Okay, the claim that Wizards of the Coast had a viral marketing stunt going with Cherry Pitz and the Girls from the Home for Wayward Girls and Fallen Women caught my attention.
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AnimeCon UK signs wiki deal with Fandom
Running from the 17th to 18th of June, at Birmingham’s huge NEC, AnimeCon hopes to be the go-to-event for anime, manga and cosplays fans. It’s an Otaku celebration.
Audio EXP: #185 – Can gamers spell Turkey?
Welcome home. This is Audio EXP for the 18th of February, 2023, and the episode title is “Can gamers spell Turkey?”. [The following is a transcript of Audio EXP: #185] [Also on Stitcher | Spotify | Apple | Google] Random Rambling Press is in the Spotlight this month, as voted for by Patreons. I’m kinda […]
This Scarlet Witch exclusive POP! glows in the dark
Fun is taking pre-orders now, expects the model to be on sale by the end of March, and limits how many people can buy.
Stats: Like fighting goblins – the decline of Netflix
It reminds me of fantasy games in which a hero has to fight off a bunch of smaller rivals like goblins (although it’s perhaps unwise to call Amazon Prime Video a goblin) because it’s the collective, not an individual, that’s whittling Netflix down.
WB’s official store takes pre-orders on new Lord of the Rings figures
There’s a cute Gollum, sorry, the little bug-eyed sneak is cute here, and a Frodo who manages to be both heroic and cute simultaneously.
Mandalorian merch selling out: Who will the Darksaber choose?
It’s not the low-cost gear running out, either! The £129.99 Black Series Mandalorian Death Watch Electronic Helmet has gone, and the £125.99 Black Series The Mandalorian Premium Electronic Helmet is down to the last few.
5e Nexus launches! Demiplane surprises with a D&D-compatible digital toolkit
One D&D will have a digital toolkit, and Wizards of the Coast has just backed off attempts to exclude VTTs and other toolkits from the OGL. Demiplane must have been waiting in the wings or inspired to act. I’ve called 5e Nexus “D&D-compatible”, which is the essence of 5e, but the platform is intended to […]
Audio EXP: #184 – Roll20 and DriveThruRPG; can we call it a merger now?
Roll20 is one of several VTTs in the Black Flag alliance, and DriveThruRPG is now officially part of Roll20. Does that leave everyone better off?
The Esports Integrity Commission appoints its first tech partner
Earlier research from Irdeta revealed that 85% of developers worried about cheaters, 69% noting that gamers will quit games if getting bad.
