Patreon, the financial backbone for thousands of independent RPG designers, artists, and podcasters, has announced a significant overhaul to its fee structure.
Sebastien de Castell’s explanation as to why there’s no Greatcoats TTRPG is logical and tragic
At Cymera, the horror and sci-fi festival in Edinburgh, Sebastien de Castell took the stage under the watch of host E.M. Faulds with Scottish author Cameron Johnston to talk about The Malevolent Eight (Sebastien) and The Last Shield (Cameron).
Silver Fox Productions and RAFM Miniatures: Canada’s largest miniatures producer is closing
With heavy hearts we share the news that Silver Fox Productions and RAFM Miniatures is closing. Having served the gaming and miniature hobby industry for 50 years, we are left with many fond memories and much gratitude to have worked in and contributed to an industry we love for so long.
Alliance Entertainment’s legal complaint against Diamond claims fraud
According to the complaint filed by Alliance, the withdrawal occurred because Diamond allegedly failed to disclose that Wizards of the Coast would not be renewing its distribution agreement beyond December 2024.
Kickstarter to introduce a tariff tool for USA backers
You’re in the USA, tariffs are applied, and you have to buy the board game again or not get it at all.
Trump’s tariffs cost more jobs as CMON stops games development
The news follows the closure of Greater Than Games for the same reason: millions of dollars of games stuck in China, and Stonemaier Games trying to take legal action against the tariffs.
Stonemaier Games is taking legal action against Trump over the American tariffs
Stonemaier Games make popular games like Wingspan and Scythe. Today, they’ve announced they are joining a lawsuit to challenge the American President’s ability to impose tariffs in the way he has.
Atlas Games’ Replay Workshop secures $100k grant for plasticising
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency awarded the money, and Atlas has already spent some of the grant on an “Extruder XL” for Replay Workshop.
It’s got nasty: Alliance Entertainment sues Diamond Comic Distributors
At the start of the year Distributors files Chapter 11, which meant legal protections were in place while the company tried to find a buyer. Otherwise? It would go out of business.
America’s Game Manufacturers Association comes out against Trump’s tariffs
It is a turbulent time in the USA, and we’re feeling the global ripples. Today might have been the first in a global trade war, but GAMA, the American Game Manufacturers Association, does not like it.
