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Good news: Deadpool will now be yapping less in Marvel Rivals
A new Marvel Rivals patch will reduce the amount of times you hear Deadpool and Galacta talk in the game
January 30, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Dispatch Switch censorship may be driven by Japan and AdHoc's resource limits — not Nintendo
A lack of nudity may be disappointing to some gamers, but there is more nuanced reasoning behind the Dispatch censorship than just "Nintendo bad."
January 29, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering lawsuit alleges that Hasbro "knowingly overprint[ed]" cards and flooded the market
A lawsuit has been filed against Hasbro for their handling of Magic: The Gathering by two stockholders
January 27, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Highguard trailer fan reaction has former Apex Legends developer rethinking marketing strategy
After revealing the game at The Game Awards 2025, Wildlight Entertainment made the odd decision to not market Highguard ahead of its release date
January 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone get the spotlight in the new Blizzard Showcase 2026 schedule
The four biggest games in the Blizzard line-up are getting their own spotlights ahead of Blizzcon 2026 later this year.
January 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Critical Role Campaign 4 newcomers head to Awesome Con 2026, signaling the franchise’s expansion beyond the original cast
Campaign 4's Whitney Moore, Alexander Ward, & Luis Carazo will be joined by Critical Role founders Sam Riegel and Taliesin Jaffe at Awesome Con 2026
January 26, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
New Dragon Ball Age 1000 game really, really wants you to know that Akira Toriyama was involved in the development of (probably) Xenoverse 3
The Dragon Ball Age 1000 game project, which certainly feels like Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3, comes out in 2027, three years after series creator Akira Toriyama
January 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
With Marvel Tokon, Wolverine, and 1943: Rise of Hydra, 2026 will either be the best year for Marvel Games, or the most disappointing [Gamify My Life]
I've got faith we'll see Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls this year, but what about Wolverine and Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra? I'm less certain about them.
January 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering exec says TV, movies, and comics are keeping the MTG Multiverse alive
Magic: The Gathering designer Mark Rosewater confirms that Magic's Universes Within sets are here to stay, despite the success of Universes Beyond
January 24, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Forget about Rockstar's GTA VI delays - the game might be entirely banned (Well, in Russia)
The World Russian People's Council calls Rockstar Games' (still unreleased) GTA VI "a particularly dangerous tool of influence."
January 23, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
From the Ball to the Burlesque: ECCC 2026's Tavern is where to sidequest, Seattle-style
Whips, balls, gaming, and drinking - there's a lot more to do at Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 than you might expect.
January 23, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
Critical Role, Doctor Who and multiple Marvel projects lead the charge in the Seattle ECCC 2026 programming schedule
Want to see William Shatner, David Tennant and the cast of Critical Role in one place this March? Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con 2026 is the place to be
January 22, 2026
Graeme McMillan
Features
Let's Play: Everdell Emerland, the cozy city-builder from Tycoon Games
Popverse got a sneak peek at Emerland, the latest entry into the Everdell series of board games from Tycoon Games. Join us as we manage our resources, assign jobs to our critters, and built out a jungle city
January 22, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to play the Resident Evil games in order
Let us be your guide through Raccoon City and beyond with this Resident Evil play order
January 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Wizards of the Coast mix-up sends Magic: The Gathering TMNT cards into Lorwyn Eclipsed promo packs
Some of the promo cards for the Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed's pre-release kits included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cards
January 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Critical Role's Liam O'Brien explains why The Mighty Nein begins by establishing the Caleb/Nott relationship
Many changes were made to bring Critical Role's Campaign 2 to life in the form of Prime Video's The Mighty Nein, one of which involved Caleb Widogast and Nott the Brave
January 20, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Original Pokémon games faced major development struggles, key developer says
Tsunekazu Ishihara was a producer on the original Pokemon games and he recently reflected on the six-year journey to bring the games to life.
