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Legendary Industry Veterans Get Candid On Ageism In Gaming
We chat to game dev veterans Warran Spector, Cliff Bleszinksi, Scott Miller and Larry Kuperman about industrial ageism, and what can be done.
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Build New Stories With These Games, Systems, and Engines
If you’re into tabletop games, you’ve probably heard a lot about Dungeons & Dragons lately. After io9 leaked the draft of D&D’s new Open Gaming Licence, the fandom immediately pushed back and forced Wizards of the Coast to retreat. But the OGL is only part of the story: attached to the OGL is a Systems Reference…
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26 Tabletop Roleplaying Games by Queer Game Designers
While itch.io is running an absolutely fantastic Queer Games Bundle (which includes nearly 600 games for only $US10 ($14)), the sheer expanse of queer games might be intimidating to navigate. I’ve rounded up a selection of small, indie table top roleplaying games that I personally love, all written by queer people. Many of these have…
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Army of the Dead Turns-Pandemic Era Fears and Greed Into Bloodthirsty Monsters
At this late stage into the zombie movie/tv/book game, the question that comes to mind whenever a new project in the genre debuts is what it has to add to the larger canon of zombie lore that’s given us an entire taxonomy of fictional flesh-eating ghouls. Familiar as Army of the Dead’s constituent parts will…