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D&D admits it can't keep up with fans' appetites, and is deputizing other companies to create official add-on content
New content for every Dungeons & Dragons setting is ambitious, so Wizards of the Coast are asking for help from other studios in the TTRPG industry.
July 31, 2026
Trent Cannon
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D&D had big plans to make the game easier to play a few years ago, but admits they lost the plot... now they're trying again
D&D Beyond is getting a revamp with new features to make finding a group and playing Dungeons & Dragons easier.
July 31, 2026
Trent Cannon
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D&D is doing its first ever R-rated setting... and the lawyers had a $#!+ ton of notes
The new Dark Sun books for Dungeons & Dragons are so brutal, they had to put a warning label on it.
July 31, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
We're grateful to Dark Horse Comics for supporting Popverse's SDCC reporting
This year's Comic-Con coverage is bigger than ever, and we're thankful to Dark Horse Comics for helping make it happen.
July 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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A surprise new Batman game launches on July 31 - and Amazon Prime members get it free
Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles launches the same day that Season 2 of the Prime Video animated series lands.
July 24, 2026
Trent Cannon
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After Olympic fears and relocation rumors, San Diego Comic-Con is staying in the city through 2030
San Diego Comic-Con signs deal to remain in San Diego through 2030.
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
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San Diego Comic-Con 2027 dates, Preview Night, and badge sale dates announced
The first piece of SDCC 2026 news is about SDCC 2027.
July 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Spoilers!No, Critical Role's Travis Willingham does not blame Laura Bailey for what happened in Campaign 4, episode 30
Heads up: We're going to spoil some things taht happened between Laura Bailey's & Travis Willingham's characters in a very recent Critical Role episode. We're also going to spoil that no one's sleeping on the couch because of it
July 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The fantasy novels that inspired Critical Role's Thimble, according to Laura Bailey
Bailey's Campaign 4 pixie, Thimble, owes at least some creative DNA to a longstanding pixie warrior character created by Kim Harrison
July 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the Uncharted panel with Nolan North, Richard McGonagle, and Emily Rose from Florida Supercon 2026!
Prepare for adventure as you relive the Uncharted panel with voice actors Nathan Drake (North), Sully (McGonagle), and Elena (Rose), filmed by Popverse Florida Supercon.
July 21, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Spoilers!Critical Role's Laura Bailey recalls finding out she and Marisha Ray's characters were married... on stage at a live show
The cast of Critical Role are used to having GM Matt Mercer throw surprise monsters their way, but surprise matrimonies? That's a step too far for Laura Bailey
July 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role has discussed doing Marvel-style 'What If...?' stories for their campaigns, says Travis Willingham
What if Yasha never met The Mighty Nein? What if Taryon Darrington wasn't a fan of Vox Machina? What if Essek wasn't as hot? If Critical Role's MCU-esque idea gets off the ground, maybe we'll get answers...
July 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Magic: The Gathering is finally doing an African fantasy set and giving Zhalfir it's time to shine
At MagicCon Amsterdam, it was announced that the plane of Zhalfir will be explored in depth with a new set out in fall of 2027
July 18, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Reality Fracture's coolest idea might be alternate-universe versions of classic Magic cards
The upcoming Magic: The Gathering set, Reality Fracture, is reimagining old favorites like Craterhoof Behemoth and transforming them in the Echoverse
July 18, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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There's a new MTG rule: All sets will come with 4 Commander Decks (at least for all of 2027!)