January 20, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Don’t trust the 2026 release dates for GTA 6, Wolverine, or Elder Scrolls 6 [Gamify My Life]
Why 2026’s biggest games (GTA 6, Wolverine, Elder Scrolls 6) may all slip.
January 19, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Resident Evil shelved Leon Kennedy for 14 years because Capcom didn’t want players to see him scared
Resident Evil Requiem is the first time we've played as Leon since 2012's Resident Evil 6 because the director didn't know how to use him in a horror game.
January 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering Fallout Secret Lair revealed — new crossover cards go nuclear
The Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair x Fallout superdrop includes an entire drop based around the adorable pooch named Dogmeat
January 16, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Minecraft inspired Hytale starts 2026 with a comeback story, becoming the most popular game on Twitch hours after entering Early Access
420k people were watching Hytale on Twitch, which is pretty remarkable for a game that was cancelled just six months ago.
January 14, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Lorwyn Eclipsed release date delay: Wizards of the Coast warns of lateness amidst a major distro change with Diamond
Don't mulligan the Lorwyn Eclipsed decks just yet - the MTG Draft Night release date is delayed for some of us, but it will get here.
January 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Amazon Fallout series boosts Fallout game player counts again, but less than Season 1
Fallout Season 2 has reminded fans of how much they love the Wasteland, but it hasn't had the same impact that Season 1 did back in 2024
January 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering goes behind the scenes of its Jim Henson-produced Lorwyn Eclipsed short film
Magic: The Gathering's collaboration with The Jim Henson Company for the Lorwyn Eclipsed short film is legendary
January 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Gotta Build ‘Em All: LEGO x Pokemon reveal the first-ever collaboration sets
A cursed Pikachu face is countered by a suitably epic Kanto starter set to make this Pokémon x LEGO collaboration one to watch.
January 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Palworld is not beating the Pokémon clone allegations as they announce a Palworld Card Game out this summer
Nintendo's lawyers already have Palworld in their sights, so why not release their own card game?
January 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Marvel Rivals’ new Ice Phoenix skin gives Jean Grey a look Emma Frost would be jealous of
Jean Grey's Ice Phoenix skin in Marvel Rivals is absolutely fire (I'll show myself out)
January 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Macaulay Culkin and Optimus Prime were the inspiration for two Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach characters
According to Marta Svetek and Kellen Goff - who play Gregory and Glamrock Freddy, respectively - the 90s inspired Five Nights at Freddy's Security Breach in more than just the Chuck E. Cheese way
January 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Red Dead Redemption 2 'spider' secret has been confirmed by a former Rockstar employee... but don't expect a reward for finding it
Red Dead Redemption 2's elusive Spider Dream Mystery is confirmed to be a real feature of the game, says ex-Rockstar employee Adam Butterworth. Just don't hold out for any big prize for solving it
January 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role star Matt Mercer knows how to work Bart Simpson into a Dungeons & Dragons campaign
"Try as you might young Simpson," quips Critical Role cofounder and usual GM Matt Mercer in an interview with Nancy Cartwright, "I will have that cow and you can’t stop me."
January 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Thanks to Clair Obscur and Dispatch, we need to redefine what an Indie game is [Gamify My Life]
2025 was the year indie studios started making AAA-quality games and that is an exciting trend in gaming.
