The Dungeons & Dragons TV Show is Down, But Not Out
Image: Paramount 2023 was a pretty big, fairly messy year for Dungeons & Dragons. As Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast overstepped in their attempts to make the actual tabletop…
Linda H. Codega Tells io9 All About Their Queer Fantasy Debut Novel, Motheater
io9 has several acclaimed authors among its alumni, including Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Evan Narcisse, and Andrew Liptak. Another former io9-er, Linda H. Codega, will join their ranks early…
The Most Unhinged Monopoly Variations You Can Buy Right Now
Image: Hasbro No metal tokens here; instead, this edition comes with little cut-out figures of the superstars you shuffle around the board, including wrestlers-turned-actors Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and John…
2023 Should Have Been D&D’s Best Year, Until It Wasn’t
Although it feels like it can be said every year recently, it’s hard to imagine a better year in terms of its influence than 2023 has been for Dungeons &…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Hype and Magic Crossovers Saved Hasbro’s Bottom Line
Screenshot: Larian Entertainment | James Whitbrook Last Thursday, Hasbro had an investor’s call to discuss the third quarter, and while Hasbro itself might be going through a rough time, with…
The Gaming Shelf Embraces the Violence of Gubat Banwa
You are a group of Dollys in a pinktastic plastic world who bought a Dolly Dream House to move in there together… Dolly, We Bought a Dream House is a…
Dungeons & Dragons Will No Longer Be Distributed Through Penguin Random House
Starting January 1, 2024, Penguin Random House will no longer be distributing Wizards of the Coast’s seminal TTRPG product, Dungeons & Dragons. The announcement was made via email to various…
The Gaming Shelf Draws the Hidden Isle Card
“The Trick or Treat Suite by Adam Vass/World Champ Game Co. consists of five brand new horror RPG zines, including Stab (a whodunnit slasher inspired by the Scream franchise), Ever…
I Commemorated My Baldur’s Gate 3 Hero Way Better Than a Fancy Collector’s Edition Could
A couple of weeks ago, I finally closed the book on my first—inevitably, first of many—playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. My Dragonborn Paladin saved the city, wooed a literal bear…
The Gaming Shelf Feasts on the Undead Third Reich
“Eat the Reich is a tabletop roleplaying game in which you, a vampire commando, are coffin-dropped into occupied Paris and must cut a bloody swath through Nazi forces en route…