Commander players, rejoice! Magic: The Gathering will put out 24 different Commander decks in 2027
July 18, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Critical Role's Marisha Ray would love to see Laura Bailey on House of the Dragon, but Bailey has another fantasy franchise in mind
The Legend of Vox Machina's Ray & Bailey are already icons in the fantasy genre, but when asked to fancast each other in different franchises, the OG Critical Role stars had other sword & sorcery stories in mind
July 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Legend of Vox Machina's Marisha Ray & Liam O'Brien thought it would be so cool to write a heist. Then they got to De Rolo's Eleven
Writing The Legend of Vox Machina's season 4, episode 5 was harder than the Keyleth and Percy voice actors thought it was going to be
July 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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How does Critical Role's Ashley Johnson get into character? Sometimes, by watching a really messed-up true crime doc
Critical Role's Johnson has gone to some dark places in media like The Killing and The Last of Us. So maybe it isn't a surprise that, for inspiration, she's worked her way through Netflix's true crime category
July 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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James Gunn’s DC Universe already has one eager Poison Ivy candidate: Marisha Ray of Critical Role
Ray, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's similarly plant-loving druid Keyleth, would portray DC's most eco-conscious villain in any medium she can
July 15, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey explains why no other Vox Machina members were at Percy & Vex's wedding
Bailey, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's Vex'ahlia, revealed the between-season shenanigans that got her and costar Taliesin Jaffe's character Percival de Rolo to the altar
July 14, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role is so successful because they were an adventuring party before they were a business, claims Laura Bailey
Before they were the folks producing The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, the Critical Role cast were the kind of plucky, ragtag team those adventures are about. And according to Bailey, that's the secret to their success
July 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role's Laura Bailey has been reading Dungeon Crawler Carl, and is already fancasting Marisha Ray and herself
Dungeon Crawler Carl fan and OG Critical Role cast member Bailey has the perfect role for Ray in Peacock's upcoming animated adaptation. Well, I guess 'perfect' is a rather subjective term...
July 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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MTG Marvel set has more legendary cards than any other MTG set ever - here's the solid (and refreshingly rational) reason why
75% of all creature cards in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes are Legendary creatures
July 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Magic: The Gathering killed plans to include Red Skull in its Marvel Superheroes set, and his being a Nazi being very at odds with Wizards' stance on hate groups.
Captain America villain Red Skull was listed in Magic: The Gathering's Vision Design document for the Marvel Super Heroes set, but didn't end up appearing
July 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Why is The Mighty Nein so much darker than The Legend of Vox Machina? Critical Role's Ashley Johnson has an idea
Johnson, who plays Yasha Nydoorin in Prime Video's second animated Critical Role adaptation, says that the darker tone of the series goes all the way back to the cast's character creation in Campaign 2
July 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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There won't be enough consoles to play GTA 6 this year, warns industry insider
A PlayStation and Xbox console shortage is set to hit right when people will be wanting to play Grand Theft Auto VI.
July 08, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 fulfilled a lifelong dream for Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe
Jaffe has done a lot of things over his Critical Role career - but until this season of The Legend of Vox Machina, he's never been a very specific part of a fantasy heist
July 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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For Critical Role's Marisha Ray, recording The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 meant revisiting the "really bad day" of Campaign 1
Critical Role cast member Ray revisited one of the hardest days of her TTRPG actual play career in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
July 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The real inspiration behind Sam Riegel's Mighty Nein character? Parenting
Parenting is tough, but parenting in the middle of a Critical Role campaign is something else entirely.