January 12, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
The "Gregory is a robot" fan theory from Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach is something his voice actor loves
Marta Svetek, who plays both Gregory and Roxanne in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, thinks the internet is onto something with the RoboGreg idea
January 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Loki mains, rejoice: new Marvel Rivals patch finally gives Lady Loki a lord avatar
The Goddess of Mischief herself, Lady Loki, has now gotten the lord avatar she deserves in Marvel Rivals
January 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
What do Five Nights at Freddy's Glamrock Freddy and Hazbin Hotel's Sir Pentious have in common? An expert vocal trick
Five Nights at Freddy's Kellen Goff has a trick for making his voice more gravelly that we also heard from Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss's Alex Brightman
January 09, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to watch Dimension 20 in order, from Fantasy High to Gladlands and everything in between
Is Dimension 20 beginner friendly? Where can I watch Dimension 20? Why does the internet love when Brennan Lee Mulligan gets mad? All this (well, most of it) is answered in Popverse's Dimension 20 watch order
January 08, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The Stranger Things creators would've made the show about Magic: The Gathering instead of D&D but the timeline didn't allow it
Like so many other millennials, the Duffer Brothers grew up playing Magic: The Gathering, and wanted to include it in their Stranger Things show
January 07, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
How FNAF creator Scott Cawthon made a game for his kids using other people's characters, then turned it into an official Five Nights at Freddy's game
The lesson you can learn from Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon is that you should never throw out anything you create. Just in case.
January 07, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Final Fantasy IX character designer Toshiyuki Itahana has left Square Enix after 25+ years, but isn't retiring
Toshiyuki Itahana announced that he left Square Enix at the end of 2025 after working on the Final Fantasy series for more than two decades.
January 07, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Why did Matt Mercer step away from GMing Critical Role Campaign 4? Let him reveal all
As a GM in a TTRPG, you've got to anticipate problems before you get to them. According to Critical Role cofounder Matt Mercer, who plays Campaign 4's Julien Davinos, that's good advice for a career in TTRPGs as well
January 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Resident Evil 4 Remake nearly had Ashley as a playable character, but Capcom was probably right to cut it
The sequence was found by modders but we're not sure if Resident Evil 4 Remake needed a new opening sequence at all
January 06, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role's Whitney Moore knew John Carpenter's The Thing would work as burlesque - so she made it happen
And yes - Critical Role Campaign 4 fan-favorite Whitney Moore does work "mutant freak transformation" into her act based on Carpenter's seminal 1982 horror flick, the Thing
January 06, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The rarest Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed card is limited to just 500 copies
The headliner card for Magic: The Gathering's Lorwyn Eclipsed set is the borderless, serialized Bitterbloom Bearer by fan-favorite artist Rebecca Guay
January 06, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Stupid Never Dies looks like an Avril Lavigne music video got an undead AMV and I can't stop watching the trailer [Gamify My Life]
From a studio founded by a former Resident Evil and Devil May Cry producer, Stupid Never Dies already looks like a ridiculously stylish action RPG.
January 05, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
No, you’re not dreaming: A Magic: The Gathering x Jim Henson collaboration is happening
On Monday, January 5, Magic: The Gathering will drop a short film made in collaboration with The Jim Henson Company, the icons behind films like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth
January 05, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Welcome to 2026! Here's how Popverse will continue to be your pop culture tour guide & bestie
The Avengers are back. Dune returns. Stranger Things is over. Comics lives on. It's the year 2026, and you've got Popverse by your side.
January 02, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Critical Role’s Whitney Moore didn’t expect Tyranny and Wicks to become such a duo
OG Critical Role cast member Sam Riegel could be considered the Sherlock to Moore's Watson - if Sherlock was a lot more religious and Watson was, well, a pink demon
January 02, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How Babs Tarr and a vibrator inspired Critical Role's new character Tyranny, according to Whitney Moore
Planning on cosplaying Moore's demonic Tyranny from Critical Role Campaign 4? You have DC artist Babs Tarr and a pink vibrator to thank
December 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role is already planning for a future beyond its original cast
Critters were surprised when the Critical Role Campaign 4 cast was revealed to include six new players. But the way Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit tell it, they shouldn't be surprised if something like that happens again
December 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role have become hits in TV, comics, TTRPG, and live shows: next, they want to get into footwear
Having already partnered with Dark Horse to make comics and Prime Video to make TV, Critical Role's Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit have a boots-on-the-ground plan to make... er, boots
December 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role expected Daggerheart to do well, but they didn't expect it to do 2500% more than their projections
Critical Role's Daggerheart printed what they thought were a year's worth of campaign books in 2025. They lasted two weeks
December 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Why animation is the perfect introduction to TTRPGs, according to Legends of Avantris
You may have heard of TTRPG actual play series Legend of Avantris from the weird little mice cartoons that come up on their social media. That's very much by design, say the cast
December 31, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Legends of Avantris gang want to tackle the urban noir genre next: "when, not if"
Legends of Avantris, the creators of hit folk horror campaign the Crooked Moon, teased a subgenre they'd love to see as part of their actual play series down the line
December 30, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 capped a year when indie games defined 2025 [Gamify My Life]
It isn't that Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft had bad years - they just didn't deliver the kind of magic that their indie game competition did.
