Popular roleplaying games aggregator RPGnews.com sees a surge in off-topic casino spam due to automated feed exploitation, highlighting the security challenges faced by niche community directories.
Audio EXP #333: The D&D Lease, Spicy RPG Bans, and Cyber-Shells
Join Audio EXP #333 to explore why you might never own the next D&D edition, the Osprey Games restructure, and the industry AI directory walkout.
The Crowdfunding Purge: Why Kickstarter is squeezing adult roleplaying games
As Kickstarter regresses on adult content, tabletop creators face a “financial compliance” tragedy. We examine the perfect storm of payment processor pressure and the UK’s age-gate apocalypse.
Roleplaying games industry veterans demand removal from controversial AI directory
Tabletop industry icons including Shannon Appelcline and Chaosium have condemned 4 Pillar Games for using unauthorised AI biographies in a new directory.
Audio EXP #332: Zweihander Litigation, Neon Odyssey Success and Rick Grimes Boots
Girdy unpacks the final digital consolidation for Wizards of the Coast and the return of Elric of Melniboné. Plus, Star Wars Day lore and the reality of Zweihander.
dScryb and Andrew Zhu launch semantic search for TTRPG audio
dScryb launches an experimental multimodal search engine in Opus, moving beyond keywords to understand the mood and context of roleplaying games aud
Audio EXP #331: OpenAI’s Goblin Fear, Nightbane Returns, and Cosy Roleplaying Games
Girdy unpacks OpenAI’s secret fear of roleplaying game monsters, a giant animatronic xenomorph, and the rise of cosy tabletop games in Audio EXP 331.
Help independent news: Pick June’s RPG Publisher Spotlight
We’re into April, dodged the fools and therefore picking our May Spotlight honouree! In this post, our Patrons get to vote for a publisher that the blog and podcast will promote.
Free digital comics lead DSTLRY recovery on Neon Ichiban platform
Chip Zdarsky and Rachael Stott’s political satire White House Robot Romance returns. Discover how DSTLRY is using digital platform Neon Ichiban to recover from industry-wide distribution turmoil.
Audio EXP #330: Convention cancellations, Symbaroum’s return, and Coyote vs Acme
Girdy unpacks a frustrating week of convention cancellations in Audio EXP 330. We also explore the return of Symbaroum and the leaked Coyote vs Acme trailer.
