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26 Tabletop Roleplaying Games by Queer Game Designers

Independent, weird, queer, and wonderful, these games lie at the intersection of experience and fantasy.

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Critical Role’s Actors Discuss Play as Performance

As Exandria Unlimited: Calamity hurtles towards an inevitable apocalypse, io9 discusses gaming with Aabria Iyengar,…

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It's Time for Dragon Age to Get Its Moment in the Sun Again

BioWare's fantasy RPG seems like it's ready to return with a vengeance—and not just in games.

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The Newest Chapter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Rap Legacy Has Arrived

The Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah and Raekwon the Chef have joined the upcoming video game's soundtrack.

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Against All Odds, Spider-Man Joins Marvel's Metal Midnight Suns Video Game

Let's all pretend to be surprised the impossibly famous superhero is making an appearance in the upcoming tactical…

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The Gaming Shelf Teeters at the Edge of the World

This edition features momatoes, winner of the 2022 Diana Jones Emerging Designer award, and a peek at her latest…

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I Like Your Style, Street Fighter 6, Literally

Capcom's new 3D fighter has never exuded such smokin' sexy style.

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The Uncertainty of Star Wars Jedi's Future Makes Jedi Survivor Exciting

Respawn seems to be making the most of its place in the Star Wars timeline.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Brings Back Cal Kestis and BD-1 for Another Adventure

Space Archie is back, and he's got some new tricks up his poncho sleeve.

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This Free New RPG Rockets Science and Magic to 1930s Venus (Where It Belongs)

Download Dr. Grordbort's Scientific Adventure Violence, an exclusive game universe created by Wētā Workshop’s Greg…

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The Gaming Shelf Plunges Into the Apocalyptic Navathem's End

Inside are fresh releases from indie designers, the DIE RPG, and news from across the gaming world.

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The First Godzilla/Ultraman/Evangelion/Kamen Rider Crossover Is... an Arcade? Kind of?

We were admittedly hoping for a bit more than a few video games limited to select Japanese stores.

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Kieron Gillen on How the DIE RPG Brings the Heartbreaking Comic to Life

Gillen and designer Grant Howitt tell us how meta-narratives, mind-body problems, and player freedom are at the…

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Jesus, There's Still Meant to Be an Avatar Game This Year, Too?

The Way of Water isn't going to be the only trip to Pandora we take this year, apparently.

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8 Games For the 8-Year-Old Dinosaur Lover in All of Us

With tabletop roleplaying, deck-builders, and legacy games, nobody gets left on the island.

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The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News

With more excellence coming out all the time, enjoy an overstuffed column featuring 5 new games.

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How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

Small TTRPG presses and co-ops create opportunities for underserved and first-time creators.

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30 Bonkers New D&D Miniatures to Bring Your Spelljammer Games to Life

Mind-flayers, astral elves, space pirates, and inter-etheral dragons show off that Dungeons & Dragons can be fun as…

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Blade Runner Heads to the Tabletop In a Brand New RPG

io9 talks with some of the team behind Free League's latest licensed RPG—heading into the world of the legendary…

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KiwiWeek Unites RPG Fans Across New Zealand and the World

Kēmu Whakatau O Aotearoa celebrates games and game designers from across the land of the long white cloud

Linda Codega

5/02/22 6:00PM

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26 Tabletop Roleplaying Games by Queer Game Designers

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The Newest Chapter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Rap Legacy Has Arrived

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The Gaming Shelf Teeters at the Edge of the World

I Like Your Style, Street Fighter 6, Literally

The Uncertainty of Star Wars Jedi's Future Makes Jedi Survivor Exciting

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Brings Back Cal Kestis and BD-1 for Another Adventure

This Free New RPG Rockets Science and Magic to 1930s Venus (Where It Belongs)

The Gaming Shelf Plunges Into the Apocalyptic Navathem's End

The First Godzilla/Ultraman/Evangelion/Kamen Rider Crossover Is... an Arcade? Kind of?

Kieron Gillen on How the DIE RPG Brings the Heartbreaking Comic to Life

Jesus, There's Still Meant to Be an Avatar Game This Year, Too?

8 Games For the 8-Year-Old Dinosaur Lover in All of Us

The Gaming Shelf Heads to Space, and Brings Back Tabletop News

How a New Wave of Grants Is Building a More Diverse Tabletop Scene

30 Bonkers New D&D Miniatures to Bring Your Spelljammer Games to Life

Blade Runner Heads to the Tabletop In a Brand New RPG

KiwiWeek Unites RPG Fans Across New Zealand and the World