December 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Neil Newbon tried to brute-force his way into Baldur’s Gate 3 by auditioning for anything (and almost everything), and it worked
Neil Newbon was so desperate to be in Baldur’s Gate 3 that he auditioned for 12 different parts before being cast as Astarion
December 28, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Every Final Fantasy game is different, but these are the things that always stay the same [Gamify My Life]
Whether it is a new Cid popping up or just those all-important Moogles, some things not even Square Enix wants to change about the Final Fantasy series.
December 22, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role Campaign 4 and Birdemic star Whitney Moore reflects on cult films, the overlap of horror and burlesque, and soup for breakfast
Whitney Moore, who Critical Role fans know as Tyranny in Campaign 4, knows why some movies are so bad they're good - "I do not believe that art is good or bad. I believe it is inspired or uninspired."
December 19, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Wizards of the Coast has a secret rule for MTG against wizards in pointy hats
Wizards of the Coast didn't want the wizards of Magic: The Gathering to look too stereotypical, we can presume?
December 18, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Magic: The Gathering isn't announcing a Star Wars set, but their head designer has strong ideas of what a Darth Vader card would be
Yes, A Galaxy Far Far Away and a Universe Beyond sound like synonyms, but there's not confirmation that Magic: the Gathering and Star Wars are partnering up (yet, hopefully?)
December 18, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
How Critical Role sparked what could be the first TTRPG community in Iraq
Over on the Critical Role Reddit, fans heard from the organizer of Boards & Beyond, "Iraq’s first dedicated tabletop RPG community"
December 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
What do you think of the upkeep step in MTG? Some of the people who make the game regret creating it, and have been slowly de-prioritizing it
Head of game design at Magic: The Gathering, Mark Rosewater, isn't sure that upkeep would remain in Magic if the game were created today
December 17, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Mad Max and the power of friendship collide in Dimension 20: Gladlands - and there’s a dream come true for Critical Role GM Brennan Lee Mulligan, too
When GM Brennan Lee Mulligan was asked who he'd like to be in the next season of Dimension 20, he named two Dropout regulars - both of whom appear in the new Gladlands trailer
December 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Imagine a '90s MTV for Games, anchored with a Sabotage by Beastie Boys game
Sega was surprisingly close to making Sega Channel into something much bigger than what it was.
December 17, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Fortnite teases a collaboration with iconic anime Bleach, but you'd barely know it from the trailer they've posted
More details on the Bleach x Fortnite collaboration are expected later this week
December 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
The Game Awards 2025 finally gave us not one but two new Tomb Raider games on the horizon
Tomb Raider: Catalyst is a sequel to a nearly 20 year old Tomb Raider game while Legacy of Atlantis is a remake of the OG Tomb Raider game.
December 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The GTA 6 slipping release date has me convinced it could redefine both the PS5 and the PS6 [Gamify My Life]
Grand Theft Auto VI stands poised to send shockwaves through the gaming industry, but it could have a bigger impact than just massive sales for current and next-gen the PlayStation consoles.
