Fun is taking pre-orders now, expects the model to be on sale by the end of March, and limits how many people can buy.
Archives for February 2023
Godbound bundle: An RPG of demigods in a dying world
Money from this bundle goes to Benzie Food Partners, a charity picked by Kevin Crawford. Benzie is a food bank in Kevin’s home country in Honor, Michigan, USA.
Dodgeball the RPG: The game nobody wanted (and will be made anyway)
Humankind has explored the solar systems, and we are not alone. In the busy galaxy, humanity is small and fragile compared to other alien territories, but we’re in the galactic council, and they use dodgeball to settle conflicts.
Stats: Like fighting goblins – the decline of Netflix
It reminds me of fantasy games in which a hero has to fight off a bunch of smaller rivals like goblins (although it’s perhaps unwise to call Amazon Prime Video a goblin) because it’s the collective, not an individual, that’s whittling Netflix down.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #192
Routinely Itemised’s RPG news will get you quickly up to speed with news from the blog and around the web.
Loving Yamada at Lv999!: MMORPGs and romance
Loving Yamada at Lv999! is due in April, but I can’t confirm whether or not it’ll be picked up by a streaming platform outside of Asia. I suspect it will be.
Border Riding is a storytelling game printed on a map
The map idea is cool. The use of techniques to maintain and foster our communities about establishing boundaries in an era of change seem powerfully poignant.
WB’s official store takes pre-orders on new Lord of the Rings figures
There’s a cute Gollum, sorry, the little bug-eyed sneak is cute here, and a Frodo who manages to be both heroic and cute simultaneously.
VPNOverview tracks steep drop in D&D app downloads
The first gaming app to make the list is Discord, which ranks in position 12. Twitch is 14th, PlayStation i 15 and then Xbox in 19.
Mandalorian merch selling out: Who will the Darksaber choose?
It’s not the low-cost gear running out, either! The £129.99 Black Series Mandalorian Death Watch Electronic Helmet has gone, and the £125.99 Black Series The Mandalorian Premium Electronic Helmet is down to the last few.