July 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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"He's not really a villain. He's just a hungry guy": How the MTG Marvel planners convinced themselves Galactus isn't actually a villain
There is a reason why Galactus isn't a Villain in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
July 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Don't expect Resident Evil's main character to be a Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, or Jill Valentine. According to Weapons' Zach Cregger, he is just "an idiot"
Resident Evil's Bryan "not your typical game character," much like how Barbarian's Zach Cregger is not your typical game movie director
June 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The MCU's Daniel Brühl returns as Baron Zemo to build his own MTG Marvel Super Heroes deck
Daniel Brühl, the actor who plays Baron Zemo in the MCU, throws down with a Villain deck in Magic: The Gathering's German language trailer
June 30, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3 movie drops Scott Cawthon from script duties, replaces him with Annabelle writer
Cawthon, who created Five Nights at Freddy's and had script credits for the first and second Blumhouse films, is stepping aside for Gary Dauberman to write the script
June 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Are you loving Wayne Brady in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4? You have Disney Junior to thank
OG Taryon Darrington Sam Riegel met current Legend of Vox Machina breakout star Wayne Brady not on the Critical Role set, but as a voice coach on a Disney princess series
June 25, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Mighty Nein season 2 release date schedule (Updated June 2026): When the Critical Role series returns to Amazon's Prime Video
What time do new Mighty Nein episodes come out? Here's what we know so far about the season 2 schedule
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Is Critical Role taking a break after Campaign 4, episode 31? Yes and no
Go to any Critical Role Campaign 4 forum and you'll see an upcoming change in what's been a pretty regular release schedule. We're here to explain that
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Star Wars, Superman, Scream stars and more headline the first wave of NYCC 2026 guest announcements
Want to see Hayden Christensen, Clair Obscur's Jennifer English, Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan, and comic book legend Frank Miller all in one place? Get yourself to New York Comic Con 2026 this October
June 23, 2026
Graeme McMillan
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They've tackled Critical Role's Briarwoods, Cassandra, & Ripley - now Marieke Nijkamp wants to write Percy & Vex's kid
With Dark Horse's The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods wrapping up their prequel OGN trilogy, Mijkamp is thinking of which Critical Role character would be the most fun to write next
June 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Amazing Digital Circus cast jumps from the Void to a Dungeons & Dragons one-shot with Caine as the DM (Updated)
[UPDATED JUNE 23] The Amazing Digital Circus cast might be done in the recording booth, but if the cast has their way, not at the TTRPG actual play table
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role cast agrees: Out of every Campaign, Exandria Unlimited: Calamity is most deserving of a TV show
"It's some of the the best storytelling we've ever had" - says Travis Willingham, who just happens to play Calamity's fan-favorite birdperson Cerrit Agrupnin
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The GTA 6 release date for its price & pre-orders is bigger news than most anything this week
After months of rumors and speculation, we'll finally find out how much Grand Theft Auto VI will cost.
June 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
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All Marvel Strike Force codes (Updated July 2026): Every active and expired code
All new Marvel Strike Force codes and every expired codes to look out for.
June 22, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role’s Whispered One is even more dangerous than Vox Machina has shown
Nijkamp, who is wrapping up their Exandrian prequel trilogy with Dark Horse's The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, has insight into The Legend of Vix Machina's big bad
June 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Magic: The Gathering is giving Liliana Vess the main-character treatment
Magic: The Gathering is finally telling one of Liliana Vess’ biggest untold stories.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Why are Critical Role’s Briarwoods always associated with purple? One creator has a theory
Anime, real history, and good ol' magic went into the titular characters of The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods. And artist Aviv Or told us how
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Felicia Day's The Guild, the show that changed how entertainers play video games, is officially returning - and it wants you to be a part of it
The Guild: The Movie reunites Day with castmates Sandeep Parikh, Vincent Caso, Jeff Lewis, Robin Thorsen, and Amy Okuda for an all-new tale of the Knights of Good - and they're counting on you to help it come alive
June 18, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Darrington Brigade deserves its own longer story, according to Whitestone Chronicles artist Aviv Or
Aviv Or, the artist on The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods, ponders the future of Taryon Darrington's silly band of adventurers
June 17, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role fans are about to see a side of Delilah Briarwood they’ve never seen before
The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 3--The Briarwoods author Marieke Nijkamp teases a less-learned, less-evil (?) Deliliah ahead of the OGN trilogy's deadly conclusion
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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The Critical Role cast can’t agree on the franchise’s most misunderstood character, but their picks are eye-opening
In honor of Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Critical Role's Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jafe, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Ashley Johnson, LIam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel sat down to debate which of their characters was least appreciated
June 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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All Marvel Rivals codes (Updated July 2026): Any new and expired codes for the popular team shooter
All new and expried Marvel Rivals codes and how to find more.
June 15, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Mighty Nein's Caleb Widogast & Essek Thelyss will stay together, says Liam O'Brien.... but may not say exclusive
Critical Role’s Liam O’Brien reveals a surprising new detail about Caleb and Essek’s future.