December 15, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Baldurs Gate 3 producer Larian Studios leans hard into folk horror with the most Wicker Man-coded trailer I have ever seen
We know next to nothing about Divinity - the new RPG coming from Bladur's Gate 3's Larian Studios - but we do wonder if we should watch out for any BEEEEEEEEEES
December 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic rises from the ashes of the canceled Knights of the Old Republic remake
Casey Hudson, the director of the Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect trilogy, will direct a Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic game, as revealed at the 2025 Game Awards
December 12, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 may own the 2025 Game Awards, but our hearts belong to Flute Guy
Pedro Eustache, AKA Flute Guy, has been the breakout celebrity star of each Game Awards since 2022. And this year was no exception
December 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Resident Evil: Requiem adds Leon S. Kennedy to its cast, emo hairstyle included
Rejoice, my fellow evil residents: Capcom unveiled footage of Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil: Requiem at the 2025 Game Awards
December 12, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Duolingo is threatening "unimaginable punishment" if you don't complete their Genshin Impact crossover event
Please, Duo. We're sorry we broke our streak.
December 11, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes had me skeptical, but the art for the cards has changed my mind
The preview of Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes has won me over after I was underwhelmed by Marvel's Spider-Man
December 11, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Critical Role Campaign 4 has "contingency episodes" in case the story goes long, says Marisha Ray
Campaign 4's campaign through the dangerous realm of Aramán is already the show's largest in scale. And the Critical Role cast is prepared should it get even larger
December 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Fortnite who? Stranger Things is now part of a REAL video game franchise: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Pilot yourself through the skies above Hawkins, Indiana during the events of Stranger Things with an all-new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 expansion pack
December 10, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Rosalina’s Storybook gets a long-awaited physical edition to celebrate the best Mario 3D game's best character
Celebrate the release of Rosalina’s Storybook ahead of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie next year.
December 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel crossover set demonstrates that Doctor Doom WILL toot as he pleases
The iconic "Doctor Doom toots as he pleases!" meme has been transformed into a Magic: The Gathering card in the upcoming Marvel crossover set
December 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Critical Role GM Brennan Lee Mulligan says Jurassic Park played a role in Campaign 4's opening moments
Critical Role's Brennan Lee says that Steven Spielberg's dinosaur classic Jurassic Park teaches storytellers how to open with high stakes
December 09, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Final Fantasy VII Remake rebooted Cloud, but Square Enix knew they couldn't mess with the Buster Sword
Cloud's Buster Sword is one of the most iconic parts of Final Fantasy VII, so Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi sacrificed realism for visuals in this instance.
December 09, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Dispatch tricked you all into loving visual novels and you should be thankful for it
A whole new world of visual novels have opened up to you. Steins;Gate. Doki Doki Literature Club. Danganronpa. All wait for you now that Dispatch has finished.
December 08, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Hobbit, Avatar, and Blade Runner alum joins our favorite Lovecraftian TTRPG Call of Cthulhu as art director
Former Wētā Workshop art director Paul Tobin has been playing Call of Cthulhu for 35 years.
December 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Elder Scrolls 6? No. God of War: Egypt? Nah. Diablo 4? Nope. So what Game Awards announcement is Geoff Keighley actually teasing?
Doom DLC, Devil May Cry 6, and even Half Life 3 are all being touted as answers to this bizarre riddle Geoff Keighley has posted.
December 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Banned game Carmageddon is on the streets again with Rogue Shift, coming in 2026
Hyper-violent vehicular combat franchise Carmageddon, the first edition of which was banned in Brazil and censored in the UK, is launching a new entry with less-human, more zombie adversaries
December 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Chrono Trigger remake? Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is out here giving fans hope that it's really in the works
"I can't talk about that," Yuji Horii told a Japanese panel show when asked about a potential Chrono Trigger remake.
