It’s clear that it is high time for Free League to have an OGL that is fully our own
Modiphius launch 2d20 World Builders third-party publisher program
The 2d20 World Builders community content program from Modiphius and DriveThruRPG provides rules and a platform for third-party publishers to create and sell content.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) weighs in with an OGL D&D warning
For most users, accepting this license almost certainly means you have fewer rights to use elements of Dungeons and Dragons than you would otherwise.
OGL architect: Hasbro does not have the power to do to D&D’s OGL what they seem to be doing
If that had been a power that we wanted to reserve for Hasbro, we would have enumerated it in the license.
Tabletop retailer Noble Knight Games voluntarily recognise their workers’ union
95% of privately-owned businesses in the States do not voluntarily recognise worker-organised unions.
Wizards of the Coast’s privacy policy criticised
There’s also concern around Wizards of the Coast’s video policies, as the company does not say how long any video data is kept.
InGAME study shows a link between loot boxes and problem gambling
A minimum age informed by science, government and industry should be established for engaging in games involving loot boxes.
2d20 World Builders: Modiphius readies SRD and support program
The 2d20 World Builders program will allow third parties, the likes of use and me, to use the publisher’s in-house titles as the basis for projects sold for money.
Washington Court of Appeals allows Zak S case against Gen Con and Peter Adkison
One-time RPG designer Zak S sued Gen Con and its co-owner after he was banned from the convention. Zak isn’t suing because he was banned but because Gen Con explained why he was banned. He also sued his ex-wife for defamation. It looked as if the Court had dismissed the case, with a snort. However, […]
Wizards of the Coast takedown Beholder STL Kickstarter
The Kickstarter Behold My Brain! fell foul of this. It was subject to a copyright claim by Wizards of the Coast and then pulled by the creator as a result.