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel is making the Fantastic Four's son a mutant (again)... at least in Magic: The Gathering
Franklin Richards appears in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes as a "Mutant Hero"
June 12, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The Legend of Vox Machina is a chance for the Critical Role cast to make better choices than they did in Campaign 1, says Travis Willingham
Willingham, who plays The Legend of Vox Machina's Grog Strongjaw, says that the OG Rolers were ever "very interested in doing a a beat-for-beat retelling" of Critical Role campaign 1
June 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Marvel Rivals has 50+ million players, and Marvel sees those as potential comics readers (if they can make it less complicated)
Marvel knows that new readers coming from Marvel Rivals aren’t sure where to start, and they’re using an old idea from Stan Lee to help them
June 11, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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We almost had a Red Dwarf video game and it looked smeggin' great
The point-and-click adventure game that could have been.
June 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role's Taryon Darrington is Wayne Brady's introduction to the Legend of Vox Machina... but he's not the kind of D&D character Brady usually plays
Ask the Critical Role cast and they'll all tell you that Wayne Brady is perfect as Vox Machina & Campaign 1's beloved artificer. But if the improv kind were to invent a new character himself, it would look very different than Taryon
June 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
MTG Arena codes (Updated July 2026): All active codes and how to redeem them
New Magic: The Gathering Arena codes aren't released often, but we'll make sure you know when they are.
June 08, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Atlus just revealed Persona 6 — and somehow told us almost nothing, just like it did with Persona 5
Atlus releases a Persona 6 teaser trailer which is exactly like the Persona 5 teaser trailer
June 08, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Whose D&D game is it anyway? Wayne Brady vs. Brennan Lee Mulligan on improv in liveplay
It's no surprise that Legend of Vox Machina season 4's Brady and and Critical Role Campaign 4's Mulligan, two titans of the improv comedy world, are well-versed in playing TTRPGs. What might be a surprise is that their philosophies differ
June 05, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Daggerheart hopes to avoid D&D-style analysis paralysis, from Chris Perkins - who has worked at a senior level on both
Just like his work on D&D, Chris Perkins is focused on helping players find their place in the Daggerheart community.
June 05, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Magic: The Gathering has a "high barrier of entry," so MTG artist Michael Walsh is turning his Exquisite Corpses comic into a game (but that's not the only reason)
Tiny Onion's first card game (and Kickstarter sensation) Exquisite Corpses is similar to but easier to learn than Magic: The Gathering. Thank artist Michael Walsh for that
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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An MTG sports-themed deck is on the shortlist at Wizards of the Coast for what comes next
A Magic: The Gathering set based around sports isn't out of the realm of possibility
June 03, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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Liam O’Brien wanted his new Critical Role character to be fantasy Faceman from The A-Team
There's a whole lot of Liam O'Brien's own past as a theater person in Critical Role Campaign 4's Halandil Fang. But there's some classic '80s TV in there as well
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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For the first time ever, James Bond is serving His Majesty instead of Her Majesty
007: First Light is the first piece of James Bond media to take place during the reign of a British King since the original novel.
June 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
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GTA 6 review scores still matter, insists Take-Two CEO
Rockstar games typically review well, but the video game industry has changed a lot since Grand Theft Auto V came out.
June 02, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Move over, Captain America: Magic says Agent Coulson is worthy of Mjolnir too
You can equip Mjolnir to any Legendary Hero creature who is red, white, or both in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
June 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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The TMNT and Daredevil connection comes full circle in Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel set
There is no TMNT without Daredevil comics, and the Marvel Super Heroes x Magic: The Gathering set underscores this relationship
June 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
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X-Men fans are going to be disappointed by Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes set
Mark Rosewater described Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes crossover set as "Avengers plus"
June 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Former D&D creative lead Chris Perkins says too many rulebooks hurt tabletop RPGs. so he's changing that with Daggerheart
The secret to getting people to play D&D adventures is to make them buy fewer books, Daggerheart's Chris Perkins explains
June 02, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Daggerheart’s Hope & Fear expansion could completely change how RPG campaigns handle villains
Daggerheart is aimed at getting players involved in building the world around them, so letting them help build the villain of a campaign feels like a natural step.