December 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Grab your berets, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Ben Starr and Jennifer English are coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Don your finest French attire to meet Ben Starr and Jennifer English from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at Emerald City Comic Con 2026
December 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
TTRPG "summer camp meets private ren faire" event Champions Grove unveils its 2026 guest list
Want to spend Memorial Day 2026 weekend living your best roleplay life? Ohio is calling you, and we can tell you who you'd be hanging out with
December 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch Behind the Codec: The Voice Cast of Metal Gear Solid with David Hayter, Jennifer Hale, Christopher Randolph, Cam Clarke, and Tasia Valenza from NYCC 2025
Hear Solid Snake (Hayter), Naomi Hunter (Hale), Otacon (Randolph), Liquid Snake (Clarke), and Sniper Wolf (Valenza) like you never have before, from New York Comic Con 2025
December 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Magic: The Gathering’s Avatar: The Last Airbender set was created in part to counter the Final Fantasy crossover
Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover was hugely successful, but its Avatar: The Last Airbender set needed to be different
December 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel Cosmic Invasion balances the X-Men '97 aesthetic with the dark Annihilation storyline to do something new in a Marvel game
Marvel wanted to see the Annihilation storyline get some love, so Tribute Games gave the dark story a 90s makeover.
December 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
GTA developer reveals how the US government tried to turn Rockstar Games into a "media bogeyman" and nearly shut down the company
During an appearance on British radio, Dan Houser recalled when the full weight of the US government came down on the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption developers
December 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
How playing the Jak and Daxter games, helped me open up to my girlfriend and eventual wife [Gamify My Life]
She didn't want to play them herself, but it felt important that she understand Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter if she was going to understand me.
December 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role just broke the rules of villain design in Daggerheart — now the whole table builds the dragon queen
Forlorn, the central antagonist of upcoming Daggerheart campaign Reign of the Weredragon, is a creation not just of the GM, but of the whole table. We asked Elise Rezendes, Rowan Hall, and Spenser Starke t explain more
November 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Narrative games aren't as niche as people think, says Dispatch developers
Dispatch proves the narrative adventure isn’t dead — and AdHoc hopes the industry is paying attention.
November 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Flambae in Dispatch was originally more of a bully until Lance Canstopolis made him hilarious
AdHoc Studio devs explain that it isn't until the infamous karaoke scene in Dispatch that people see the real fun of Flambae.
November 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The Twenty-Sided Tavern proves live D&D is unbeatable — especially in an age when we’re not sure who’s human online
Why The Twenty-Sided Tavern is selling out: D&D, theater magic, and the power of real human connection.
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Daggerheart romantasy campaign With Love and Magic is coming “fast” as Critical Role tests a digital-first release strategy
After Critical Role's Matt Mercer announced it earlier this year, we've been waiting on details regarding Daggerheart's With Love and Magic campaign. And at PAX unplugged 2025, we got to ask for details from the developers
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The future of live play isn’t “another Critical Role” or Dimension 20 says Anjali Bhimani— it’s whatever wild new thing creators dare to try
Why the next era of TTRPG live play will reward the weird, the risky, and the unapologetically original.
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer and a bit of restraint are the secret sauce to making Shroud the biggest villain of Dispatch Season 1
AdHoc Studio devs say they're surprised they're "not getting more shit for" how little Shroud is in Dispatch Season 1, but they found the right amount of Matt Mercer to give us.
November 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
AdHoc Studio explains why the Dispatch game's comics are still canon — even when they contradict the game
AdHoc Studio knows that the comics present the death of Mecha Man differently than the Dispatch game, but that doesn't mean they aren't canon.
November 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Voice acting legend Jennifer Hale believes Hollywood is overlooking voice actors and doesn't understand why
The Metal Gear Solid and Mass Effect star says that Hollywood isn't taking advantage of the massive talent that voice actors have for the live action remakes coming out.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Dispatch game devs say fan distrust of Blonde Blazer shows how cynical modern superhero stories have become
What Dispatch and Superman say about our increasingly cynical world.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Metal Gear Solid icon David Hayter has "no idea" what it's like to work with Hideo Kojima, even after decades
David Hayter, who has voiced Solid Snake for years, admits that he has only met Hideo Kojima "two or three times" in all the years he's worked on the Metal Gear Solid series.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon