: Paramount Any good episodic TV series knows how to deal with often dramatic tone shifts that, in our era of heavily serialized programming, might seem tone-deaf or jarring. Star…
The Writers’ Strike’s Star Trek Picket Showed Solidarity Across Generations
And it was. Besides the massive turnout of writers and actors from across the franchise, with the crowd including people like David Weddle, Jeri Ryan, Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jonathan…
Explore the Under-City of the Gaming Shelf with Marrowbreak
It has been a hell of a time in the world of games. As people reckon with the reveal that Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkertons after a Magic: The…
‘The Bridge Is Yours:’ You Can Now Virtually Visit Every Star Trek Enterprise Bridge
Save for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and—obviously—Star Trek: The Lower Decks, most of the action for Star Trek takes place upon the fabled bridge. Over the course of Star…
Magic ‘Raid’ Wasn’t the First Time Wizards of the Coast Hired Pinkertons [UPDATED]
Editor’s Note 4/26/23, 5:10 pm: This article has been updated to include new information on the case, including expanded statements from Wizards of the Coast. It is a developing story…
Meta Begins to Dig Itself Out of ‘Year of Efficiency’ Hole
Meta has had a lot to prove about its future ambitions. First it was all about the “metaverse,” but now it’s AI. Before, the company could sit back and let…
Magic: The Gathering Fan Allegedly Set Upon by Pinkertons for Unreleased Cards
Magic: The Gathering leaks are nothing new. Whether by accident or on purpose, reviewers and gamers with early access to new sets of card packs have, pretty regularly, shown off…
How to Make Dungeons & Dragons a $1 Billion Brand
Ben Riggs is a D&D historian and author of the book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons. Gillian Jacobs Reacting to Her D&D Character Sheet From…
Kate Welch Reflects on Lord of the Rings, Games, and Play
Kate Welch, when introducing her Lord of the Rings-inspired game to an audience, says that she hopes she doesn’t disappoint any book purists–she’s going to be inventing some new canon…
BREAK!! Into the Gaming Shelf With an Homage to Classic JRPGs
There are so many incredible crowdfunding campaigns going on, I really can’t stand it. Games are so good, y’all. I’ve also got some new games, supplements and additions, and indie…