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Cyberwarfare defence or shallow marketing? Atlas VPN gives free VPN support to journalists in Ukraine Inside the official D&D Ampersand gift box Hasbro will ban plastic packaging by the end of the year but what does that mean? Roll20 to get a new boss as Ankit Lal replaces Nolan T Jones Audio EXP: #136 – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is surprise D&D

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Cyberwarfare defence or shallow marketing? Atlas VPN gives free VPN support to journalists in Ukraine

February 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can email Atlas VPN to get a premium subscription and protection if you’re a journalist.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ethics, software

Inside the official D&D Ampersand gift box

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can’t get any of the design-product combos, not even the outer box, anywhere else, nor can you get them separately.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, Forbidden Planet, household, shopping

Hasbro will ban plastic packaging by the end of the year but what does that mean?

February 23, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hasbro, the toy and games company that owns Wizards of the Coast, has announced it has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: chris cocks, hasbro, wizkids

Roll20 to get a new boss as Ankit Lal replaces Nolan T Jones

February 22, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ex-Googler and university professor Ankit Lal is the new CEO at Roll20, taking control of the popular VTT used by more than 10 million gamers.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: ankit lal, roll20

Audio EXP: #136 – Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is surprise D&D

February 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last week we had debates about NFTs and lots of new RPGs. This week, those debates about NFTs reach some conclusions as more and more publishers back out. The new RPGs keep coming, though, even new D&D.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: audio exp, geek native, podcasts

Kickstarter also says “No, not now” to NFTs but pushes on with Blockchain

February 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The crowdfunding platform wanted to decentralise its code and go Blockchain.

Filed Under: Sites Tagged With: kickstarter

This is the Hasbro marketing video that reveals the new D&D starter set and Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

February 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Published today, still live on YouTube and, according to the watch counter at the time this blog post goes live, watched by 1002 people, this “Hasbro’s NEW Toys, Games and Entertainment in 2022!” video shows new D&D.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, Dungeons & Dragons, hasbro, wizards of the coast

Two Heroes at Hero Forge: Discussing the custom mini designer’s latest feature

February 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Two Heroes system allows users to add a second character to the base of a Hero Forge mini.

Filed Under: Interviews, Sites Tagged With: 3d printers, hero forge, minis

Hasbro urged to give Wizards of the Coast its independence

February 17, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The activist investor, who demands changes, letter to Hasbro argues that shareholders will benefit. Wall Street Journal calls the situation a “Proxy Fight”. The activists argue that a Wizards of the Coast spin-off will increase Hasbro’s share value by $100.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: hasbro, money, wizards of the coast

Wait? Wut? D&D has an official espresso set

February 16, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a set of four miniature D&D mugs for 5oz of your morning, lunch, evening and all night gaming fix.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, household, merchoid

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