June 01, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Critical Role's Taryon Darrington was an improvised creation. So in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4, Wayne Brady improvised a lot of his dialogue
There was no script for Sam Riegel when he was playing Taryon Darrington in Critical Role's Campaign 1, and when Wayne Brady took over the role, he did a lot off-book himself
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role cast members Laura Bailey and Liam O'Brien on how they're tackling "harder moments" in The Legend of Vox Machina season 4
There are some pretty harrowing events coming for Vex & Vax in the upcoming season of The Legend of Vox Machina. Bailey and O'Brien shared how they got into those as actors and, ironically, the benefits of such storytelling
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role wants to do more with the Darrington Brigade because it gives them an excuse to just be silly
The Darrington Brigade recently returned for a one-shot during Sam Riegel's 24-hour livestream - and the way the Critical Role cast love them, we wouldn't be surprised to see more
May 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role star Sam Riegel admits Wayne Brady may have replaced him as the definitive Taryon Darrington in Legend of Vox Machina season 4
Sam Riegel feels that Wayne Brady is "more Taryon Darrington" than he is at this point because of the Legend of Vox Machina
May 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Keep an eye (or two) out for "dope monk shit" and some Mighty Nein Easter Eggs in Legend of Vox Machina Season 4
Season 4 of Prime Video's Legend of Vox Machina Critical Role show will show you why you should never underestimate a monk, a librarian, or both
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
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The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 is finally making Grog the smart one, as Travis Willingham teases an an "inflection point" for the "unintentionally wise" half-giant
"Grog's gonna peel back the layers," says Willingham, who has played the half-giant since Critical Role campaign 1. "He's gonna, he's gonna get rid of the things that have held his mind back."
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Wayne Brady's Legend of Vox Machina character Taryon Darrington is so good the Critical Role staff are already talking about a spin-off for him
Ahead of the character's introduction to Prime Video's Campaign 1 adaptation, Sam Riegel revealed that there is a concerted effort to get Taryon Darrington (Wayne Brady) his own show. From one writer, at least
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role isn't ready to reveal who Andy Serkis's Legend of Vox Machina role just yet, but says he's "very important" to the story
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum director and fantasy legend Serkis has joined Prime Video's Critical Role Campaign 1 adaptation and is "going to shine" teases Travis Willingham
May 28, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The stars of Critical Role will never be ready to retire Vox Machina completely
The Critical Role cast might be willing to walk away from their Vox Machina characters "when we're dead." So hopefully not soon.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
A D&D dungeon master is referee, storyteller, and organizer. Critical Role's Matt Mercer wants to help lighten the gamemaster's load with Daggerheart
Tabletop is meant to be a group effort and Daggerheart wants to push that philosophy to the fore.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
The Witcher 3 refuses to die as CD Projekt announces a surprise new expansion, 12 years after the last one
The Witcher is giving back the original Geralt of Rivia. No, we're not talking about Henry Cavill - we're talking about the Wild Hunt
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role campaign 4's Wicander Halovar is going to die... or at least Sam Riegel thinks he will, so he already has a plan B
OG Critical Role star Riegel has serious doubts as to whether Wicander Halovar is going to make it through Brennan Lee Mulligan's Campaign 4. But he does have a back-up plan, should the worst happen
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Rockstar Games is doubling down on revised GTA 6 release date, with a CEO saying the marketing blitz will begin this summer
Take-Two CEO has once again confirmed that GTA 6 hasn't been delayed and we'll find out more about the game in a few weeks.
May 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
That first day of the Vox Machina Kickstarter is burned into Critical Role star Matt Mercer's soul, but "in the best way"
When you suddenly find yourself raising millions for an animated series, it can be a bit of an eye opening experience.
