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Study finds 1 in 4 players experience real romance from in-game relationships

September 11, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

More than just a game: A survey of 1,000 players shows how TTRPGs are helping people find romance, process trauma, and build lasting friendships.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: romance, startplaying, stats

The Island of Dr. Moreau  has a sequel as a horror-romance TTRPG!

May 14, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Island of Dr. Moreau is a sci-fi classic. It’s an H.G. Wells and now it could be a TTRPG.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, kickstarters, romance

Sad news as break-ups fuel a surge in Christmas parcel returns

January 10, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Gadgets, but also jewellery and clothing, are among the most common returns, with £1.5bn worth of items returned according to ParcelHero,

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: christmas, romance, stats

Anime, you’re being weird again: The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

August 3, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Himuro-kun, a descendant of a modern-day snow woman, is a newcomer to the company who creates snowstorm, snowman, and kamakura when his emotions get the better of him.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: romance, trailers

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window: Murder, horror and romance

September 7, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tomoko Yamashita’s supernatural romance airs in Japan in October, and Crunchyroll will run it simultaneously.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: horror, romance, trailers

Free to Download: Hundreds of ebooks!

April 20, 2020 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Links to hundreds of free to download ebooks from various genres and fully searchable.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: drivethrufiction, fantasy, free to download, horror, romance, sci-fi

If romance mobile games had honest titles

December 15, 2019 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

Is it the chance for anyone to walk through a mystery/romance novel or the chance to “build a boyfriend” and go on simulated dates?

Filed Under: Mobile Tagged With: romance

Short film: Ur Aska

April 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It might not be the harshness of mundane life that presents the most significant challenge these two women face after all. How far can their love go given the circumstances?

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, romance, short film

Scientific research shows that sci-fi and fantasy fans are a top choice for romantic partners

August 2, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Researchers from the University of Oklahoma, led by the psychologist Stephanie C. Stern, suggest that fans of fantasy and sci-fi genre have more realistic believes about romantic relationships compared to those who read romance or even highbrow fiction. What’s going on? In the research paper What you read and what you believe: Genre exposure and […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fantasy, romance, sci-fi, stats

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