May 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer explains how Daggerheart fixes some of D&D’s biggest frustrations
The Daggerheart system is about trying to break some old habits games like D&D have instilled in players and GMs.
May 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Grand Theft Auto 6 (and the whole franchise) may not hit the same way today because the world's now just as crazy as the game, according to GTA 5 actor Jay Klaitz
How can GTA 6 parody a world like ours? Rockstar is going to try to find out.
May 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Our Flag Means Death's Vico Ortiz joins Critical Role's next Daggerheart actual play - Age of Umbra: Sallowlands
From the High Seas to the TTRPGS, Our Flag Means Death breakout star Vico Ortiz will join the Critical Role family this coming July
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The cast of Critical Role Campaign 4 answer: Which Dimension 20 campaign would you want to be a part of?
Dimension 20 creator Brennan Lee Mulligan has stepped up as the Critical Role Campaign 4 GM - now which of his previous campaigns do his current players wish they could join?
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham both want the same thing from Dispatch 2: more Malevola Gibb
Bailey & Willingham - who voice Dispatch's Invisigal and Phenomaman, respectively - want to see more of the game's demonic ex-villain, voiced by Alanah Pierce
May 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's surprise death of Occtis Tachonis originally happened before Campaign 4 even began, reveals Alexander Ward
Critical Role Campaign 4, episode 4 featured the first PC death of Brennan Lee Mulligan's Aramán, but the way that P tells it, his C was supposed to already be RIP
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Bringing Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Nintendo Switch 2 is something Rockstar's go-to Switch port company is "eager" to do
Virtuos has made some of the most impressive ports in history, including bringing Rockstar Games' L.A. Noir to the Switch.
May 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Baldur's Gate 3 was originally cancelled nearly 20 years ago because of an "accounting error," according to an insider
An accounting error, which Chris Avellone calles "very suspicious" ending up robbing the world of Baldur's Gate 3 back in 2003.
May 15, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Critical Role's Laura Bailey began Campaign 4 with one heartbreaking hope - that she could save Thjazi Fang
Would enough Nat20s have saved Thjazi Fang from GM Brennan Lee Mulligan's tragic schemes? Maybe not, but that didn't stop Thimble, AKA Laura Bailey, from wishing
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Sam Riegel's iconic Critical Role sponsorships have been a bit too, er, iconic for some of their sponsors
"Some advertisers specifically request me," says Critical Role's oddball hypeman Sam Riegel, "And some specifically request not me."
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Mixtape director claims The Touch from Transformers is "better than any song by the Beatles"
We're not going to argue if Stan Bush is on par with Paul McCartney, but the creative director of Mixtape will.
May 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
All of the Critical Role Campaign 4 convergence episodes have already shot, and it took almost eight hours according to Sam Riegel
Riegel, along with costars Taliesin Jaffe, Whitney Moore, Alexander Ward, and Luis Carazo, says Critical Role's Campaign 4 characters are coming back together soon, and they're going to have a very long reunion
May 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
In honor of 20 years of NYCC, we're opening the Vault (and Popverse Superfans get 10% off and first access!)
We are opening the NYCC Vault with classic merch & first dibs on 2026 exclusives, like official Crocs.
May 11, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Critical Role's The Mighty Nein season 2 release date seems imminent, because all the episodes are "almost entirely finished" says Travis Willingham
The Mighty Nein season 2, which finished its voice recordings alongside season 1, is currently in the post-production stage. So when will Prime Video announce a release date? Travis Willingham thinks "soon"
May 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
DM like The Mighty Nein's showrunner - check out these Dungeons & Dragons campaigns
Tasha Huo is, in a way, DM'ing everyone who chooses to watch The Mighty Nein on Prime Video. But in her spare time, these are the D&D campaigns she and friends gather around a table to explore
May 07, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Dimension 20 as a play-at-home game? Dropout's Sam Reich says it's in the works
Yep, we have the same question you do. But let's let Dropout CEO Reich announce Dimension 20's first trans-media enterprise before we start postulating
May 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt